Rekha Barman The Forgotten Comfort: Why Poiṭa Bhāt Still Matters Today It was one of those slow, golden mornings of childhood—the kind that stay etched in your heart forever. I must’ve been around ten, sitting on the cool mud floor of my grandmother’s kitchen. Outside, the monsoon breeze whispered through the banana trees. Inside, in a humble … Read more
Where My Soul Found Its Home in the Middle of the River There are moments in life when everything feels adrift—like your heart is searching for something, but you can’t quite name it. I was there once. Carrying the weight of quiet chaos, walking through days that felt colorless. Until one gentle morning, everything changed. … Read more
Where My Childhood Still Breathes—A Silent Love Letter Written in Ripples Some places don’t just hold memories—they breathe them back into life. The Mighty Dighalipukhuri is that sacred space for me. More than a lake, it’s the cradle of my childhood, where every ripple still carries echoes of who I used to be. It’s not … Read more
When the Sky Breathes, Our Souls Listen There’s a moment—just before the rain, just before the wind cries out—when the world falls completely still. The birds hush. The trees stiffen. And in that deep, expectant silence, something ancient stirs in our hearts. That’s when she arrives. Sky-dancer Bordoichila—not just a storm, but a presence. A … Read more
The Vanishing Fragrance: How the Nahar Phool Became a Forgotten Prayer in the Rush of Our Restless Lives Listen—before the alarm’s glare and the world’s loud orders pull us out of bed, there is a secret hour when light drips gently through the sky, and the air still remembers how to sigh. In that tender … Read more
Have You Forgotten the Fire That Once Lived in You? There was a time I felt alive in a way that words could barely touch—bold, untamed, and full of spark. Do you remember that part of you too? The version who ran barefoot through dreams, spoke from the heart without fear, laughed without holding back, … Read more
A Bite of Bhim Kol, A Flood of Feelings: Why This Fruit Tastes Like Home Some fruits fill your stomach.But some—like the Powerful Bhim Kol—fill your soul. The moment I peel back its thick skin, that sweet, earthy scent rises gently… and suddenly, I’m no longer here. I’m a child again, sitting barefoot on a … Read more
When a Simple Bamboo Awakens the Silent Songs Sleeping Deep Inside Us There’s something beautifully unexpected about how a simple piece of bamboo can awaken emotions we didn’t even know were still inside us. Just a soft twang, a tender vibration—and suddenly, we’re not just hearing music, we’re feeling something deeper, something ancient and pure. … Read more
The Magic of the Traditional Instrument Pepa—A Symphony of the Soul Close your eyes and let the sound of the Pepa wash over you. Can you hear it? That deep, soulful call, as though the very essence of Assam is whispering through the winds. It’s not just a sound but a language—a language that speaks … Read more
When Beats Become Emotions, and Sound Becomes a Soul’s Language Some sounds are not meant just to be heard—they’re meant to be felt. Deep down. In the silence between heartbeats. In the corners of memories we thought we had forgotten. For me, one such sound is the BihuBoom Dhol—a beat that doesn’t just echo in … Read more
