It took 4 long years to write on Raghurajpur. I visited Raghurajpur first in 2017 and a couple of times later also. But, there was a specific reason why I waited for such a long time. In the meantime, I wrote about so many articles where I instantly visited. But Raghurajpur was an exception. Truly…
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Ananta Vasudeva Temple – Bhubaneswar
Connecting the Dots It was a trip to the famous Bandel Church on a chilling winter day some years back. Located around 60 KM away from Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal. The Bandel Church is a “Must Visit” for every Bengalis in December – January season. Be it for a picnic (nowadays it has…
Kolkata Book Fair – Down Memory Lane
We were born in the same year, tasted adulthood also at the same time and now both are approaching the ’40s. Still, the love relation continues without hate, yes it is still my first love and probably will be till death. Though I’ve not seen him born in 1976 nor vice versa, I first had…
Bangalore Diary – Heritage Packaging Museum
Some days are bound to be special in whatever respect. Things will happen unexpectedly beyond your imagination. Referring to a date that also surprised me from various perspectives. While just flipping the English Daily for the second time, one hour to clock as Noon; was anxious about how to spend the afternoon in a new…
গোন্দলপাড়া – অখ্যাত, অল্পশ্রুত
সব নগরেরই একটা ইতিহাস থাকে, আর সেই ইতিহাসের পাতায় রাখা থাকে এমন কিছু স্থান যা লোক মুখে কম শোনা যায়। গোন্দলপাড়া এমনই একটা জায়গা, চন্দননগর আর মানকুণ্ডুর মাঝে, একেবারে গঙ্গার ধারে। ইতিহাসের রাস্তা ধরে হাটলে ফিরে যেতে হবে সেই সময়ে যখন ডেনমার্কের মানুষেরা ভারতে এসেছিল। ডাচরা আসার পরে পরেই ভারতে আসে ডেনমার্ক এর লোকজন। Danish…