SOLO-RIDE TO MAMA-BHAGNE PAHAAR (UNCLE-NEPHEW HILLOCK), BIRBHUM In the interesting quest of “Ride and know Bengal”, today I rode on my RE Himalayan Shwet-Agni to the Mama-Bhagne Pahaar, near Dubrajpur town in Birbhum district (matter made easy, since wife and kids are taking a short holiday in Kolkata). Along the NH2 from Kolkata if you […]
I had heard about this interesting place before; decided to search it out on my RE Himalayan, Shwet-Agni today … The place where the erstwhile Maharajahs of Bardhaman massacred the Bear population of Bengal by indiscriminate hunting. As one rides from Kolkata on NH2, one needs to turn left after crossing Galsi, cross Mankar and […]
NEW YEAR RIDE (Father & son) TO ANDERSON WEIR (A weir /ˈwɪər/ is a barrier across a river designed to alter the flow characteristics; still allowing the water to flow freely above it) To begin the year with a small albeit significant ride, my son Bullet and I on Shwet-Agni rode to an interesting feature […]
#DadaInHornbill@10 #Endpiece #LessonsLearnt As I return home after completing 3247 km in 9 days post Hornbill Festival in Nagaland and close the series of DadaInHornbill, I recall that every journey brings with it some lessons and experiences, some of which I am trying to share with all in the following parts :- Lessons in Life. […]