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 cultural practitioners/ professionals from Asia. Designed as a multi-disciplinary networking platform, it focused on the short and long term perspectives of grassroots organizations and practitioners andContinue reading “Hanoi in March ’24”
Category Archives: Work
A Tale of Takdah
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, and savour their local cultures. Hence, I have learned about many common and uncommon destinations when work has taken me there. Takdah is located at anContinue reading “A Tale of Takdah”
Touring Bengal
Originally posted on Sunny Side Up:
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. However, traditional tourism has primarily focused on either natural destinations like hill stations, beaches, and the Sunderbans, or the…
Living Heritages of Sundarbans
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 and Meghna rivers on the Bay of Bengal. The mangroves unique to this region are naturally resilient to coastal erosion and regular cyclonic storms typical of thisContinue reading “Living Heritages of Sundarbans”
Visit to Rajasthan in times of Corona
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, and Jaisalmer. Travel buffs from all over India, and especially Bengal, developed a special interest for Jaisalmer and its fort after watching this movie. For me,Continue reading “Visit to Rajasthan in times of Corona”
Coping through Culture
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 different types of survival responses from different sections of people every day. Discussions abound on proper physical and emotional well-being, good governance, positivity and humane support towardsContinue reading “Coping through Culture”
Drosendorf
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 working in the social sector. As part of my job, we used to design and implement unique community organizing and alternative learning projects to bring aboutContinue reading “Drosendorf”
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