Nowadays, I don’t search for history, rather History (and dilapidated buildings) searches me out. Today’s boring evening, as I rode out on “Faith” and landed up inconspicuously at the Bardhaman Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital.
PART 1 : PLANNING AND ROUTE. On 10 September 2017 (Sunday), I decide to explore the district of Hoogly in some details with my sight set at a quaint little village called Sukharia. Enroute, I intend to explore two more small towns, Memari and Pandua. The quaint little village of Sukharia, located next to the […]
Part 1 On 03 September, Sunday, I decide to explore “Gongoni Garbeta”, the Grand canyon of Bengal. Part 2: The Journey Part 3: Gongoni … The Canyon. Bokasur er Gooha (Bakasur’s cave), the place where the ill famed Asoor (maybe some innocent big Santhal) used to hide and eat the villagers’ food … Till […]
The “Bikers Code” is something that is often quoted, but least understood in the truest sense of the context. I tried talking to quite a few old motorcyclists to try and find out, what exactly is it. It more or less confirms to what is written below. Please note, that this code is NOT written […]
Few decades back, people would just begin to build a house, or plan a foreign vacation or buy a big car around the time they turned forty. This has now galloped backwards to the twenties. You are done and dusted with all these pretty early. The result: you are twiddling your thumbs at forty. It […]
গিন্নি কর্মসূত্রে গেছেন দিল্লি দিন পনেরোর জন্যে, অতয়েব ছানাপোনাদের ব্রেকফাস্ট, লাঞ্চ, ডিনার, পড়াশোনার গুরুদায়িত্ব এই শর্মার জিম্মায় | সকাল বেলা মুরগি, রাত্তিরে চাওমিন , আর তারই মধ্যে তৃতীয় ভাষা বাংলায় কচিকাঁচাদের ওস্তাদ করে তোলার চাপে দাদা নাজেহাল| এরই মাঝে হটাৎ এসে পড়লো ..পড়ে পাওয়া রোববার, প্রত্যেকবারের মতোই সকাল সাড়ে চারটাতে উঠে পড়েছি একটু মোটরসাইকেল নিয়ে […]
VIRTUAL MOTORCYCLIST (some random thoughts) … As I go out for my regular evening or Sunday morning Motorcycle rides around my place of stay, I almost always notice a breed of young Motorcyclists … On the road or roadside, making strange poses and faces, and another dude clicking photos on a mobile. I had the […]
Some Funny And Heartwarming Personal Motorcycling Snippets 1. Once over a cup of tea, an octagenerian chachaji seriously advised me … “Bachhe, umar kam hai, ye sab motorcycle waikel chhoro, ghar jaake aur char bachhe paida karo, kheti mein kaam ayenge” … I was like … Yeah … Biwi ko bolta hoon .. ghar se […]
#PADDY_VIKRAM, the grand old 2 stroke motorcycle, carrying the legacy of two fallen brothers will go with me to the #Distingished_Gentlemans_Ride (#DGR). I had spotted a dilapidated Rajdoot Excel T Motorcycle in a junkyard and had picked her up for literally pittance. I was looking to do something to commemorate the sacrifices of two of […]
I tried a new method of Storytelling, for the first time … In the form of a VIDEO with My PICS, My WORDS and some MUSIC, showcasing #TheBandOfBrothers latest Motorcycle journey to KINNAUR – LAHAUL – SPITI. I think I won’t disappoint you. (Please see on full-screen and if possible with a headphone for full […]