West Bengal

May 7, 2019

Designs of Undivided Bengal

As she walked into the train compartment, she saw the gaps in between the bogies. Mrinalini often wondered what would...

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April 29, 2019

The Defiant Devi

As I walk out into the burning scorching sun of the summer Calcutta home, I leave my trail of the...

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April 14, 2019

1426 In My Lunisolar Calendar

It’s that time of the year again. When the roots come barging into my being. I never knew how it...

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April 3, 2019

The Sensual Sheen Of Velvet

It was one of those days when I recalled the lost nostalgia of Delhi’s Chandni Chowk lane at that twilight...

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March 27, 2019

Pug Marks on The Moist Kumaon Hills

The Himalayan Writing Retreat is nestled between mist smeared mountains and the elusive Himalayas. Mountains covered in snow with the...

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March 8, 2019

The Solitude Of Slut Shaming

  She could feel the first blood trickle down her legs. She was 11 years old and not even coherent...

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March 6, 2019

Our Hearts Sings The Same Tune

Winter vacations meant travelling with Ma & Dadu to Delhi. The harsh winter months were the time when Ma would...

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January 11, 2019

Sit Up With The Fluidity Of The Soumodeep Dutta Label…Bengal Muslin Magic

The great stories of the Indian Railways and the people you meet along that journey who became a distant memory...

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December 28, 2018

Thrifty Yet Beautifully Artsy-The Kantha Art

The Kantha is the passing of emotion and art, combining the love, fear, and hope of the homes in rural...

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December 20, 2018

Revival Of Leather Crafts From Calcutta

Passing by the closed leather tannery in Calcutta, my heart sinks for the closed factories and the character of the...

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