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Musings of a Curious and Wandering Mind



Whispers from the Columns: The Slow Fade of Andul Rajbari's Grandeur
Nestled 30 km from Kolkata in Andul, Howrah, Andul Rajbari (Anandadham) rises as a majestic 1834 palace built by Raja Rajnarayan Roy Bahadur. Towering Doric columns, lakhori brickwork, arched verandas, and Indo-European fusion once hosted grand soirées & Durga Puja revelry. Now, peeling plaster exposes forgotten bricks, weeds invade cracked frames, & the naach mahal's collapsed roof frames open sky. A heritage gem that crumbles amid neglect—will Bengal save this architectural
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15 hours ago4 min read


When a Flyway Fell Silent: Omid and the Vanishing Memory of Migration
This embroidery is a tribute to Omid, the last known Siberian crane of the western migratory flyway, & to an ancient journey that once linked the Arctic tundra of Russia with the wetlands of the Caspian Sea. Omid’s solitary migration embodied the memory of a vanished flyway erased by habitat loss, climate change, and human pressure. His disappearance after 2023 marks not only the possible loss of a single bird, but the silent collapse of an entire migration system that had en
Brishti
Jan 244 min read


Scrolling ourselves into Environmental Decline
As of February 2025, 5.56 billion people—67.9% of the global population—were internet users. Of these, 5.24 billion (or 63.9% of world's...
Brishti
Apr 25, 20257 min read


Aerial Embroidery Inspired by Water Lily Harvesting at Mekong Delta, Vietnam
The water lily harvest takes place in the labyrinth of water and land of the Mekong Delta and is one of the many wonders of Vietnam. This...
Brishti
Jan 3, 20242 min read
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