As our taxi drove away from the busy markets of Siliguri (West Bengal), the pale concrete landscape soon transitioned to a serendipitous green scenery. With forests on one side and tea gardens on the other, our route to Mirik shortly took us through the elephant corridor of the Sukna forest. The freshness of the verdant …
Dotted in brick reds, adjacently lined through the narrow streets, amidst green parks and dried creepers stood not one but an array of temples; some decked with lights while some dressed in ruins. Hidden far far away from the popularity of all the temple towns in Southern and Northern India, this not-so-big not-so-widely-known temple town …
Far-off from the Calcutta Cacophony. A Guide to the Offbeat Destinations in West Bengal. From the crowded beaches to the city chaos I’d always called home, I was somewhere lost in the Bombay buzz. The constant chase of shrugging my shoulders to fit in a jam-packed local to chasing traffic lights, my existence had somewhere …
