My trip to Ghatshila is an amazing experience. After Durga Puja, I went there to see the Apu’s place. Ghatshila in Purbi Singhum District of Jharkhand, is mostly a tribal and Bengali settlement area has many attractions to see. It is a perfect one day trip with Rice and chicken at a tribal bistro near … More Ghatshila, Jharkhand, 235 km from Kolkata
St John’s Church is an early British monument of Kolkata, built by Jame Agg on the land donated by by the Raja of Shovabazar Rajbari. The church occupies the vast tract of land with the graves and the war memorials. … More St John’s Church, Kolkata
Metcalfe Hall has the Greek order architecture and this building acted as the library from 1903, but before it was the hall of conferences during the time of Reformation of Bengal in society. Having close similarity with the ancient buildings of Greece, Metcalfe hall is named after Lord Metcalfe who initiated for the freedom of press in colonial India. … More Metcalfe Hall
While walking through the small alleys, you see the countless effigies of gods and goddesses, idol makers making new idols with full concentration and the decorative items (sholar kaaj). With this, the entire oldest place in Kolkata is known as God’s own workshop- Kumartuli. I visited Kumartuli before Bengali’s one of the most happening puja … More Kumartuli- God’s Own Workshop
Gadiara is a nice place to visit in a weekend. I visited this place in Saturday morning.Gadiara was royal residence to Lord Robert Clive, who built the Fort Mornington. The fort was later abandoned, and it was destroyed in the floods of 1942. Now it is seen when there is ebb tide. Today, Gadiara is … More Feeling the silent breeze in Gadiara
A day tour to Shubash gram can easily be done if you want to see the ancestral home of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. I went there thousand times. In my school life, I went there to see a local fair. A visit to Subhasgram is only a day’s task. It is not very far from … More The village of Bose: Subhasgram
Smaranika Location: Esplanade Tram Depot Just Opposite to Metro Cinema and KC Das Sweets In the midst of the Esplanade Tram Depot, the busy tram lines are converged in a triangular garden where CTC-142 stands forever. It is now a museum and cafeteria, where I enjoyed a cup of tea in the midst of history … More “Smaranika”- Kolkata Tram Museum
It is a treat in the transition daytime while I visited Captain Bherry Eco and Aquatic Hub on 13th Spetember this year. It is just near my residential address, EM Byepass, dissecting Topsia Road and down at Captain Bherry stoppage. All the buses can avail from any parts of Kolkata to have a great time in Eco and Aquatic Park. … More Captain Bherry Eco and Aquatic Hub: A new Address to refesh mind
