Tribute to Santiniketan: UNESCO World Heritage Site Santiniketan is India's 41stย UNESCO World Heritage Site.ย This post is a personal tribute by VarnikaDesigns to Santiniketan for this honour. It contains photos and videos of some parts of the tangible, intangible and natural heritage of Santiniketan, including Kala Bhavan, links to 8 posts written by me over the years on various aspects of Santiniketan, 2 impromptu songs sung by Dr Syamali Das and the photos of Kala Bhavan at night by Dr Soumik Nandy Majumdar.
Durga Pujo Specials: An offering for you <3
Wishing everyone a very Happy, Safe and Healthy Durga Pujo ๐ This is the second Durga Pujo during the lockdown induced by the dreaded Covid 19. Nearly everyone is exhausted and drained - emotionally, physically, financially, intellectually and every other possible way. We have collected a special offering for you which are inspired from Durga Pujo celebrations from Bengal. We would not want you to miss out on the festivities associated with this festival and season โค so re live your memories and joys of the season, and plan for the grand one next year. May the power of the Mother Goddess be with you ๐
Palash: the Flame of the Forest flower
'Palash' has many names in many languages. It's a very popular, loved and revered flower which sets forests on fire during late February and March in India. It is also known as the 'flame of the forest' or 'parrot tree' in English, 'tesu' 'dhak' and 'parasu' in some Indian languages. It mainly blossoms in the... Continue Reading →
Happy Holi :)
Wishing everyone a very Happy Holi ๐ this is a video I took of the flower locally called in Bangla/Bengali - Phagun Bou - meaning Spring Bride
