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01/09/2023

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The Idea of a Royal Stay

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What comes to our mind when we hear the word Royal Stay? Something posh, something grand or something insanely expensive! Well apparently, exactly so.

But to speak honestly, these are not the only key pointers that may wholly define an actual Royal Living or Royal Staying, instead, these are only the few superficial things that catch the eyes when we think something Royal. But the core value of a Royal living is actually living with highly polished standard of class, fine taste in everything you see, do or feel during your stay, as well as, an innately dignified way of etiquette in all services or amenities the place provides. In my extensive travelling years for the past two decades, what I often felt is that, staying in a great Royal Abode while travelling to any place is definitely one of the easiest ways to explore it royally, but strangely, the nectar of a Royal Living is not confined to only that, and interestingly, you can also have the same kind of Royal vibes if you have only the eye to find it and heart to feel it. For example, while visiting Benares last time in 2018, I stayed in the Dasaswamedh Boarding House, which was once famously known as the Calcutta Lodge, the old world mess kind of place to provide lodging to the Bengali tourists of all classes coming to Benares since many decades. The stay there was not particularly comfortable, and, far from Royal in usual sense, but the rich history it boasted of was definitely worth the Royal Feel of all time.

In today’s highly experimental and customizable lodging scenarios, which have mainly developed with time and the changing vision of the varied class of globe trotters all over the world, you can stay almost anywhere with any kind of lodging you prefer, as in, the plush resorts, rented apartments, cosy tents, heritage palaces turned into exquisite boutique hotels with all possible modern day amenities, remote cottages, comfy homestays or even at the usual traditional Royal Places, like, the Windamere Hotel in Darjeeling, to taste the fine British culture of old times in its full glory, or, the beautiful Brijrama Palace by the holy Ganges in Benares to experience the spiritual calmness of the historic old Benares city, or even, the iconic Taj Mahal Palace by the Gateway of India in Mumbai, which was built primarily to show protest against the atrocious behaviour of the British rulers to the general native Indians in colonial times, and, still feel equally Royal at heart.

The choice here is always yours, but whatever be your choice of lodging while roaming around the world today, unless you get connected to the soul of the place you are visiting, just staying royally would never serve a thing. After all, royalty is hardly in the grandeur and glamour outside, but it’s always how you feel inside💗

16/07/2023

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Murti...A River that touches your Soul

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Dooars in North Bengal has a lot to offer, jungles, rivers, indeginious independent tribal communities, mesmerising close up views of the nearby mighty Himalayan ranges, sprawling crop fields, lush green tea gardens and many more. You can’t go to Dooars and visit all things one at time. Many a visits too may leave you hungry and push you to pack your bags and come here again. That’s the charm of Dooars. It just gets into you and stays forever.

Likewise, I have come over to Dooars many times by now. I have visited its dense green jungles with tall trees, watched rhinos and elephants playing in the river with a mere distance of one hundred metres, climbed nearby Himalayan hills and enjoyed the flirty brooks and unknown waterfalls so many times, and, I came back to revisit them always. Among many such places, one that is quite close to my heart, is Murti in Lataguri division of Dooars, North Bengal. The first time I visited Murti was in 2009. It was a family trip. We alighted at the nearby New Mainaguri station at the crack of dawn and reached our resort Banani from there in an auto by half an hour to forty minutes only. It was a government guest house situated just by the bank of the Murti river, which is the sole attraction of this otherwise humble spot also, and offer great river experience first hand. We took two cottages in this resort and the stay was really very comfortable. We got a back side open view of the beautiful river here and after walking past the ground in this backyards, we can actually step down to the river flowing just outside our guest house boundary. The place actually has nothing else to offer, but the river Murti, and, that is the sole beauty of it. At that time in early to late 2000s, the place was quite a new discovery, and hence, was fortunately indeed a calm and quiet spot. In evenings, one could go to the river just minutes walking away, sit over its stoney banks and let the cool water pass by his feet, calming him from the core. There are moderately dense jungles on both sides of this river, and that also makes the sight all the more soothing to one’s eyes and nerves. It is primarily a serene place, just to get lost in oneself, and hence, a very quiet luxurious getaway destination for all kinds and ages of travellers.

