Travel

Tea is the most favorite poison for any self-respecting Bengali. Well, I may be an exception with coffee being my poison, but…

The (infamous) scorching summer in Bengal was just settling in when we decided to go on a sweet hunt. It was a…

It has become our habit to go out for short trips at a gap of around 3-4 months. Now it may be…

For a 40-year-old middle-aged man (and that’s me), running out on a weekend gateway is really really important. Now, I am not…

“Among all the biryani I’ve tasted, one of the most underrated ones is Muradabadi biryani at Nizamuddin Basti”, I commented and casually sat…

Veg food in Delhi is a myth- my friends told me. But that’s not the scene– no. There is a huge variety…

“Food in Delhi and you better not start with any other place than Jama masjid area” – I was told Delhi, if…

It was my first trip to Bangladesh. All my life, I’ve heard folklores about Bangladeshi Hilsa, but hardly anybody could tell me…

Puri, the name itself opens the floodgate of nostalgia in a bong’s mind. Probably, the first tour with parents, the first sea,…

“I understand you are going to write on Hilsa, so why don’t you visit Bangladesh once ? “ Ankur Salim Siddiqui asked…