Tusu Festival (in Hindi).
टूशू त्योहार (टूशू परब या टूशू पोरब या टूशू पूजा भी कहाँ जाता हैं) ग्रामीण बंगाल का एक आदिवासी त्योहार हैं।इस एक महीने लम्बे जश्न के मुख्य अंक टूशू गान, खान और मेले हैं।मकर सक्रांति के दिन [Read more...]
Winter
Birding should be treated separate from Wild Life. Here’s why!
What are the first things that come to your mind when someone says “Wild Life”? Tigers and other animals or perhaps the greenery, isn’t it? Around 25% of people who were [Read more...]
Chidambaram’s session at Tata Steel Kolkata Literary Meet
Literature festivals see an amalgamation of people across the cross section of the society, the young and the experienced, across all professions come and listen to eminent speakers whose topics range [Read more...]
The Birders’ weekend destination – Purbasthali Bird Sanctuary.
"Weekend Destinations" are perhaps the biggest bets in the Tourism industry now and with so many birders, bird watchers and bird photography enthusiasts in Eastern India, the Purbasthali Bird [Read more...]
My introduction to Birding.
Sometime towards the end of 2014, I became friends with a kid; Souranil De. He is interested in good food and birds. "Because they are cute", was his constant response every time I asked him why. [Read more...]
Paragliding in Gangtok, Sikkim.
If you are planning your next Sikkim tour, I would strongly recommend you to try paragliding in Gangtok. For young travellers, adventure allures. I'd be honest, the first reason why I loved Sikkim was [Read more...]
Ropeways: Transforming Tourism Destinations.
“Going to Gangtok? We have made the ropeways there. Meet the people and avail the services. It is beautiful!”. “Okay Mr. Chamaria, I would”, I murmured over the phone thinking to myself, how would the [Read more...]
Christmas eve celebrations at Ramakrishna Mission Belur Math
"Blessed are the ones who know how to forgive". This echoes inside my mind when deep down I feel hurt. Hurt by people, I've often referred to as family and I simply wanted to escape. I [Read more...]
A reluctant photographers Mumbai visit!
My perception of Mumbai has always been of a city which is fast paced with warm but crazy people. This was my third quick visit to this city, second one in this year and the [Read more...]
Cycle stunts and the “Happy Streets” in Kolkata
Wazid had the most content and satisfied smile on his face, when the rest of us broke into a thunderous applause. He looked at me and I noticed him pant as the sweat dripped down by the side of his [Read more...]