There is a small narrow bridge over the Murti river that allows the cars and two wheelers to pass on both sides of the river, but in controlled measure, as the bridge has limited tolerance level. You can walk over the beautiful picturesque bridge too to enjoy your time here or just clicking photos to capture memories for future. But the life in Murti strictly comes to a halt after dark, as the remote place is full with wild animals, especially elephants. The area is situated inside the jungles of Dooars and not very far from the core areas of Gorumara, Lataguri and Chapramari division, all of which we had visited during our first visit. It was a memorable stay for all of us in those days, as it easily proved all age group friendly. The food at the guest house also was great, especially the indeginious local chicken curry and organic super tasty and healthy local produce for other meals.

Next time I got a chance to revisit Murti, was in 2021 and 2023, one directly from the nearby town of Cooch Behar by private car, and another, an auto rickshaw drive of merely fifteen minutes from the nearby Batabari locality. Though the river stayed same, but, I was intensely shocked to see the changed environment surrounding this calm spot. Everywhere I looked, it was touristy! There came out at least a dozen of newly built guests houses and the spot near the Bridge where you go down to the river bank, was full of numerous shacks selling hot and cold beverages, quick snacks and thousands of other items. The serinity is really gone by now and tourists and locals come here year around for quick and safe enjoyment. Crowd has really spoilt the serene beauty Murti it was once know for. Still if you choose to stay one or two nights here, ideally at Banani, you may get a glimpse of the calming beauty of Murti when no one is around, with its private steps to the river and off times to visit the banks of the river in early mornings, and that way even now, you can actually get the right taste of the river life of Murti, that will undoubtedly soothe your soul and calm you down for a long time, until you come back again.

16/06/2023

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Glenary's in Darjeeling...Not just an Eatery, but, an Emotion!

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What happens when an eatery becomes bigger in its legacy than what it serves on plates? Well, it becomes Glenary’s in Darjeeling then! This three storeyed cake and bakery shop of the old British colonial days, which is still mostly known for its delicious locally made different types of cakes, pastries, pizzas, pasta, muffins and numerous varieties of fresh breads and cookies to serve with its finest Darjeeling tea for breakfast every morning since 7 am ( though all the breakfast snack items are generally available from not before 11 am, as they are prepared everyday afresh), it also has a restaurant on its first floor, which is famous primarily for its Continental and European dishes, and, a pub and night club with live local bands performing every evening, is undoubtedly the most iconic star attraction of Darjeeling for ages now. The vibrant eatery situated on the slopes of Nehru road going down from the Mal towards the Chawk below, has also become a very prominent tourist attraction over the years, primarily for its history and the legacy, and, not the food or drinks it serves to its guests, which in itself very surprising to note. It was a simple cake and bread shop in the early days in British rule, but later in the post independence era, the hold was transferred to the Edwards family of the quaint Himalayan town, one of whose member was the manager of the shop at that time, and, the family still runs it successfully through generations. With time, they have developed the property and opened the restaurant and bar beside its old bakery joint, but the food items they serve in their original ground floor section for breakfast, is still the winner. Such the impeccable quality of their breads and other baked items, that many well known hotels of this town still source their food items to serve their own guests at breakfast. Glenary’s also got two more outlets serving their loyal and happy customers over this region, one is down at Chawk bazar, and another at the Bagdogra airport area in Siliguri. Both these stores are just merely food delivery and takeaway counters with humble seating arrangements, but always serve all the food items freshly sourced from the main Glenary’s shop in Nehru road.

We visit this iconic breakfast place whenever we are in Darjeeling. The position and food, both are so convenient and wholesome, that it becomes almost like a ritual to stop by this place every morning of our stay there. I often order the hot cheese drenched pizza melting divinely in mouth the minute I take a bite, with always a dessert to finish it, usually the blueberry pastry or the red velvet cake, both super dreamy taste wise. The variety of freshly baked breads and cookies are also a must with our cuppa of hot Darjeeling tea here. We choose our breads and pastries from their glass covered shelves circling the left portion of the shop while entering it in a huge oval shape till the cash counter beside the door to its open seating area outside, and then pay for our food and go out to sit and enjoy the mesmerising scenery from its balcony hanging out. This open seating area with wooden top rectangular tables with dark brown chairs is another reason making this food joint so popular among locals as well as tourists here. Though the food they serve here is really very good, the comfy feel one gets while enjoying that delicious food is undoubtedly the cherry on the pie. The whole place is also built and still managed to retain the beautiful charm of the bygone grand era, with its old fashioned heavily ornamental architecture, the rich and royal golden and brown colour scheme and the overall old world vibe. Hence, the moment you enter the place, you instantly get transferred to a whole new different era of time, where service was provided with a lot of class, quality and etiquette. Last time we visited Darjeeling in 2021, we noticed a locally sourced counter of handmade mementoes and knickknacks with a little counter beside the staircase too. Lockdown time had played a huge toll on the tourism business in Hills, and hence, by allowing this little exhibition of local people, they are standing by their people in their own way too, which I found really commendable and very respectful too. Glenary’s is thus not just an eatery in the Hills, it’s an emotion which everyone, tourists from all over the world or the local people living here, nurture and cherish all time. So, if you wish to visit this Queen of Hills on your next holiday, a trip to this iconic place is definitely a must!

