Having been born and raised in a Bengali middle-class family, the name Bangladesh evoked a profound sense of connection within me. It carried with it the untold stories of my …
Busting The Myths: What It’s Like to Travel Across Bangladesh?
It feels so surreal to think that this was a part of India, and my grandmother hails from here. While growing up, I’ve heard stories of Bangladesh from her mostly, but then I also realized that in school, they never taught us much about this land. The lessons of history only comprised of the Chittagong Armoury Raid, and geography textbooks would have about a paragraph or two telling about the Padma & Brahmaputra Rivers.
I’ve strangely been fascinated by Bangladesh always – and thanks to a friend who moved to Dhaka for work, I started knowing this neighboring country a little more closely. When I finally planned to visit Bangladesh, my aunt helped me in contacting a distant cousin of my grandmother who told me about the place where she was born, and how things have changed here now – and it literally felt like going back to the roots. Here’s a little bit about my journeys across Bangladesh – discovering the beauty that lingers here.
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Finding Ourselves In The ‘Ilish Paradise’: Day Trip To Mawa From Dhaka, Bangladesh
‘Ilish’ (Hilsa) isn’t just a fish, rather it’s an emotion for Bongs living across the globe. When Sir Radcliff drew the line of partition between the two Bengals, he also …