Beating your drums is always a difficult task I have always found writing about myself difficult Finally, after a long time, I have updated the "About me" page of my blog Sharing the link. Do read it. Suggestions and criticisms are welcome rangandatta.wordpress.com/about/

14 years of Blogging Even with the ever-increasing popularity of video content, my travel blog has survived 14 years Recently, the About Me and Destination pages have been updated About Me: tinyurl.com/32ac5wvb Destination: tinyurl.com/y4udf449

My older readers are aware of my travelogues in the column "Next Weekend you can at ..." of The Telegraph But I also do have print publications in The Statesman, Hindustan Times and Forbes India Here is the complete list of my English print publications tinyurl.com/yvtnkz6e

#RathaYatra2025 #WestBengal #RathaYatra tinyurl.com/3ze5hukc 1 Guptipara tinyurl.com/2mxj7rbt 2 Mahesh tinyurl.com/392xjxpw 3 Mahishadal tinyurl.com/2p8m765w 4 Rajbalhat tinyurl.com/4urbmfny 5 Chandannagar (Jadughosh er Rath) tinyurl.com/2p8nvdsy

Fort Kochi Beach #Kerala #keralatourism #GodsOwnCountry Exploring the Chinese fishing nets and amazing sunset from the historic beach tinyurl.com/39jy753m

My last 5 blog posts Mahaparyatan Utsav Mahabaleshwar: tinyurl.com/2p9sp68w Diamond Triangle and beyond: tinyurl.com/mpp62fwk Zero Milestone: tinyurl.com/9n96ysby Snan Yatra, Guptipara: tinyurl.com/3bkdchnn Fort Kochi Beach: tinyurl.com/39jy753m

As the doors of the temple are thrown open, bare-bodied men rush in to collect the bhog kept in earthen pots. This is Bhandar Loot, a strange ritual on the eve of Ultorath in Guptipara #RathYatra2025 #rathayatra tinyurl.com/2f94rasj

Puthia, Temple town of #Bangladesh Temples with towering spires and intricate terracotta ornamentations, along with colonial mansions makes Puthia one of the sought-after tourist spots of Bangladesh tinyurl.com/3su32dzp

New #blogpost alert! Chunar - Fort and beyond Fort, Mughal era tomb & Dargah and colonial cemetery. Last but not least, a majestic view of the mighty bend in the Ganges. tinyurl.com/y88usfur

New #blogpost Tarey Bhir #Sikkim is known for its views of snow peaks. It is a place where tourists look up at the mighty mountains. But in some places you need to look down to enjoy the beauty of endless green valley punctuated by meandering rivers. tinyurl.com/msy9v5w6

New #blogpost Langudi, Buddhist Archaeological site, #odisha Langudi is part of the Diamond Triangle. It is considered as Pushpagiri Mahavihara, which was visited by Huein Tsang #Buddhism #Archaeology #Heritage tinyurl.com/2tyv4439

Back again with regular blogging. My mid-week (Wednesday) updates for July 1. Bhandar Loot: tinyurl.com/2f94rasj 2. Puthia temple town: tinyurl.com/3su32dzp 3. Chunar: tinyurl.com/y88usfur 4. Tarey Bhir: tinyurl.com/msy9v5w6 5. Langudi: tinyurl.com/2tyv4439

Diamond Triangle, Odisha Same place 14 years apart. Different blogs 1. Diamond Triangle (2011): tinyurl.com/38fzxfuw 2. Diamond Triangle and beyond (2025): tinyurl.com/mpp62fwk

New #blogpost Hauz Khas medieval lake and monuments, along with a mix of nature and urban culture in south #Delhi tinyurl.com/5n8xn5n2

New #blogpost alert! Pandava Gahllu, rock outcrop with cave paintings near #Warangal #Telangana Adventure activities like rock climbing, rappelling, camping and stargazing. Geo-heritage tag tinyurl.com/mr9sanaj

#WorldMosquitoDay #OTD in 1897 Ronald Ross, working at a lab in #Hyderabad discovered that mosquitoes transmitted #malaria. Later part of his research was done in #Kolkata New #blogpost alert! My blog traces Ross' labs across Hyderabad and Kolkata tinyurl.com/58kxakf4

New #blogpost alert! Remembering Job Charnock on 24 Aug Charnockite, the rock of Charnock Tracking charnockite from Charnock's Mausoleum, #Kolkata to St Thomas Mount, #Chennai tinyurl.com/ycxz368y

New #blogpost alert! Chowmahalla Palace #Hyderabad Explore the royal residence of the Nizams, which has now been converted into a #museum tinyurl.com/y5dj7ctu

Had an amazing #kolkata day out with Sanghamitra di (Sanghamitra Malik) Visited: Postal Museum Kumortuli Princep Ghat The trip ended with a great meal at Mocambo

Back with regular blogging. 5 posts in September 1. Hauz Khas: tinyurl.com/5n8xn5n2 2. Pandava Ghallu: tinyurl.com/mr9sanaj 3. World Mosquito Day: tinyurl.com/58kxakf4 4. Charnockite: tinyurl.com/ycxz368y 5. Chowmahalla Palace: tinyurl.com/y5dj7ctu