04/06/2023

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Tabakoshi...A Place to find Oneself

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It was the mid of February this year. It was the month of Love. And, I was thinking where to go with my loved one. I have this habit of browsing through the Maps of World whenever I get a little me time, and, that’s how this time, I found a very remote and unspoilt hilly place, tucked cosily in the lap of green Himalayas, Tabakoshi! After a little research of my own, I understood that Tabakoshi is actually a very small village near Mirik town with very few inhabitants. The village falls under the district of Kalimpong, West Bengal, and, is only forty minutes drive from Mirik town. There is also another shortcut route to reach this beautiful little Himalayan hamlet within just twenty minutes, but unfortunately, the road was not in good condition when we visited it. For lodging, there are a number of private Homestays in Tabakoshi which have quickly developed in the last few years to especially cater to the city living travellers who prefer a peaceful, quiet and exclusive travel experience while vacationing. So all in all, it totally suited our mood board at that time and we booked one beautiful Homestay named The Riverside Dwelling in Tabakoshi a few days before the journey, and , the restless countdown to our coveted private trip began!

On the early morning of 14th of Feb, 2023, we board a Mirik bound government run bus from the Siliguri Bus Terminus and it took around three hours to reach the town. One can also go by private or hired car or even by a shared taxi, and that is advisable also, as a shared taxi or privately hired car would complete this journey within only one and half hours at maximum, and, which we actually opted for while returning back to Siliguri next day, but if you frankly ask me, a traveller at heart should take a bus ride in hills at least once in his life, as it offers a completely new spin to one's overall travel experience and actually allow one to mix with the local people organically. Also, as there are very few buses run through the hilly routes on daily basis here, the driver and conductor of the bus know almost all the regular passengers catching the bus by name and they also develop a very cordial, helpful and family kind of bonding with each other over time, and, getting a chance to witness such soulful love and care between total strangers, actually is so heavenly and magical that no words can express. The bus stops at a restaurant during its journey too for the breakfast break, which was around 10 am for our first morning bus, and, we all had a hearty breakfast before heading finally to our destination.

We reached Mirik at about 11 am. The bus stops at two places in Mirik, one stop is before the Mirik Lake gate, and another is at Mirik Bus Stand near the Mirik Monastery. To go to Tabakoshi, we contacted our Homestay owner already and it was agreed that he would send a car for us to drive there. Hence, a smiling happy face of a local young boy welcomed us at the Stand the minute we got down, and then, we all three start for Tabakoshi immediately.

We, who love to travel to the mountains quite often, are aware of the different demographic beauty the mighty Himalayas can offer with its varied routes. Every place in the mountains has a very personalised unique natural character and beauty of its own, and, Mirik is no exception. The town of Mirik may offer you only the Lake, market and Monastery within its walking range, but the actual natural beauty of the place can be experienced only if you choose the nearly undiscovered tiny villages tucked in the deep pockets of it. In our serene journey of forty long minutes, we passed through the beautiful tea estates Mirik proudly owns, like, the majestic Gopaldhara Tea Estate where the local people would offer you the garden's gloriously flavoured freshly plucked tea to taste or buy, Okyati Tea Estate, a very exclusive and organic tea garden of this region, and, the hugely sprawling gardens of the Thurbo Tea Estate covering most of this hilly parts of Mirik. The route we opted for had very few traffic, and we actually enjoyed a very private and cosy journey with clear blue sky up above and lush green tea gardens spreading over the endless ripples of mountain ridges on both sides. It was just so majestic and overwhelming and also a magically scenic experience of a lifetime, that one can only feel when one comes here. No words could ever express the feeling correctly.

After we reached The River Dwelling homestay, we surprisingly discovered that we were the only guests at the resort that day! It was just sheer luck, and, we naturally were overjoyed. The owner of the Homestay was away at Darjeeling for some work where they are opening a new property soon, and hence, only his dear old mother and his naughty little son warmly welcomed us in this property.

