“Jodi
tor daak shune keo naa ashe, ekla cholo re”
Well,
whenever I used think of Kolkata, this song just used to come to my mind. Frankly
speaking, though I was a big fan of Bengali movies, Food and even the language,
I was never a fan of Kolkata. Even before visiting the city, I had developed an
opinion about Kolkata which was not so impressive. But this changed when once I
had to stay at Kolkata due to a last moment reschedule of my flight to
Singapore and I still thank my airline for this. Because, had it been not rescheduled,
I would have never got the chance to explore the city and change my opinion.
Me and
My husband (My husband has travelled to Kolkata many times) had just one day in
hand and within that day we covered from Victoria Memorial to Park hotel, from
Kolkata Roll to Biryani, from fuchkas to Mithais and from Yellow cabs to Tangas
and Man-Rickshaws. I did not realize how the day ended. I was so excited to see
the colors of life that I could not have enough of it. And that’s when probably
the desire to know this place aroused.
In 2012,
I had to come to Kolkata two three times due to work and amidst all my meetings
and busy schedule I never failed to explore some new color of the city. The more
I travelled to Kolkata, the more I wanted to explore. And finally the
opportunity has come. My hubby got transferred to Kolkata.
The
whole journey from searching a house to transfer of luggage, from unpacking to
arranging and from being a stranger to familiar one has been amazing so far. Within
a short span of time, I have tasted the local colors of Kolkata and probably
now I understand why it’s called "the city of JOY".
I
shall be sharing my experiences here in the coming articles and will try to
give you a tried and tasted flavor of Kolkata which I am sure most of us will
like.
So,
with this promise, I am signing off now. Next article will contain the flavor
of infamous public transport. No, I am not talking about Trams. So keep
guessing till I sign in next J
Luv,
Kaks
