Category Archives: Travelogues

So Many Buddhas

Posted on February 12, 2023 by secondsaturn

The exhibition in the Indian Museum in the journey of Buddha is enlightenment because it placed Buddha in a wider socio-cultural and historical context, which greatly illuminates the mind of the general interest person, not specialized in Buddhist studies. The … Continue reading →

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Dhaka Diary

Posted on January 15, 2020 by secondsaturn

I had resolved that never in my life will I visit Dhaka for I feared to face a city that would have been mine had the Partition not taken place. I have no idea why my mind thought that way … Continue reading →

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Egyptology – Travels In The Desert Land

Posted on April 16, 2018 by secondsaturn

14th March, 2018, Morning   Travelling to Egypt   When our plane flew over the Arabian Desert I saw that the sands over North Yemen was silver. As we flew beyond the Persian Gulf the sands of Arabia appeared Sandy … Continue reading →

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Kalinganagar, Jajpur, Odisha

Posted on June 1, 2017 by secondsaturn

The Overall Picture: Kalinganagar is the name given to the Jajpur industrial cluster located in the Jajpur district of Orissa. Jajpur along with districts of Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Angul, Dhenkanal, Kendrapara, Balasore and Bhadrak constitutes what is known as the “mainland” … Continue reading →

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Bangkok Bytes I

Posted on May 17, 2017 by secondsaturn

Planning For A Trip to Bangkok Madhusree and I have never travelled abroad together on vacation. Both of us individually have travelled for work and for holidays within the country but never used our passports. Money is a constraint but … Continue reading →

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Manipur – The Heart Chakra of India

Posted on April 13, 2016 by secondsaturn

This time I make an exception to my preference and which is that instead of the aisle seat I opt for the window seat on the plane. Yes I am flying from Kolkata to Imphal to attend an industrial meet … Continue reading →

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Strange Sariska, Ghostly Bhangarh

Posted on April 1, 2013 by secondsaturn

Madhusree and I have a thing about forests; both of us seem to become one with the verdant wilderness. We love sitting inside the foliage, listening to the sound of silence. This silence left unbroken soon becomes as loud as … Continue reading →

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ebaar Uma ele….

Posted on October 22, 2012 by secondsaturn

Purna Chowdhury’s status on Mahalaya day, ‘ebaar Uma ele” makes me think why Bengalis invariably organize the Durga Puja? One has to be a Bengali by birth to be able to organize this enormous event called the Durga Puja. It … Continue reading →

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Bodoland via the Brahmaputra Assam 1/4

Posted on October 16, 2012 by secondsaturn

Rakesh dropped in at my office in Delhi and put forth an interesting proposal. He was going on behalf of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, henceforth the NCPCR to Kokrajhar, one of India’s nine most disturbed districts … Continue reading →

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Travelling in Bodoland – Sham Called School Assam 2/4

Posted on October 16, 2012 by secondsaturn

We set out early in the morning with a hearty breakfast of luchi and ghoogni cooked by a family of Bengali speaking Assamese staff in the Circuit House despite Shobhan, one of our resource persons fearing indigestion after the lavish … Continue reading →

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