A number of Homestays have grown in this little hilly village lately, and some of them are quite popular by now as well, but, we chose River Dwelling particularly because of the two main reasons. Firstly, the location of the homestay, which was very reclusive and private, and secondly, the very fact, that a water stream joining the only river of this village, that is the beautiful Rang Bhang river, was flowing playfully just by the cottage we booked here. The Homestay was actually very cosily tucked into the extreme edge of the hillside and the backside of it went down steeply with very narrow winding walking stairs to the hearty river flowing with gusto below. Their dining and resting place was situated near this side also, a cottage style sitting arrangement with open sides all around, and hence, one can easily sit and enjoy the beautiful vastness of green mountains before them while having the homely cooked lunch of steaming hot fresh vegetables and juicy local chickens, or, just chatting and let the quietness and silence of this part of the world sweeps him away.

The Homestay had about ten rooms in well furnished natural wooden structure and the service was really quick. The people attending guests here are also very cooperative and helpful at all times. All meals, that is the lunch dinner and breakfast, were included with room tariff here, but, you can also order other items on prior notice basis if you please. We had a roasted chicken for evening snacks that day, and as always, it was just totally mouth watering! We had a long wooden table with benches before our room, and in the evening, we sat there cosily and enjoyed our blissful food with the beautiful constant lilting sound of the waterbody flowing just under. The experience was surreal. The experience was simply magical.

The next morning, we walked around the place a little. There was big furry white cat walking around the Homestay like a strict guardian of this place and one big brown coloured scary looking dog as well. Some local people were doing some repairs on backside of the place. There were many colourful flower bushes and beautiful hilly orchids grown here and there. Just over the boundary of the place in its right side, a small plainly built one room house was located, the only church of the place, very modest, very plain, yet so mesmerising. One should indeed come here to seek truth in simplicity, and if you ask me, that is actually the soul essence of Tabakoshi, nothing more, nothing less.

On our return, we had the same car we had yesterday, but with a new man on steering. The boy of yesterday went to Darjeeling for some work today. A very talkative and happy person this new driver of ours was and laughed at almost anything we were saying. So with a happy journey of mere forty minutes, we safely reached Mirik at about 12 noon, and, after walking around the tall and dense pine forest by the Mirik Lake for about an hour or so, we had our hearty lunch at a nearby hotel, and then, board on a shared taxi to head back home before it was dark.

In my decades of travelling years, now with time, I crave for soul enriching lifetime experiences only. What excites me now is not the usual touristy attractions anymore, but, the local people of the particular place and their life, culture and the unique way of their day to day living. Am I getting some new and life altering experience from giving my valuable time and hard earned money while travelling? Am I being useful to others in any organic way by my travel choices? Am I coming back with a travel experience that can give me some positive change in the way I would look at life after my trip? These are the questions bother me most while I feel like putting on my travel shoes these days, and in case of Tabakoshi, I can finally say, yeah, I really made it, with all my questions ticked at the right places!

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22/05/2023

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A Quiet Day's Out by the River Teesta

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Sometimes it happens that you only got a day’s time in hand and wish to unwind the whole week's stress quickly, so then, if you live in Siliguri in North Bengal, can be an ideal choice for sure. It’s just about 25 km by drive from the city and the newly built connecting road by the canal with the lush green Baikunthapur forest stretching out at your left can be a mesmerising view to behold and cherish during the journey. Moreover if lucky, you can even spot the snow clad mighty Kanchenjunga range also over this Baikunthapur forest too. What more to expect!

Now, what is Gajoldoba actually! Honestly speaking, it’s a man made tourist destination which got developed only after the much needed kilometres long barrage on the river Teesta was built few years back. It has beautiful greenery all around, open spaces to sooth your eyes and a lake to boat in evening too. The place is mostly famous for actually. Different local variety of birds flock over the lake during sunset and tourists may enjoy their playful chirping and dancing and flying in groups while witnessing one of the most gorgeous sunset over the Baikunthapur forest.

We went there just for a quick evening out in last March. There was a buzzing touristy crowd all over the small area definitely, but even so, you can feel that the little place is actually very quiet in nature. You just park your car or two wheeler in the parking area and walk around the whole place within merely two hours. It's a nature lover’s paradise actually. And, the most spectacular view you can watch from here is when you stand on the sideways of the barrage and look at the vastness of the great Teesta river for hours. So blue, so clear, so calm. The vision can literally calm you down from the inside and you can actually forget time and lost yourself completely in this surreal beauty of a river.

