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Let the French celebrate their ménage de troi, the Americans, their prom, we Bengalis have always championed our own original contribution to the global vocabulary of love and sex, thank you very much. It is the much serenaded: prem. Amply inspired by the rain and slush filled afternoons of our parts, the particular colours of our smoke-stained greenery, the sounds of our rumbling buses, and the competitive pricing of our cinema-halls-to-make-out-in, prem flourished robustly in Calcutta for decades.  Read more >

That there is a whiff of the languid about the title is the only saving grace. Because touring India in its glorious original season – the summer – is a certifiably insane project. Here's the deal: India in a 100 days. A life-altering journey*. On a tight budget. Make that, a v.v. tight budget. 500 rupees a day as a matter of fact. For 2.  Read more >