April 2011

Cricket and IPL: A Passion in India

In India besides religion, and festivals, people feel a great passion for a sport so admired, respected and followed by millions of people. ...

Kalyan Panja 25 Apr, 2011 1

Ambubachi Mela: Fertility of Kamakhya

Kamakhya temple is a temple of the 16th century located on Nilachal hill in Guwahati, Assam. Kamakhya is a goddess of fertility and Tantrism...

Kalyan Panja 25 Apr, 2011 1

Jatra: Folktales from Bengal

Jatra is a popular form of folk theatre from the eastern region of India and is usually an enactment of epic four hour long plays with a c...

Kalyan Panja 24 Apr, 2011 7

Jericho - Travel to the Lowest Point on Earth

Jericho is a city with a reputation. It is the oldest city in the world. It is also at the lowest point on earth. Jericho in the West Bank i...

Kalyan Panja 24 Apr, 2011 3

The Festival of Akshaya Tritiya in India

The Akshaya Tritiya festival is also known as Akha Teej and is a highly auspicious and holy day. The phenomenon of child marriages, which ar...

Kalyan Panja 24 Apr, 2011

Traveling to Vienna in Austria during Autumn

Traveling to Vienna has allowed me to experience the colorful autumn. We discover this beautiful imperial city calmly, in our style. Our fli...

Kalyan Panja 24 Apr, 2011 12

10 Unique Places to Visit in India by Train

One of today's themes is rail travel. Are you're looking for that epic, bucket-list train trip to the middle of nowhere or simply lo...

Kalyan Panja 24 Apr, 2011 15

Republic Day in New Delhi

We have scheduled an early morning pick-up at the airport by our driver. We wait outside the airport. At the main exit was among the crowd a...

Kalyan Panja 10 Apr, 2011 4

Poila Baishakh - Celebration of the Bengali New Year

From Madras to Kathmandu there are more than 2,500 kilometers. I choose the route that passes through Calcutta. I'm still in tropical In...

Kalyan Panja 9 Apr, 2011 1

The Rongali Bihu Festival in Assam

I admit with all honesty of having left from my place of origin with a scarce knowledge of the culture of the land that would host me. I onl...

Kalyan Panja 9 Apr, 2011 1

Chilled Mango Lassi Recipe with Yoghurt

Whether for the spicy curry or not, the Mango Lassi recipe is always a favorite in the Indian kitchens. To lessen the sharpness and stimulat...

Kalyan Panja 9 Apr, 2011 2

A Wedding in Jaipur during Makar Sankranti

We were fortunate to be invited to a wedding in Jaipur during Makar Sankranti. The wedding festivities spanned three days, with three hundre...

Kalyan Panja 9 Apr, 2011

Easter in Bukovina in Romania

Upon leaving Transylvania during our trip in Romania we visited the few remains of the past splendor of Alba. We enter the hotel to see if w...

Kalyan Panja 9 Apr, 2011 2

Travel to Olympia in Greece - The Cradle of the Olympics Games

Today I continue in Greece but in the Peloponnese Peninsula. I travel to the cradle of the Olympic Games, in the famous Olympia. It is a be...

Kalyan Panja 9 Apr, 2011