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Mezze is widely served in the Greek and Middle eastern world. An assortment of little dishes and tasters which accompany an ouzo or a glass of wine. So when you read Mezze Moments you will have tasty snippets of life as I live it, India for four years and now Brisbane Australia, all served up with some Greek fervour and passion.


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The Terror of Bengal

Looking out onto the Ganges I see nothing but clumps of water hyacinths and branches floating in its waters.The river seems free of the copious…

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Baul Music

We were introduced to a fascinating group of Bengali Musicians who came to play for us with a number of instruments I had never seen…

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Life by the river.

A walk through squash and aubergine plantations, turmeric and corn fields and rice paddies. A vibrant green punctuated by yellow and purple flowers stretching out…

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A greater Bengal

It covered a vast area which consisted of present day West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha and Bangladesh. Murshidabad was a revenue capital of the 18th century…

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Pandua and Gaur

Two medieval cities of the Bengal sultanate located in current day West Bengal. Enormous sites carefully protected and preserved by Archaelogy Survey of India with…

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A bend in the river

We have reached Farakka Barrage. A major infrastructure project with 120 gates, 2.8 kms long.The Barrage determines the allocation of water between Bangladesh and India.…

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