I have vivid memories of these four days three years back, the last Durga Puja I spent in the city. I had…
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Ten years ago in the month of August I began a chapter in my life which, ever since then, has shaped a…
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I had been cribbing here about how I can’t make any Bengali dessert to suit my palate because it is not Nolen…
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Today I have something special for you. I asked my friend T to hijack my space for the day and write on…
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Today is Mahalaya, which officially means that Pujo is just round the corner. Barely seven days before the city dresses up in…
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Every single Bengali child has grown up eating Mishti Holud Pulao, because every single mother never tires of making them. We have…
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There’s a CCD right next to my house and every time I walk by it its tagline stares at me — A…
I am a hard core onion-garlic fan. I feel I’m eating rugi-r pothyo (patient’s food) if my food is devoid of onion…
The last couple of days have been exhausting for me to say the least. It was my parents’ marriage anniversary on Friday.…
Why is it that all those things laden with calories and sinfully deep-fried are the stuff that we crave most often? Do…