Pravas...a journey

Take yourself away to a colourful land called Kaas if you like nature and colours. Its Maharashtra version of Valley of flowers in Uttarakhand, but nothing less. I have heard about Kaas Plateau since long but was unable to find  opportunity.This  time monsoon period was stretched till September and I could find some time. Being a Tour planner decided to take a group with me but unavailability of rooms forced me to keep a small group. In all we were 8 people from Mumbai and 2 from  Pune.One  group has planned to visit Pratapgadh en route so we all met at Satara. Rooms were booked at a hotel on Kaas road overlooking beautiful Satara city. It was mesmerising to sit in the balcony and keep looking twinkling stars of Satara at night. Twinkling lights of Satara city Flowering at Kaas is generally between mid-August to Septemeber , as soon as rainy season ends and slight sunshine reaches mother earth, little blooms are ready for showtime. At Kaas plateau its bette...

Bonedi Barir pujo   The Rich legacy of Bengal can be seen at Bonedi Barir puja. What I understood Bonedi means rich and related to heritage. In undivided Bengal, Rich Zamindars had a luxurious lifestyle. Centuries later due to Abolishment of zamindari pratha after Independence, the lifestyle is not there, but these families still come together from all corners of World during Durga puja to relive the glorified past of their rundown palatial house which still has a hint of opulent time. Pandal hopping is famous during Durga Puja where one visits different Pandals but overlook these privately held pujas.Since many years different tour operators and West Bengal tourism organise tours to these affluent household pujas which are about 200 years old, where one gets to know the rich heritage and see puja organised with same nitty-gritty and dedication Although I stayed in Kolkata for four years, I never had a chance to visit a Rajbari puja. After leaving Kolkata, Goddess aga...