Ranchi once was considered as a hill station and back in the golden days there were the rich and famous from Calcutta would travel to Ranchi to improve their health. No doubt Ranchi and its surrounding places have many tourist places but it really can’t be called a hill station any longer. My last statement…
I was writing a blog about Chinese Cemeteries in Kolkata since this is perhaps the only city in India with not one but two Chinatowns. So, it was obvious that there must be quite a few Chinese Cemeteries in Kolkata. While I was busy documenting and covering all the cemeteries in Kolkata, I remembered that…
We are Bengali Christians, which I know sounds confusing but if you think carefully, it will be as easy as an apple pie. We are Bengalis who have the religion as Christianity and we go to church on Sundays. Maybe someday I will write a separate blog about us Bengalis Christians. Anyways this blog is…
I was travelling to Netarhat after visiting Betla Forest, Betla Fort and Kechki. I have already written blogs about Betla and Kechki so this blog would cover the trip from Betla towards Netarhat. If you are travelling to this part of Jharkhand then people usually do these two places together since these form a part…
I have asked many Chinese friends whether the Chinese that we eat is actually Chinese. Many of them have smiled and replied that it’s not that real Chinese-Chinese. Similarly, when it comes to Tribal Food there are a lot of misconception. Most think that the tribal food is dominated by pork or other meat items….
My first taste of Satyajit Ray’s cinema started at the age of ten when we used to stay in Bangalore. Those were the days of VHS video cassettes and my father showed us the Apu Trilogy. Honestly speaking then I never did really understand the exact meaning of a Ray Classic. In fact, then Satyajit…
