Traveller Raja

  H ello friends, after quite a long gap I am here with you with another new story and today I am taking you to such a destination which is very near to Kolkata, but not a well known tourist destination. Rather this place is well identified as a gateway town to Kolkata, as you can't enter Kolkata from Northern India without touching it. So lets visit the city and explore it. Hope you will enjoy it.           Today, I am taking you to Bardhaman. As usual, first it is necessary to know, how the town has got such a name. The old name of this place was Astikagram. From Jain text Kalpasutra, it is known that 24th Jain Teerthankar Mahavira had spent some time here at Astikagram. Mahavira was also known as Vardhaman Swami. From this Jain Teerthankar, the town got its name as Bardhaman. According to a copper plate found at a village in Galsi, it is known that during Maurya age Bardhaman was a very important city in Rarh Bengal and was a part of Kalinga Kingdom...

H ello friends, hope you are all well. Today is Mahalaya and the festive season in India has already started. I had given you many type of stories earlier, but today I will share a different story for you. If you are from Kolkata or any part of Eastern India, you will really love this as Durga puja is just a few days away. So, by saying 'Durga Durga' , (a very common phrase in West Bengal) lets start our journey. Hope you will enjoy it. Baghbazar Idol          Today I will share a journey to enjoy Kolkata Durga Puja in a different way. Its obvious that when it comes to theme and decorations, Puja pandals across the city are far ahead. But if you want to explore the root of Durga puja in Kolkata, it is must to visit the Traditional houses who started Durga puja in Kolkata. So, today I will start my journey from a place which is very much associated with the history of Kolkata. Lets start today's journey. Sabarna Roy Choudhary House        ...

H ello friends, in my last story that was a very different one, where I had tried a new subject, I had told you that my next story will be as usual a travel story. So, here is the new story for you which I think many of you is totally unaware of. Actually, today's story is a story of a district of West Bengal, which district is popularly known to us for a great poet and few Sati peeths.. But, that district too has a great historical story. So, lets enjoy todays new destination and explore the place while hearing the stories from the past.               So, today we will visit Birbhum district of West Bengal. Birbhum is a district which is primarily known for its Sati peeths, great temples and works of Rabindranath, but the history of this district is quite interesting too. And this story is totally on the history of Birbhum. Hope you will enjoy the story along with exploring the historical places. So lets start our journey... Imambara from the sid...

  H ello Friends.. Good evening.. Today, I will share a new experience with you all. Actually today's story is related to travel obviously, but today I will not take you to any new destination. But if you want to travel Kolkata this place is really an attraction. Or if you are from Kolkata and want to explore your city, then this place is a must visit for you. So, lets start the new story. Hope you will enjoy.                S ince last couple of months many of my readers has requested me for a food blog. Someone, very dear to me and a reader of every story in this blog even has tagged me that I am not a food lover. But thats not true, I am very much food lover and like tasting different street foods of places which I visit. But its really tough for me to take picture of delicious food in front of me before tasting it. For that reason, I had taken travel as my subject in this page, rather than food. So, lets start today's totally differe...

  H ello friends, in my last story I had told you that soon I will share my experiences in Garh Jungle. And today I am here to share my travel experiences there. Firstly, my this visit was a bit an accidental one. There was no previous planning for this trip. I got some time with me and all in a sudden planned for the trip. I got the primary information about this place from a youtube channel and found it very easily accessible. As there are no train service available, it is getting tougher to plan a trip all in a sudden. But Garh Jungle is a good option. For you too who are planning for a one day outing can try this place. Garh Jungle will give you a everything a tourist spot can give.          Garh Jungle is very near to Durgapur. It is just 22km from Durgapur. Durgapur is well connected through railways and roadways. You can reserve a car or an auto from Durgapur Railway Station or City center bus stop to visit Garh Jungle. If you are going by your own c...

H ello friends, Shubha Vijaya... After a long break I am here again with a new story of a new destination. Today, I have come to you with a mythological story, very much connected to the Durga puja in West Bengal. Actually, I was all ready to post this story before the Puja times, but due to some unavoidable circumstances I failed to post this story as per plannings. But still the puja spirit is not over as Diwali is coming. So, lets start our journey.            In West Bengal, Durga puja is celebrated all through with a lot of splendor and luxury. We enjoy pandal hopping, family outing, party with friends, eating at restaurents etc, and for people like me puja times gives the essential break to explore new places in India. But one question always was in my mind that from when did such celebration started? As per history there is an answer which is different, but as per mythology there are 2 answers. And in this story I  will take you to a place ...