Ashvinee Nagle

Digha and Mandarmani travel guide: Bay of Bengal beaches, seafood, sunrises and an easy weekend escape from Kolkata – when to go and how to plan your trip.

Bishnupur travel guide: 17th-century terracotta temples, Baluchari silk saris, Bishnupur gharana music and the Rasmancha – when to go and how to plan your visit.

Shantiniketan travel guide: Tagore’s Visva-Bharati, Baul folk singers, the Sonajhuri forest market and Poush Mela – a UNESCO cultural landscape, and how to plan your visit.

Kalimpong travel guide: Buddhist monasteries, flower nurseries, colonial churches and wide Himalayan views – a calm alternative to Darjeeling, and how to plan your days.

Sundarbans travel guide: boat safaris through the world’s largest mangrove forest, Royal Bengal tigers, crocodiles and birdlife – when to go and how to plan your trip.

Darjeeling travel guide: sunrise over Kanchenjunga at Tiger Hill, the UNESCO toy train, tea gardens, monasteries and momos – when to go and how to plan your days in the Queen of Hills.

Kolkata travel guide: the Victoria Memorial, Howrah Bridge and the river, College Street and adda, Durga Puja, the best kathi rolls and mishti, when to go and how to plan your days.

Patiala travel guide: the ten-acre Qila Mubarak, the mirror-work Sheesh Mahal and its medal gallery, Baradari Gardens, the bazaars for juttis and parandas, day trips and how to plan your visit.

Anandpur Sahib travel guide: Takht Sri Keshgarh Sahib where the Khalsa was founded, the Virasat-e-Khalsa museum, the ring of forts, Hola Mohalla, day trips and how to plan your visit.

Chandigarh travel guide: Nek Chand’s Rock Garden, Sukhna Lake, Le Corbusier’s Capitol Complex, Asia’s largest rose garden, cafes and shopping, when to go and how to plan your days.