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Dr Biswa Pratim Bhowmick

Biswa Pratim Bhowmick was born in Kolkata and currently with the Fordham University as Assistant Dean/Associate Director with the Higher Education Opportunity Program at the campus in the Bronx. He is a habitual traveller with keen interest in history, culture and people. He has travelled extensively within USA. He also frequently visits Europe and Asia.
Bangkok Royal Palace complex
Finding Garuda in Grand Palace Bangkok

Kulap had already told me about the extent of the popularity this legendary half-human, half-bird mythical creature enjoyed in Thai culture and architecture.

visit to royal observatory greenwich
Where the East Meets the West

It was easy to figure out that the Observatory was only a short distance away. I had almost made it to the point where the

Stamford Bridge Chelsea Football Club stadium
Touching the Lion of Chelsea

Entering the stadium building through a side door, with our cameras and phones in hand, we followed Jaime up several steps.

Sherlock Holmes statue London
Letters to the Detective: A Visit to Sherlock Holmes Museum London

My quest, that day, was to find the museum in London dedicated to a very popular fictional character whose statue I had just admired in

house of Dr Johnson in London
Let Us Raise a Pint Together: Visit to Dr Samuel Johnson’s House

This was just what I had come looking for – the dictionary in two volumes compiled by Dr. Samuel Johnson and his team on the

statue of queen boudica westminster
Queen Boudica and The Rani of Jhansi

The Queen of Jhansi would fight for her land. Many centuries after the battle fought by Queen Boudica, the British wanted to take away the

siam niramit show bangkok
The Mesmerizing Siam Niramit Show of Bangkok

It was a cultural show that consisted of several segments and the one I was watching at that time of the laser interruption was a

USS Arizona memorial
Tora, Tora, Tora – This is no Drill : Part II

Within thirty minutes, our boat had made a sharp turn and reached the edge of the memorial. We stepped out and walked up the ramp

USS Arizona memorial
Tora, Tora, Tora – This is no Drill : Part I

The white boat was twenty feet long, white seats went across and the top was covered. It gently rocked from side to side, one by

photo by biswa bhowmick
New York and Vignettes of its History

Wickquasgeck Trail, Heeren Straat, Heeren Wegh and Broadway I had noticed the girl walking towards me across the grass in the park as I looked