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Cambodian cameo

18 Mar 202318 Mar 2023
Cambodia is really exotic and quaint. Very picturesque and touristy. Poor too. Food beats Vietnamese hollow. Very few people. Airport felt like some remote railway station. Only western tourists. Asians…
adventure…

Vignettes of Vietnam

24 Dec 20223 Jan 2023
Vignettes of Vietnam Hanoi just like Delhi. The hotel is like a typical one in Karol bag. The area is just like Karol bag The countryside looks exactly like Assam…
ART…

Diversity

11 Dec 202229 Dec 2022
Diversity Recently we had the privilege of witnessing a major religious festival of 2 very diverse and little known communities, both rarely experienced by outsiders. Interestingly both are Vaishnava festivals,…
adventure…

Days and nights in the forest

2 Dec 202211 Dec 2022
Aranyer din ratri.. days and nights in the forest This was the title of Satyajit Ray’s iconic film about a visit to the Santhal Parganas . We were planning a…
adventure…

Vignettes of turkey

10 Oct 202221 Nov 2022
Vignettes of turkey Delhi international Airport at midnight is like sealdah station or Mumbai central or sadar bazaar at peak hours. Queues for immigration and security check are like going…
adventure…

Armchair travels

22 May 202229 May 2022
Armchair travelingTHE ROAD LESS TRAVELED I am to discuss a vital decision I took in my life, and what could have happened if I had decided differently  The most…
BENGALI…

The big fat Punjabi wedding

15 May 202218 May 2022
I am attending a big fat Punjabi wedding in my in-laws family in Delhi, which is basically a week long celebration of eating drinking and dancing, with a short ceremony…
BENGALI…

Musings on what we eat or drink

25 Feb 202228 Feb 2022
Musings on what we eat or drink As a Bengali I have been often teased by Hindi speakers saying jol khaben? Yes we do eat water as well as food…
adventure…

The bong connection

22 Jan 202225 Jan 2022
The bong connection We were at a 150 years old iconic heritage restaurant in Florence  , known for the authentic vintage Italian cuisine, with centuries old recipes cooked in the…
bringing up children…

Nom ke pod

12 Jan 202224 Jan 2022
We had moved to Kolkata in 2000, so that my kids can get to know their grandparents and learn Bangla and Bengali culture. My wife by then was fluent in…

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