Here are the Durga Puja pandals to hit in Chennai

Here are the Durga Puja pandals to hit in Chennai

An idol at Thakkar Bapa Vidyalaya, T Nagar | Photo Credit: Santadeep Dey Kolkata biryani, basanti pulao (fragrant rice), chholar dal (chana lentil), fish fry, kobiraji (cutlets), kathi roll (kebab wrapped in flaky paratha), rosogolla, machh er kaliya (fish curry), Kashmiri alu r dom (steam cooked baby potatoes), mutton kosha (mutton curry) and pineapple chutney – these […]

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Bengali food, culture, and conversations flow at Chennai’s Mackay’s Garden

Bengali food, culture, and conversations flow at Chennai’s Mackay’s Garden

A paan shop and a travel and ticketing counter at Mackay’s Garden | Photo Credit: Akhila Easwaran On a cloudy morning, a teenager wearing a Che Guevara t-shirt walks past a wall mural of Mother Mary that reads Mother Mary Amader Ma (Mother Mary is our mother) inscribed in Bengali. Currency notes of Bangladeshi taka and […]

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