Gajoldoba is a fish lover’s paradise as well. Being in such close proximity to a natural waterbody, the local people here catch a lot of fresh fishes every day and offer the tourists coming here with any kind of dishes made with these fishes they can imagine of. We gorged on such many beautiful fish preparations in our trip there as well. They were fresh, lightly prepared and super tasty. There is a government run guest house just on the entrance of the sideways to the barrage as well, named Hawa Mahal, which can be booked online earlier by the government website if one wishes to stay overnight. We didn’t actually do that, but in my honest opinion, it can be a really good idea if you want to feel the true vibe of this place, quietly and privately, and just being alone with yourself and your thoughts. The place is vibrant at day time, but retires to its quiet true sense at night only. So, though the place got popularity for being a quick getaway from the hustle and bustle of a busy city lately, it can offer you way more if you decides for a night’s stay.

After our elaborate fishy lunch, we had a boat ride in the lake adjacent to this place too, for just hundred rupees per hour, and then, viewed the most beautiful sunset while flowing quietly over the long waterbody. The boats here are colourful but old fashioned ones. Motor driven boats haven’t introduced here purposefully because those would disturb the peace of the birds coming here during season time. After knowing this, the thoughtfulness really touched our hearts. In life, we must develop with time, but never at the price of our mother nature or fellow creatures. This natural understanding should always be maintained and appreciated as well, whatever the cost may be, for only then we can survive happily forever.

We returned from Gajoldoba at about 5 pm. Even now when I think of that suddenly decided short trip of ours months later, it still brings a quiet smile in my face. It was a very humble place. But as we know, sometimes humbleness only teaches us the best things in life, like we once discovered this gem of a place so unexpectedly, Gajoldoba on Teesta!

23/04/2023

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Bamboo Chicken Live Cooking Experience in Jhandidara

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A drenched snow capped blue disappearing in evening fog at distant, the rain kissed green trees hugging the beautiful with magical love in we were staying, and along with, the preparation of local delicacy of Bamboo Chicken was going on full swing under the shade of the view point up above, this was indeed the sole attraction of my short stay in this beautiful offbeat hilly hamlet in Kalimpong last August. The authentically prepared local dish was not only super tasty, but so simple in cooking, that remains a surreal mystery to me till date! It was indeed just like the people of that beautiful place we visited, simple and heart warming. Melted instantly in mouth and delicately flavoured with just the sprinkles of few regular spices and locally sourced herbs, the dish stayed afresh in my mind forever. So, ever visiting the beautiful Jhandidara in Kalimpong, tasting should remain top on every Travel and Food lover’s itinerary for sure. Happy Travelling, Happy Exploring and Happy Eating!!

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23/04/2023

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বর্ষার হিমালয় আর ধোঁয়া ওঠা বাঁশ পোড়া মুরগি

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চোখের সামনে গগনচুম্বী বরফে মোড়া বিশাল হিমালয় যখন সন্ধ্যার রহস্যময়ী আলো আঁধারে আবছায়া ছায়ার মতোন প্রায় অদৃশ্য আর আশপাশ ঘিরে ফেলেছে সদ্য কয়েক ঘন্টার ঝুপঝুপে পাহাড়ি বৃষ্টিতে ভেজা আরও ঘন হয়ে ওঠা গাঢ় সবুজ, তখনই ঝান্ডিদাঁড়ার হোমস্টের সবচেয়ে উঁচু টিলাটার ওপরের ভিউ পয়েন্টের খোলা ছড়ানো ছাতার মতো শেডের নীচে দাঁড়িয়ে বৃষ্টিস্নাত পাহাড়ের কনকনে ঠান্ডায় কাঁপতে কাঁপতে প্রস্তুতি চলছিল এখানকারই একটি বিশেষ ডেলিকেসি পদ বানানোর, ব্যাম্বু চিকেন, অর্থাৎ, বাঁশ পোড়া মুরগি।

