Modernity is making inroads into the traditional practices and lifestyles of people. However, a walk through older portions and a visit to places not so open to modern values can get you glimpses to age-old practices and traditions. A typical way of life is the use of shikaras on waterways.…
Suffocation’- does it have only one meaning to it?! Is it only about the feeling of being trapped or oppressed? Well, there are different aspects to it. The sudden announcement of a lockdown due to COVID-19 has provoked many pertinent questions in so many of us. Now that we are…
IzmailovoVernissage market is a very interesting place in the East of Moscow next to the Izmailovo Kremlin. It is a sprawling weekend flea market with vendors of funky antiques, furnishings, souvenirs, and collectibles. Another interesting feature of this place is that the streets surrounding the market come alive with characters…
Attending Theyyam is by far the best thing one can do while they are in Kerala. ”Theyyam” is a ritualistic performance, which can be described as the most visible, spectacular art form of Malabar (Northern part of Kerala), associated with myths and legends. Theyyam can also be described as a…
Polo Bawa is a century-old traditional fishing festival in Bangladesh. Hundreds of people including villagers, fishermen take part in this festival spontaneously with “polo”, a bamboo-made fish-catching trap, in knee-deep water forgetting their woes of the summer and cheering with their mates when they trap fishes with their polo. Polo…
As the world combats with an invisible enemy, many of our lives have come to a standstill now. A month ago our lives were pretty foreseeable with simple daily conventional work that all of us were looking forward to. The coronavirus pandemic has changed the whole scenario, today countries are…
What is Rakher Upboash? Rakher Upobash is a Hindu religious festival of lights, faith, and devotion. Rakher Upobash is usually celebrated in the month of Kartik as per the Hindu calendar, which usually falls in November. Kartik month is an auspicious time as per the Hindu religion. There are a…
Nowadays decorating walls become a pivotal habit of our quotidian live. I am curious to know how exterior parts of the wall are becoming a scrapbook of human creations. How the wall is being used? Is it a border? A support? A shelter? (or) A reconfirmation of security from outside?…
A successful person, how much success he is, millionaire or billionaire always looks back to his hostel life which is the story of the beginning of the toughest days towards life. No one can forget this root and it begins from the hostel room where empowers confidence, thinking to get…
In the 16th century, after the genocide of Magh pirates, the first generation of sweepers was established to clear the dead bodies. After the partition of Bengal in the year 1905, the importance of sweepers was highly noted. During that time, cheap cleaners were brought from Madras, Kanpur, and Nagpur.…
Shakrain Festival (Bengali: সাকরাইন; also known as Kite festival and Ghuri Utsob) is an annual celebration in Dhaka, Bangladesh, observed with the flying of kites. It occurs at the end of Poush, the ninth month of the Bengali calendar (January 14 or 15 in Gregorian calendar). This day is known…
Life is not meant to be stagnant, it moves on through our experiences and memories. How enriched one life depends on how profound their experiences and memories are. There are many ways to experience life, one among them is Travelling, undeniably. To me, traveling through the Himalayan landscape and villages…
The earth is shaking by the deadliest CORONA virus. The rich state or the poor state, there is no differences to this virus. The whole world is about to lockdown. But the situation is also different by the financial category. Workers, day laborers, and beggars thus the low-income people; this…
The year was 2010 when one of my friends shared with me a photo of a circular-shaped object which was looking blurred, spherical Gas-holder (a photo by Idris Khan) and a photo of the Eiffel Tower, which was also blurred. We started discussing out the probabilities of creating such a…
Bangladesh is a small country with a high density of population in the world. The whole world is affected by epidemic COVID-19 including Bangladesh at present. Bangladesh along with the whole world is currently at lockdown state to prevent spreading COVID-19. Social distancing, wearing masks, using hand sanitizer, washing hands…
Apart from being absorbed as a living space giving a sense of security and love, for me, HOME is the space-self continuum. It is both representative of the extension of the intimate self as well as the “mask” or the exterior self. I have taken this nationwide coronavirus lockdown in…