On weekends when I am extremely bored, I simply take out an online map and search for interesting places in that region. Usually, I stick to 100 Kilometers to a destination yardstick when planning for a quick day trip on my motorcycle. This makes the journey somewhat doable, especially in the summer heat. A few…
ThiThis is the final blog in the Barrackpore series in which I have compiled all the places that one can visit at Barrackpore. I have listed down 28 places that you can visit in Barrackpore. It is to be kept in mind that while some places are open to the public for direct access however…
Wherever the British went they took trade along and also their religion with them. That is the very reason why you have some of the finest churches in Calcutta (Kolkata). It was not restricted to only Calcutta but across all the major cities where the British had their presence. While Calcutta boats of massive churches…
In my previous two blog posts, I have told you about Flagstaff House and Tomb of Lady Canning, in this blog post we will get to see Barrackpore Pak (Latbagan). Even though Barrackpore was very near to Calcutta it was still primarily used as the summer residence of the Governor-General. The concept of spending the…
You can love your wife to the ends of the world but that does not guarantee that the same feeling and respect will be carried on by others forever. The love and tragedy of Lady Canning can easily be scripted into a movie. You may ask why I call it a tragedy for that to…
I had made three previous futile attempts to visit Flagstaff House Barrackpore. But somehow things were not coming in place. Finally last year in November I got a special invitation from West Bengal Heritage Commission to attend a special visit arranged by the West Bengal Police Training Academy (Swami Vivekananda Police Training Academy). Now here…
