CultureFestivals Nothing like a hot plate of bhoger khichuri to slip into the Durga Puja mood. Bombay’s oldest Durga Puja, the Bombay Durga Bari Samiti, turns 90
Recipes Potol bhaaja on the plate. A book on the side. Jharna ghee. How many Bengali cliches can you spot in one story?
Around IndiaMeals How Bombay brought out the Bengali in me. Shubho Nobo Borsho (Happy Bengali New Year)
Around IndiaMeals The all season congee with mashed potatoes that fuels Bengali kitchens across the world. Made with the rice that the Gods love to feast on. Fyana bhaat/ alu sheddo bhaat with Gobindobhog rice
CultureFestivals What do the Durga Puja celebrations have in common with test match cricket? It’s not just the duration that we are talking of.
Recipes A hilsa with no bones to pick in Kolkata and my doi shorshe kasundi begun ilsh hack in Mumbai. A Bengali tale of two cities.