The road hungry Motorcycles can’t sit still for a day, so this afternoon, I had set out for Garh Jungle, within the Ramnabagan Wildlife Sanctuary, situated on the Eastern end of Durgapur, in search of THE OLDEST SURVIVING REMAINS OF DURGAPUJA ever carried out in India, and attaboy, I was welcome surprised. Jewels remain hidden […]
On a lazy afternoon, I had taken out my motorcycle and was on my way of just enjoying some jungle roads … made friends with a few children enroute who directed me to PANDU RAJAR DHIBI, one of the most interesting archeological sites of Bengal. This is located in Village Panduk, Ausgram II Block in […]
To fuel my Wanderlust, I had teamed with a Group of Close friends in Durgapur to Ride our motorcycles to the Hills of Susuniya, a popular tourist destination in these parts of Bengal. But, it is upto a traveler, what he wants to see, and our visit was also an eye-opener for us. How To […]
On My quest to know Bengal on two wheels, I had this time rode solo to another famous landmark of Bengal, The Deul (temple) of Ichai Ghosh, on the border of Bardhaman and Birbhum district of Bengal, bang on the Ajay River to village BONOKATHI. Bonokathi, a small village has everything to captivate a traveller’s […]
SOLO-RIDE TO 108 SHIVA TEMPLE IN BARDHAMAN Today’s solo ride on my RE Himalayan Shwet-Agni to discover more about the jewels of Bengal, was to the famous “108 SHIVA TEMPLE” in Bardhaman town. 108 km from Kolkata, as you ride along NH2, reach Bardhaman and take a right turn from the HP Petrol pump and […]
I had heard about this interesting place before; decided to search it out on my RE Himalayan, Shwet-Agni today … The place where the erstwhile Maharajahs of Bardhaman massacred the Bear population of Bengal by indiscriminate hunting. As one rides from Kolkata on NH2, one needs to turn left after crossing Galsi, cross Mankar and […]
With 4 senior citizens, two junior citizens, wife and a close friend; managed to drive to Shantiniketan, Bolpur for the Poushmela 2016 fair. With such August company; the sight, sound, taste, feel of the fair is different … and especially when we had people in company who could give how the fair was in 1965, […]
I was out today afternoon riding on Shwet-Agni and once I returned home, the odo showed 120 km. I was not visiting a tribal festival, I was not trying an adventure to any La, I was not trying to look for any natural wonder or historical monument, nor a group cabal of beer and music […]
#DadaInHornbill@10 #Endpiece #LessonsLearnt As I return home after completing 3247 km in 9 days post Hornbill Festival in Nagaland and close the series of DadaInHornbill, I recall that every journey brings with it some lessons and experiences, some of which I am trying to share with all in the following parts :- Lessons in Life. […]