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The 2024 Meeting Point of Mekong Cultural Hub (MCH) on Art and Social Action was indeed a wonderful opportunity to forge connections, friendships and share knowledge among various art and culturalContinue reading “Hanoi in March ’24”

Today I woke up to a compelling query on Instagram: ‘Are you connected to 202?, Is your name Moa, is your brother’s name Ghonto?…’ and then it unfolded into aContinue reading “Vintage stories”

Of the many off-beat travels that I have indulged in, Takdah in Darjeeling district is one. My work provides me the opportunity to visit different places, meet new people, andContinue reading “A Tale of Takdah”

From the shelter of my mind through the window of my eyes… (Originally written in 1998, one year after Kaku passed away from lung cancer.) স্থান: ২০২ কাল: ১৯৯৪ এরContinue reading ““স্মৃতি সততই সুখের””

Rabat, the capital city of Morocco located on the shores of the Atlantic ocean, is a delightful place! I went there to attend the seventeenth session of the Intergovernmental CommitteeContinue reading “Visit to Morocco during the World Cup”

Of the many broken remnants and legacies of North Calcutta (about which I know very little), I had the privilege of visiting the old family house of the Ghoses at 46 Pathuriaghata Street recently, with a friend who is a daughter of this family.

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West Bengal, a state full of exotic natural wealth, is also home to immense cultural wealth in the form of built heritage, folk forms,…

The Sundarbans, consisting of 10,200 sq.kms of mangrove forest across India and Bangladesh, is the largest biodiversity ecosystem of its kind, and the world’s largest delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra andContinue reading “Living Heritages of Sundarbans”

The most clichéd, yet the most famous association that Bengalis have with Rajasthan is through Satyajit Ray’s movie ‘Sonar Kella’, shot on location in Rajasthan, particularly in Jaipur, Jodhpur, andContinue reading “Visit to Rajasthan in times of Corona”

The first few days of living with my arranged husband, in his lake facing half-bedroom apartment in Seattle, was spent getting over jet lag, getting used to the cold andContinue reading “Then and Now”

The unforeseen global pandemic of Covid-19 is an unprecedented situation with long term hard- hitting impact on life and living. The lockdowns, the fear, and the uncertainty are evoking differentContinue reading “Coping through Culture”

West Bengal, a state full of exotic natural wealth, is also home to immense cultural wealth in the form of built heritage, folk forms, handicrafts, festivals, theatre, and fine arts.Continue reading “Touring Bengal”

Travelling to Europe in winter this year was a conscious choice. For me, the cold is sweetly nostalgic by virtue of my days in the US with Deepayan. Whenever I arriveContinue reading “Travel Diary”

I am not a full Bengali by lineage. My mother, who was born and brought up in Kolkata, studied in a Bengali medium school and Presidency college, and became aContinue reading “My Marwari lineage!”

Durga Puja has been traditionally a time of reuniting with family and friends, of going home (for those who stay away), of fun, frolic and happiness. For me though, itContinue reading “Offbeat Travels”

I have been visiting Benares for work since 2014, and unlike many others, the idea of going there for leisure was not particularly exciting for me. I used to workContinue reading “A trip to remember!”

My work has often taken me to various parts of India and abroad, giving me the privilege of meeting many people of many different places and cultures. My recent visitContinue reading “Travel Diary”

Lord Jagannath has always awed me, not as a God but as a brilliant work of art! I have often thought about the creator of the idols of Jagannath, Subhadra,Continue reading “The Magic of Jagannath!”

A colleague recently asked me, somewhat hesitantly, “Ma’m are you a cat person?” As I stared at her, she jumped to clarify, “I saw that your Gmail profile picture isContinue reading “Majantali – Our Cat”

The elements that make one’s life wondrous are mostly installed in one’s childhood. All through my childhood I learned the subtle flavour of living from my father. He was anContinue reading “The Making of Me!”

First time she saw me she looked at me with a critical eye, measured me and directed me to sit beside her. I was dressed in a saree and wasContinue reading “She”

The last time I visited Kashmir, it was for work. The month was November and it was cold with night temperatures dropping below zero degrees. We realized that without aContinue reading “Warming Up a Cold Christmas”

Eight years back, right after I got married to an arranged husband, within fifteen days of tying the knot, we went to Seattle – the city where Deepayan was basedContinue reading “‘Good’ Coffee”

Theatre with a socio-political agenda is not new in India. However, I had very limited knowledge of its vast history and its role in social change until I started workingContinue reading “Drosendorf”

Shri Reboti Bhusan Ghosh (1921 – 2007) was one of the great Indian cartoonists from the golden era of satirical cartoons. He was most well-known for his animal cartoons. HeContinue reading “A great cartoonist and I”