Shantiniketan is a place that I have now visited four times but haven’t been able to post a blog to date. My procrastination had held me back from penning down words describing my experience in the area held in great reverence by Bengalis all over the world.
I first went to Shantiniketan in 2017 and I remember quite well it was a memorable trip with childhood friends. It was raining cats and dogs but still, we enjoyed ourselves as it was our first trip outside Kolkata. Bittersweet moments come to the mind as I know that whenever we meet now, one of us will not be there. People pass away but the memories live on. I only want to remember the smiling face of the person, blurring out everything else.
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