Yesterday was Mahalaya. Technically this means Pitripaksha has ended and Devipaksha has begun. I started my day with the Sanskrit recitation of Birendra Krishna Bhadra’s Mahishashura Mardini in the dawn. As I was pondering over the shlokas and their meaning, I was thinking of addressing …
Two realizations that struck me all of a sudden! We wear masks, mostly out of the fear of being judged by others! We work for jobs we really don’t care for, and end up staying in relationships that are not genuine. Please read them again …
Lights, Camera, Action! Growing up, whenever I would walk past signals on the road, I would always look up to the advertisement billboards and exclaim “Can I ever be one of those faces?” I have always been appreciated for being photogenic, however my desire to …
I had been itching to write a blog post on a sensitive issue that might come as a rude shock to most of you who are reading this, but frankly, I have stopped caring about “Log kya kahenge!” It is out of utter disgust that …
I still remember our trip to Agra-Mathura-Delhi in the first week of March, 2020. We were attending a close friend’s wedding in Mathura when we decided to visit Agra as well. This was our second visit to the City (The first being when I was …
When I had announced for ideas concerning my 100th Blog Post, a lot of you had asked me to write about my journey into Blogging. I loved the idea and tried to incorporate it in a nutshell. I hope you all like this special blog …
“Welcome to Electronic City Complex”, the signboard read Where people had Identity Cards strapped around their neck Back here, our black and white uniforms used to be our identity The world on the other side seemed strange! Mini bus rides turned into Shuttl …
After having covered most of the famous pandals of South Kolkata in Part One and Part Two of my Festive Series Blog Post, I am here with the Final Part covering North Kolkata. Call it luck by chance, or chance by luck, I am someone …
Documenting Part One was great fun, and now that we are left with just a day to go for Mahalaya, I must shrug my laziness and pen down Part Two. So Day Two, in the morning, we start with the pandal right across where we …
A dear friend of mine asked me day-before yesterday, “What is the significance of Mahalaya?” While explaining her the significance of Mahalaya and Devipaksha, I got choked. Mahalaya marks the auspicious beginning of the festivities of Durga Pujo. Tuning into the voice of Birendra Krishna …