Sundarban Wild Animal Park – Jharkhali

January 2024

This is a small zoo in Jharkhali. One needs to park the vehicle some 1 km away and then take a Toto or walk to the zoo. There was Tigers and Crocodiles in the zoo. And there is a small grass lawn where one can sit and rest. They have made provisions for children’s playground […]

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Canning House in Canning, West Bengal

January 2024

This was supposed to be a Port Town in the early days of British India in Mid 1800s. And the project was driven by Charles Canning ( he went on to become Governer General of British India). Source : https://rangandatta.wordpress.com/2022/06/22/canning-house-the-last-remains-of-the-failed-canning-port-project/ This is situated on the banks of river Matla. And its misunderstood to be the […]

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Rajasthani Mela(2023)

January 2024

Every year, in the last week of December, a Rajasthani Mela is held in Kolkata. The location is the Lawns of Nicco Park. The Mela has different cultural programs on each day of the 8 days. In addition to the cultural events, there are loads of events ranging from traditional dance, songs and food. Sharing […]

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Tecsun PL-660 : Tuner Knob defective

January 2024

The PL-660 is one of the most widely used enthusiast Shortwave radios in use. It combines rugged make, high end features and affordable price in one small package. But most of these radios are prone to getting the tuner knobs messed up. These are small digital encoders which do not age well. With time, due […]

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Khirai Visit (24thDec2023)

December 2023

Khirai village in East Midnapure is well known as the valley of flowers of West Bengal. It is a small village located near Panskura. Jus t like its name, the surroundings too are calm, peaceful and amazingly colourful. Along the rivers Khirai and Kangsabati, many varieties of flowers are cultivated which look like multi-colours carpet […]

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Park Street Kolkata Christmas 2023

December 2023

Kolkata Christmas festival has been celebrated in the iconic Park Street since 2011. From 2015 onwards, the festival has grown in size and now the streets are made totally free of vehicles to make space for the people in the evenings. This year on Christmas Day an estimated 70,000 people visited the Festival between 4 […]

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Christmas Crowd at New Market, Kolkata

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Christmas 2023 Bike Ride

I get to go out on bike rides only on Sundays and Holidays. 24th Dec was a Sunday this year and I utilised the opportunity to go out on 300 kms bike ride. I rode up to Kharagpur and stopped at Khirai on the way back. The roads were deserted as most people who had […]

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Sultan Palace in Patna, Bihar

September 2023

I visited this palatial building one early morning in July 2022. I was out on my morning walk and chanced upon the Sultan Palace. This is a very impressive building and more so as it was constructed around 70 years back and by an individual who is not royal. Currently, the State Transport Department is […]

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Sundarban Tiger Reserve, West Bengal

August 2023
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