Subho Nababarsha 1412 – Celebrating Bengali New Year

Subho Nababarsha 1412 – Celebrating Bengali New Year

Subho Nababarshe’r Preeti o Subechei janai sobai ke. 1424 sobar jonne aro anandamoy hoye uthuk. Poila Boishak and Petpujo & Adda are inseparable. Tai aajker diney we had a special spread for our dear friends and menus were suggested by them. Loved the overall adrenaline 

Poush Sankranti: time for new harvest, kites, Ganga Sagar Snan and Mela, pitha, puli, payesh

English months January–February, that is the months of Poush-Magh-Falgun in Bengali calendar, are the months for celebration of new harvest.  Ours being predominantly an agrarian society, harvesting festival is celebrated across Indian. Known by different names in different parts of the coiuntry- Poush Sankranti in 

A celebration of life, light, color, feasting, shopping and being with loved ones: Visiting Kolkata and Mathura Cake Recipe

  Part 1: Kali Pujo r mela (fair) in Behala and discovering Mathura Cake ( recipe at the bottom) Kali Puja Although, it has been a while that I am back from home (where is home? Kolkata. Always!).  Yet my body is engulfed by laziness