এই ব্যাম্বু চিকেন বা বাঁশ পোড়া মুরগি আসলে একটি খুবই পুরনো দেশীয় পদ যা শুরু হয়েছিল আরাকু উপত্যকার আদিবাসীদের একটি প্রধান পুষ্টিদায়ক খাদ্য হিসেবে। মূলত কোনও বাসনপত্রের ব্যবহার ছাড়াই শুধুমাত্র খুব সাধারণ কিছু মশলার সহযোগে অতি কম সময়েই এটি তৈরি করা যায় বলে গরীব আদিবাসীদের মধ্যে এই রান্না ক্রমেই বেশ জনপ্রিয় হয়ে ওঠে। তবে আরাকু ভ্যালি ছাড়াও বিভিন্ন দুর্গম ও প্রত্যন্ত পাহাড়ি অঞ্চলেও এই পদটির সন্ধান পাওয়া যায়, এবং, আমাদের ঝান্ডিদাঁড়ায় থাকাকালীন যে রেসিপির ব্যাম্বু চিকেনটি আমরা খেয়েছিলাম, তা ছিল সত্যিই বড় সুস্বাদু ও পুরোপুরিভাবেই দেশীয় পাহাড়ি সহজ পদ্ধতিতে বানানো। স্থানীয় বাঁশঝাড় থেকে টাটকা মাপ করে কেটে আনা প্রায় এক ফুট লম্বা বাঁশের চোঙের মধ্যে যৎসামান্য মশলা মাখানো দেশি মুরগির ছোট ছোট নরম টুকরোকে ঠেসে ঢুকিয়ে অনেকটা সময় নিয়ে ঘুরিয়ে ঘুরিয়ে আগুনের মধ্যে সেঁকে তৈরি হয় এই ভীষণ রসালো সুস্বাদু স্থানীয় পদটি।

পাহাড়ের যে কয়েকটি নিজস্ব পদ আমি এযাবৎ খেয়েছি, ব্যাম্বু চিকেন তার মধ্যে খুব ওপরের দিকেই থাকবে, আর, এর প্রধান কারণ এটা আমাদের এই সমতলের নানা দরকারি অদরকারি সুবিধা অসুবিধার স্বস্তিদায়ক আবহাওয়া থেকে বহুদূরের এইসব সাধারণ ও প্রত্যন্ত পাহাড়ি এলাকার সহজ সরল সাধারণ পরিবেশের সাথে মানানসই একটা সহজ আড়ম্বরহীন পদ বলেই। এই রান্নায় কোনও ঝক্কি নেই, কোনও অযাচিত প্রয়োজনাতিরিক্ত মশলার ব্যবহার নেই, এবং তারপরেও তা সুস্বাদুই শুধু নয়, একান্তভাবে স্বাস্থ্যকর এবং উপকারীও বটে, যা এখানকার কঠিন ও পরিশ্রমসাধ্য জীবনযাপনের জন্যে খুবই জরুরি। এবং, সেকারণেই হয়তো এটা পরবর্তীতেও যে ক’বার খাওয়ার সুযোগ ঘটেছে, সবসময়ই ব্যাম্বু চিকেনের অসাধারণ স্বাদ ও এক বিশেষ বাঁশপোড়াজনিত গন্ধের সৌরভটুকু ছাড়িয়েও মনকে মাতিয়ে রেখেছিল ওইসব জায়গারই কিছু মরমী মনকেমনের স্মৃতি, ভরা পাহাড়ি বর্ষার সেই বৃষ্টিভেজা নানা নাম না জানা সবুজ গাছগাছালিতে ঘেরা এক আশ্চর্য মায়াময় পাহাড়ি গ্রামের ছবি, আর, তার সদা হাস্যমুখ সহজ সরল ও আশ্চর্য জীবনশক্তিতে ভরা স্থানীয় মানুষগুলো। আর, এই না ভুলতে পারা সুন্দর স্মৃতিগুলোই বোধ হয় আমার এই ব্যাম্বু চিকেন অভিজ্ঞতার সবচেয়ে অমূল্য পাওনা।

A drenched snow capped blue Himalayas disappearing in evening fog at distant, the rain kissed green trees hugging the beautiful Homestay with magical love in we were staying, and along with, the preparation of local delicacy of Bamboo Chicken was going on full swing under the shade of the view point up above, this was indeed the sole attraction of my short stay in this beautiful offbeat hilly hamlet in Kalimpong last August. The authentically prepared local dish was not only super tasty, but so simple in cooking, that remains a surreal mystery to me till date! It was indeed just like the people of that beautiful place we visited, simple and heart warming. Melted instantly in mouth and delicately flavoured with just the sprinkles of few regular spices and locally sourced herbs, the dish stayed afresh in my mind forever. So, ever visiting the beautiful Jhandidara in , tasting Bamboo Chicken should remain top on every Travel and Food lover’s itinerary for sure. Happy Travelling, Happy Exploring and Happy Eating!!

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