Best Indian Cultural Travel Bloggers with a penchant for Honest Writing!
About this blog: A curated list of some of my favorite travel content creator whom I consider to be among India’s best travel bloggers, especially in the travel niche. Help me discover more, tell me who is your favorite! Three years back, when I hesitantly stepped into the field of travel blogging, I recall Googling […]
Lau Chingri Recipe: Bengali style White Gourd with Prawns
During the period of Lockdown, I grew a garden at my apartment terrace. I hardly had time for rearing a new life otherwise but year 2020 is different. I breathe every moment and I find gratitude for the privilege, to sum it up in one sentence. Miracle happened when I spotted a new sprout of […]
Winter delights: Phulkopi Diye Koi Mach: Cauliflower with Climbing perch (Bengali Fish Recipe)
About this blog: Phulkopi diye Koi mach, Climbing Perch with Cauliflower is a seasonal Bengali style fish curry and a delectable dish best served with steamed rice. here is a recipe and a little story related to food memories. Whenever I eat small fish, those incredibly tasty catches from ponds, a rather rare find in […]
Varanasi Travel Guide: Olden Ghats, Delectable Food & Other Things to do!
In many ways, traveling to Varanasi felt like going back to your grandparents. The world is aspiring to reach the Mars, but Dadu Dida are happy to write me a letter (handwritten, that was a thing!) from their old habitat, happier than words can fathom, continuing with daily mundane while the surprisingly healthy golden house […]
Not Your Regular Katla Macher Jhol (Bengali Style Katla Fish Curry)
About this blog: A Bengali style experimental rich fish curry (almost a Kaliya dish) cooked with onion paste, Gorom Mashala and sprinkled with coriander leaves! I learnt this from my mother who in turn was inspired by the cooking of her mami who lived a substantial part of her life in Rajasthan and picked up […]
DURGA PUJA 2020: Stay Safe & Socially Distanced in the Age of New Normal
About this blog: A guide to celebrate Durgapuja 2020 with essential tips of social distancing and safety protocols. That is if you are celebrating. If you are holding off the mass celebration for this year, and waiting for “Asche Bochor Abar Hobe” (next year, we will celebrate the festival of Durga Puja again), heartiest congratulations. […]
Katla Macher Peti Bhape: Bengali Style Katla Fish Curry (Steamed)
In my home, a Katla macher peti would be served on good days. As an incentive for a good deed, think a good score in math exam or picking up the right tune for the Raag taught in previous music class. The day dad brings home a Paka Katla is special. Paka Katla, also known […]
Traveling to Bum La Pass & Madhuri Lake from Tawang: An Olden Road Connecting Tibet!
Traveling to Bum La, a no man’s land between India and China at the Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. It is an extremely offbeat destination in India and stunning beautiful in terrain.
How to procure an Inner Line Permit (ILP) for Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
Like many other destinations along the border towns of India, Tawang requires you to procure an ILP (Inner Line Permit). For Indian nationals and specifically anyone living outside the state of Arunachal Pradesh, an ILP is required. For foreign tourists a PAP is required, over and above the usual Indian visa stamp on your passport. […]
Jia Bharali: The Young Mountain Stream That Dances to the Tune of the Tawang roadtrip!
A photo blog following the mountain stream Jia Bharali as she dances past the high mountains from tawang to Assam