As students, we used to participate in picnics organised by our school, Durgapur MAMC Carmel Convent every year. As far as we remember, till Class 6, the sole venue of our school picnic was Mohan Kumarmangalam Park or KMP. We don’t know about all, but some of us surely hated to go to KMP every year. The spread was always a potluck. We used … Continue reading Reminiscing School Picnics in Durgapur
An Abode of Peace Approximately 163 kms from Kolkata lies this small town, Shantiniketan – an ideal place to revive and rejuvenate your soul. The land of bauls, the land of art and culture, the dream place of Rabindra Nath Tagore, Shantiniketan, is now also a great weekend destination and attracts tourists from all over the world. History In 1863, when Maharshi Debendranath Tagore founded … Continue reading Weekend Destination Near Kolkata – Shantiniketan
How do you find a game of rummy or bridge? I guess it fascinates most of us. But what if I say that there were certain sets of playing cards where the pack contained more than 52 cards and are mostly circular in shape? Amazing, right? The cards which I will talk about in this post are a type of Ganjifa playing cards. Before that, … Continue reading Dashavatar Taash – The heritage Ganjifa Playing Cards of Bengal
It is believed, according to common folklore, that the Sun starts moving northwards from the day of Makar Sankranti which is known as Uttarayan. During this time, Poush Parbon or Poush Sankranti is observed pan Bengal. Poush Sankranti signifies the end of the Bengali month of Poush as well as the harvesting time of paddy and date palms. The day is more famously known for … Continue reading Makar Sankranti Delicacies of Bengal – Pithe Parbon
We have an innate aversion towards restaurants in malls – that doesn’t mean we completely turn our backs to them. But we only visit a restaurant in shopping complexes, when they are new, like Traffic Gastropub in CC2, that also was back in 2014. Thus, in spite of visiting City Centre 2 in multiple occasions, we never tried the food at The Orient Restaurant on … Continue reading The Orient – Presentation is a Taste Enhancer
Those of us who have studied in the Convent schools, Christmas celebrations means different to us. We feel Christmas isn’t about loud celebrations but toned down, more of being at home with our near and dear ones, with sharing food and season’s best wishes. And Bow Barracks forever upholds this soothing essence of Christmas! Away from the shining lights and blaring music from the loudspeakers … Continue reading Christmas Celebrations at Bow Barracks forever reminds of the traditional British celebrations in Kolkata
Christmas in my city Kolkata is always special. Owing to its long colonial association, Kolkata have imbibed a lot of cultural influences of the British. The influence is evident in the way the city, specially the Central Kolkata, Park Street, Bow Barracks, deck themselves up during the Christmas and New Year fortnight. It’s a time for Kolkatans, to start baking at homes as well visiting … Continue reading This Christmas let’s take a tour around the heritage bakeries of my city Kolkata
The quintessential Bengali recipe where all possible vegetables are mixed in the wok Before I start, I would like to clear a misconception regarding the spelling of ‘Chochhori’ – it’s always Chochhori and not Chorchori (the term bongs use to term the Velcro strips in the shoes or bags). So it’s maacher matha diye chocchori and not maacher matha diye chorchori! I had always seen … Continue reading Maachher Matha Diye Chocchori
Unaware of the cyclone Bulbul approaching, we made a booking at Hotel Sonar Bangla, Kolaghat, on the banks of Rupnarayan river. It was such a heard about place and the hoardings often so invited me on our way to Midnapore, that when the topic of a weekend trip was thrown at the dinner table, I couldn’t think of anything else but this resort. So, with … Continue reading A Weekend Destination From Kolkata On The Banks Of Rupnarayan River
I was taking a walk by the river when I saw this little girl sitting alone all by herself. She had a small and fragile body. I think she must have been somewhere approximately seven years old. She was still a kid; adolescence was yet to touch her body. I felt curious about what might have brought her here? Though deep within me I feared … Continue reading The Future of Our Kids – A short story
