Human beings in their lifetime, encounter various categories of situations. Some of them are worth remembering, and some hover for few days, cloud our minds, before they pale away into the vast abyss of the dark reserves of our memory, never to come back..... read more

Bandel, wrapped in antiquity

We have toured south of West Bengal state, India and taken our readers to the point where Hooghly river flows into the Bay of Bengal.  Calcutta, or Kolkata have exceptional places, that dangle like pearls of history along the watery ribbon of river Ganges even to the north, ..... read more

Bakkhali, oneness of river, sand and sea under the crimson sun

We have been following River Hooghly on land along her twisting course on her way to her final fate, meeting the Bay of Bengal. She has splashed the banks of countless lands and washed the myriad souls of a civilization. She is a reservoir of life, replete with diverse..... read more

Diamond Harbor, Hooghly's last post and off to the sea

Readers have been travelling with us along the remarkable Hooghly river on our southward march to the mouth of the river. She  has been circumventing her course around numerous small and big cities, towns across the state of West Bengal, in the south eastern part of India...... read more

River confluences in India have an importance which is as ancient as the land itself.  Considered quite holy, and scenic, the meeting of rivers give rise to two interlinked developments which one can see; sprouting of temples around the river banks and the prolific growth of tourism. ...... read more