Cityscapes
Photographs from Darjeeling: this is what the queen of the hills looked like yesterday
There was heavy snowfall for the past couple of days in Sandakphu (11,930 ft), the…
Kite flying: illegal metal coated strings pose danger as yet another biker’s neck slashed on Kolkata flyover
Kite flying. A seemingly innocent fun filled sport that has been popular in the country…
DURGA IN THE DIASPORA: Devi and the ring of the Nibelung — notes from Frankfurt, Germany
A Durga Puja that’s Bong in spirit, German in feel: that’s what the annual Puja…
Durga in the Diaspora: Four days of fun squeezed into a weekend festivity in Sydney, Australia
Durga Puja, the greatest and the most celebrated festival in the lives of the Bengalis…
DURGA IN THE DIASPORA: October is the cruellest month for a Bengali in New York City, mixing memory and desire
It’s been too long in this foreign place, long enough for the word “foreign” to…
DURGA IN THE DIASPORA: In New Jersey, Pujo is more about evolving with our heritage rather than merely recreating a nostalgic past
Autumn arrives ceremoniously in America. The foliage on deciduous trees approach the end of their…
Durga Puja: in the narrow lanes and bylanes of Banamali Sarkar Lane, better known as Kumartuli
It is that time of the year. Durga Pujo is just a week away. It…
Tumbling bridges and troubled waters
A little over a fortnight ago, a bridge collapsed in Kolkata. It was a bridge…
Durga Puja: separating plebeians from the elites
‘Old Kolkata Pujo’! What’s that anyway? With more and more tour operators pressing into action…
When the Sahibs and Memsahibs joined the Durga Puja festivities
The Baboos believed that the presence of European guests would elevate their social standing.
Four cafés in Kolkata where the marginalised are finding their feet
What can you find at cafés beyond good coffee, sandwiches, quiches, and cupcakes? In Kolkata,…
When the Goddess arrived in colonial Calcutta
Why the Deb family of Sovabazar began worshipping the mother goddess in 1757.