Me-Dam-Me-Phi

Me dam me phi is an important festival of the Ahom people celebrated in the month of January to show respect to the departed ancestors and remember their contribution to the society. The Ahoms are the largest mongoloid community in Assam. Got a chance to attend this festival this year which is organised in the outskirts of our town….

Oh Fish!

Assamese people love fish. Not surprisngly,our town has a busy fish market. This place is stinky but so lively ! You get to see an incredible variety of river fish all caught fresh from local rivers and beels and also cheaper ones ‘imported’ from other parts of the country!! Prices have sky rocketed in recent years though and…

Chowk Bazaar – Tezpur

Scenes from Tezpur’s Chowk Bazaar, the town’s crowded wet market. The vegetable vendors sit along the street displaying their fresh produce. A lot of the vegetables here are seasonal unlike the supermarkets in cities. So if you’re looking for Okra in winter,you’ll be disappointed! Betel nut leaves Jackfruits, guavas and the fiery ‘Bhot Jolokia’ the hottest chilies on…

Eating out in Assam: Highway Dhabas!

Like most parts in India, ‘dhabas’ (restaurants along highways) are an integral stopovers while travelling in Assam. Whether its private cars or bus loads of people,all stop at the numerous dhabas that dot the highways to fill their stomachs. Nowadays, they’re also becoming popular with people in cities and towns during weekends. Popular towns or villages…

Patna Street Food

Patna isn’t really a place which comes to mind when you think of food. Anyways,since I was here for several days, I decided to check out what was on offer. Litti chokha is the most popular dish of Bihar, but unfortunately I didn’t get a chance to taste it as surprisingly the area which I frequented didn’t…

Mumbai Darshan – Day 3

Today I decided to do some sightseeing myself. Took a local train from Khar station near my hotel to Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST). Since it was around 10:30 am,the station wasn’t crowded. Khar station This isn’t a crowd by Mumbai local’s standards! I even got a seat! CST was grand! I spent some time looking around…

Mumbai Darshan – Day 2

Today, I was meeting a close friend for brunch so woke up a little late. We went to this place called Candies in Bandra area. They probably have 3 outlets in the city. The place looks so amazing with all the creepers and plants,very relaxed ambiance Barbecued chicken with salad Chicken mushroom quiche Some chicken…

Mumbai Darshan – Day 1

Reached Mumbai early morning at around 8:30 am. The bus was cold and stuffy. Skipped dinner and just had some Lays chips with Coke. I turned off the AC in my ‘bunk’as I can’t sleep with AC on, a passenger on the ‘upper bunk’ across me puked early morning..ughh! Dinner stop – somewhere near Goa-Maharashtra border…

Goa – Day 3

Got up quite early for breakfast. Today ordered the Goan option which consisted of pav, some potato curry, some puri, samosa. Pretty good. Today’s plan was to visit Morjim beach. Walked to the bus stop and quickly got a bus to Mapusa from where I needed to catch another bus to Morjim. Reaching Mapusa bus…

Goa – Day 2

Done with my interview (it went fine, lets see!) But me and the other candidates waited long and so by the time,we were free it was lunch time! An acquaintance suggested I go to this place called Viva Panjim for local Goan food. Googled the address and then walked asking people (as usual) and again this…

Goa- Day 1

The over 20 km ride from the airport to Panjim took some time, I don’t remember as I was so happy to see the sea again and though it was really hot and my cab was non AC (saved some money there lol), it was a pleasant ride. Had booked a dorm bed in a…