Do not spend a long time here, otherwise we will not be able to cover all the places, is a warning you will hear over and over again in Murshidabad […]
Got a spare couch?
RARING TO GET FOOTLOOSE? COUCH SURING MAY BE THE WAY FOR YOU. t2 TAKES A LOOK AT THE PHENOMENON THAT HAS GIVEN TRAVEL A WHOLE NEW DIMENSION You are planning […]
Three for the road
Different people react to street performances in different ways. Some dismiss them as a form of begging, some think of them as free entertainment, some pity the performers for not […]
Surf’s up!
According to Wikipedia, “couch- surfing” is the practice of moving from one friend’s house to another, sleeping in whatever spare space is available, floor or couch, generally staying a few […]
200 ways to get killed
You get up in the morning and hear someone knocking at your door. What do you do? You open the door or peep through the key- hole to check who’s […]
Green traveller checks in to the City of Joy
Kolkata: I had once asked R.K. Pachauri what he thought of his frequent flying to environment programmes all over the world, adding to his own carbon footprint. He replied that […]
Hunters turn protectors in mangrove delta
Sunderbans: Despite frequent man-animal conflicts in the Sunderbans, locals have gradually realised the importance of protecting wildlife. Those who used to hunt for a living are now helping conservation, especially […]
Epicentre of glory
“Every time I sit here I visualise three Englishmen and a lady disembarking from a ship on these banks. Their faces kind, but determined, as if eager to take the […]
Love him or hate him?
I found Five Point Someone awesome, but after that One Night @ The Call Center was a heartbreak, and The Three Mistakes Of My Life has nowhere to go but […]
Turned off
Kolkata has not proved to be the City of Joy for 23-year-old Teesta Guha Sarkar. “Of all cities I’ve lived in, this has the largest number of frustrated pervert men,” […]