There is a saying in Bengali “shob tirtha bar bar; Ganga Sagar akbar”. It roughly translates to “All pilgrimages may be visited many times, but visiting Ganga Sagar once is enough”. The origin of this saying has its moorings in the beliefs of the people of West Bengal centred around the Ganga Sagar Mela, a religious congregation of the Hindus at the confluence of the River Ganga. More precisely, the congregation happens on one of the many islands of the Gangetic Delta called Sagar that comes under the South 24 Paraganas District of West Bengal in India. The Ganga Sagar Mela…
Author: Romit Bandyopadhyay
In India, we have more than 25 million commuters use public buses for their daily commute. Battling sun, rain, hail and even snow in some regions, these iron beasts, carry on their life goal that is keep the human race ‘running’. Every morning when we leave our homes to get somewhere, these iron giants make sure we have a safe and sound round trip. Let’s meet some of these long lost old friends, who have been our companions for thousands of kilometres but are now slowly fading from memory. We take you to a journey back in time. Imagine the…
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