Nimtali Deuri – a Mughal gateway, an ascetic uprising, and Fall of Dhaka 

The surviving gateway offers a window into Dhaka’s turbulent 18th-century history and an unexpected connection to Tilda Swinton’s ancestry.
29 Aug 2026

Lost in the jungle, claimed by heaven: Inside Allahr Masjid

After driving for over two hours along the Dhaka-Barisal highway, I approached Torki, where my GPS signaled that Allahr Masjid was just ahead. The...
22 Aug 2026

Want to see Kangchenjunga from Bangladesh? Here’s where to go

The snow-capped Himalayan peak is visible from Tetulia more than a month earlier than usual,...
19 Aug 2026

Floating orchards of Bhimruli: A southern backwater adventure

Bhimruli’s floating guava market offers a scenic monsoon escape while sustaining local farmers,...
15 Aug 2026

Catching time in Gastown

Where hills, forests and lakes make the perfect one-day escape

Where shadows began: Inside the crumbling birthplace of British India's celluloid pioneer

From Pudong to Dhaka: Tale of two cities

A visit to born-again Kobe: Voices of the Kataribes and Kobe Shimbun’s resilience 

Finding ‘Home in the World’: A journey to Amartya Sen’s ancestral roots in Manikganj

Tracing the rebel poet’s first footsteps in Kazir Shimla

Rarikhal’s missing history: the unsung legacy of Abala Bose

Visa rules that quietly changed travel in 2026

Manto ki Gully: Savoring pre-Partition history at Lahore’s Lakshmi Chowk

Finding Bob Dylan’s Footprints in Fargo

From the Great Hall to the Great Wall 

Little slice of Venice in the Philippines

A journey to Rarikhal: Seeking the soul of JC Bose

A Paris in the beel: The fading glory of Bhagyakul’s Raja

Echoes of the Spanish East Indies: A journey through Old Manila

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