by Shusree Mukherjee | Jun 8, 2024 | Travel
If you’re staying in Gangtok you can easily take a day trip to explore East Sikkim tourist places that includes Nathu La Pass, Changu Lake, and Baba Mandir. All you need is to book a local taxi that you will find around MG Marg in Gangtok. East Sikkim Permit Most...
by Shusree Mukherjee | Jun 6, 2024 | Food
I don’t get emotional about every kind of junk food, but ‘yaha mein pighal gaya’ (here is where I melted). Kacchi Dabeli, a street food I found in Pune originates from Gujarat and has an interesting story associated to how it became prevalent across...
by Shusree Mukherjee | May 31, 2024 | Travel
If you’re making a last-minute plan to go from Kolkata to Gangtok, you are most likely to avail a bus service. This was the same for me as I got a luxury option by Shyamoli Paribahan, from the Red Bus app and booked two sleeper beds. How to reach Gangtok? Kolkata to...
by Shusree Mukherjee | May 23, 2024 | Travel
On the auspicious day of Buddha Purnima 2024, I wanted to share a list of monasteries in Gangtok that you can visit on your trip to Sikkim. The capital city has notable specimens that take us a little closer to Buddhist culture, and their monasteries serve most. From...
by Shusree Mukherjee | May 21, 2024 | Spirituality
Hailing from a cosmopolitan city like Kolkata, Holika Dahan wasn’t new to me. However, the extent of celebrations around Holi is different in North India. While I always knew Mathura and Vrindavan would have festivities that lasted a month, Jaipur wasn’t any...
