It was my college reunion in Bhubaneswar in September 2022 and naturally, I stayed back for one more day. So, a few…
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Matamaal- for Kashmiri pandit food
by Indrajit Lahiri June 1, 2022Let me be honest here. I forgot, when was the last time, I got seriously blown away by food at a restaurant.…
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Hilsa adventure in diamond harbour
by Indrajit Lahiri August 21, 2021If we want, we can actually denote a season by the queen of fish, hilsa. Yes, such as the popularity and madness…
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Dada Boudi biryani, Barrackpore
by Indrajit Lahiri April 10, 2021If someone loves to talk about Biryani in West Bengal, one small town comes into competition with Kolkata. Yes, I am talking…
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Best food in Shantiniketan- Part 2
by Indrajit Lahiri March 26, 2021Shantiniketan can be called the average (or non-average) of Bengali’s intellectual capital. It’s just 4.5 hour’s drive from Kolkata and by train,…
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shankar’s fry gariahat
by Indrajit Lahiri December 10, 2020I am slightly confused with Shankar’s Fry. Should this come under the hidden gem category or the regular listing? It’s not as…
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Utsab bagan bari Taki
by Indrajit Lahiri September 19, 2020We were getting fed up in the lockdown period and were literally dying to go out somewhere. And somebody suggested Taki- 2…
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Trincas- a slice of our childhood
by Indrajit Lahiri September 8, 2020During my childhood, we used to stay in Bhowanipore and shifted to CIT Road during my class 11. And during those times,…
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Calcuttascape- musings of a globetrotter Calcuttascape is a book on Kolkata, penned by Sundeep Bhutoria. Being a very frequent tourist, Sundeep has…
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Sitabhog Mihidana- the Jai-Veeru of Burdwan
by Indrajit Lahiri July 6, 2020Sitabhog and Mihidana- now if I talk about the sweets of Bengal, this combo is bound to be discussed. Probably one of…