Barcelona is a city that I immediately felt at home. While the whole of Europe and especially German cities takes pride in being prim, proper and every thing… Read more “Stories from Barcelona – La Boqueria Market”
Author: Paushali De Roy
Bongololona with a tangy twist ;)
Of cities, short stories and memories of a lifetime – Paris
Prologue: Every city has a tale to tell of her own. Some are rather bland, some colloquial enough to hold your attention, some refuse to leave your mind… Read more “Of cities, short stories and memories of a lifetime – Paris”
The DDLJ trail – In search of the Bollywood fairy tale in Switzerland
Every year thousands of people from all over the world visit Switzerland and a vast majority of those tourists are people from the Indian subcontinent. Undoubtedly, it is… Read more “The DDLJ trail – In search of the Bollywood fairy tale in Switzerland”
Durga and Uma – 2 stories, 2 faces
(This post was originally written as a part of the “Pujo Voices” competition organised by Wedoria, an initiative actively supported by the ABP Group. I won the… Read more “Durga and Uma – 2 stories, 2 faces”
Saraswati Pujo and the city of 16
There are days when I feel extremely bored and tired with this city that I have known since my birth. I want to get rid of that… Read more “Saraswati Pujo and the city of 16”
Of Oil and Butter – The Immense Possibilities in India
(This post is an entry to the The Great Indian Blogging Contest, as a part of the Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival 2015.) A remarkable research study has shown… Read more “Of Oil and Butter – The Immense Possibilities in India”
Murshidabad through my eyes…
Christmas holidays or “Borodiner chuti” is big in this part of the world. I belong to a city who wears her hat of colonial past with elan… Read more “Murshidabad through my eyes…”
Chronicles (3)
One thing that never ceases to amaze me about this city full of filth, dirt, power hungry backstabbers, rumour mongers and petty nationalists is its tenacity and… Read more “Chronicles (3)”
Why SRK, and not ‘Raj’, is my true hero!
That I am a big Shah Rukh Khan fan is not a very well kept secret. It is not meant to be either. Through out his big screen… Read more “Why SRK, and not ‘Raj’, is my true hero!”
Chronicles (2)
They were friends. Acquaintances in college, colleagues in office. One hailed from a very traditionally rich Bengali family – a ‘bonedi‘ one, one who had lost everything… Read more “Chronicles (2)”
The Big Bong Theory 