West Bengal

June’s summer heat has been unbearable in Kolkata. So I decided to make a quick trip to Darjeeling with my friends, the “queen of hills”. We decided to stay 4 days and 3 nights to make the most of the trip. In this blog, I will discuss how we arranged …

Kolkata, “The City of Joy”, or the “cultural capital of India”, must be on every traveller’s bucket list. If you love travelling to historic places and colonial architecture, welcome to Kolkata. You cannot miss landmarks like the Victoria Memorial, Howrah Bridge, and Park Street, but there are lesser-known, offbeat destinations …

It was 30th August, 2021 at around 9:40 am when he left us for heavenly abode to reunite with Ima, his late wife and my dearest grandmother and herein started our journey to Nabadwip to fulfill his last wish to be immersed in the river Ganges. Nabadwip, which is made …

The saying, ‘Saare teerth baar baar, Gangasagar ek baar,’ implies that while other pilgrimages shall be visited multiple times, Gangasagar is an exception – meant to be visited only once. I believe this is not only due to the challenging route to Gangasagar but also its profound significance in Hindu …

Kolkata is a place for intellectuals, and the College Street book market is burning proof of that. Just in case you visit the place on a winter morning, sip a cup of tea and talk to the locals. You will know how passionate they are about books. Undoubtedly, College Street …

Kolkata (previously known as Calcutta) is located on the eastern banks of the Hooghly river. One of the most populated cities in the world, Kolkata was also the capital of India from 1772 to 1911. Originally under the rulership of the Nawabs, the British took over control in 1772 because …