I first came to know about Bon Bibi while reading Amitava Ghosh's Hungry Tide. In fact, Sunderbans unfolded before me because I read that book. Strange though, I was living in Kolkata for so many yaers but before that I had never had an urge to travel to Sunderbans! And I call myself a travel enthusiast! But seriously, my curiosity about Sunderbans happened only after that. "Hungry Tide" is a great book. I am a huge fan of Amitava Ghosh's books. Since I read that book, I have visited Sunderbans twice and I plan to go there again this winter. The legend of Bon Bibi fascinated me. In Sunderbans, Bon Bibi is the deity everyone prays to before going about their everyday business. She is the protector of the people; she protects the people from tigers. Hindus and Muslims alike, pray to the Goddess. According to the legend, there was a Sufi fakir, Ibrahim who lived in Medina. He was childless. Archangel Gabriel gave him a boon. He had two children, a daughter (Bon B...
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Tadoba is in Maharashtra and the best way to reach Tadoba is via Nagpur. Nagpur is well connected; you can take a train from any of the metro cities or fly depending on what works out best for you. From Nagpur it takes around 3 hours to reach Tadoba by road.
ps : unable to see pics well on mobile view.. its all compressed.. have u checked ur mobile view? do check.
in the mobile view the pics get compressed. I will try to change the theme.Thanks so much for the suggestion.