Mark Twain had written, “Benares is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend, and looks twice as old as all of them put together.” Varanasi, also known as Kashi, Benares or Banaras, is one of the oldest cities in the world. The lively and colourful city of Varanasi, set on the banks …
‘Lucknow Nawazi’ is an age old term indicating the remarkable hospitality of Lucknow. We recently experienced this when we were on a food trail in Lucknow this month. Lucknow, previously known as Awadh, the land of the Nawabs, is renowned for their ‘zyka’, meaning ‘a sense of flavour and deliciousness’. Here’s my story of the …
24th of August is the birthday of Kolkata to many. The popular theory states that In 1698 Job Charnock, an administrator of the English East India Company bought three villages- Sutanuti, Kolkata and Gobindapur, from the local landlord Sabarna Roy Chowdhury and joined them to form Calcutta, the capital of British India from 1772 to …
Amritsar is a city I want to speak of today, on the 75th Independence Day as we celebrate ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’. The city exudes ‘Indianness’ in every possible way; historically,geographically, socially, culturally and spiritually. As I go ahead with the list of things to do in Amritsar, slowly the reason will unfold as to …
There’s a list of take away from Durga Puja of Kolkata and I am going to share them, reminiscing the just spent Durgotsav, 2021. Durga Puja or Durgotsav is far beyond a religious festival. It is an emotion and an experience in itself. Everything about this festival is hyperbolic for a Bengali. Understanding Art, the …
Eateries in Darjeeling is our focus today. The world knows of three things about the Queen of Hills which are the majestic Kanchenjunga looking over the town of Darjeeling, the iconic tooting toy train (Himalayan Railways) and the exotic Darjeeling tea. Well, this place is beyond these and that is why from childhood Darjeeling is …
