Shonar Bengal

Host Sumona is visiting East Kolkata’s Tangra region. She listens to Sanjay Mandal group’s music, buys a book and visits Sahaj Band. She explores Topsia’s rooftop café, Offbeat, and watches a play.

Host Sumona visits the Sundarbans. Pakhiralay village’s `jatra pala’ fascinates her. Tour guide Bhaswati tells her many unknown things. She visits Jhorkhali and Jatar Deul and ends her tour.

Sumona goes from the city to the mountains. She finishes river rafting in Darjeeling, completes her rock-climbing training at H.M.I. and dines at the legendary mountaineer, Kushang Sherpa’s house.

Sumona’s second day at Darjeeling starts with paragliding. Later, she plucks tea leaves with Happy Valley tea estate’s workers and ends her day by listening to a Nepali band at Glenary’s.

Sumona visits Darjeeling’s Ghum railway station with singer Vaishali. She clears the third level of rock climbing and goes to Mall Road for shopping. Later, she reminisces scenes from the film Barfi.

Sumona goes to Buxa Tiger Reserve, 200 km away from Darjeeling. She begins her safari with Parveen Kashwan in a misty atmosphere and is thrilled to see leopards, bisons, peacocks and deer.

Host Sumona treks up to Zero Point and listens to the story of Buxa Hill. Later, Sumona is fascinated by the life stories of a lady constable, Shima, and a female football coach, Bhabani Mundar.

Sumona travels 700 km and goes from Alipurduar to Purulia. She meets Chhau dancer Moushumi there and goes with her to Nischintapur and Mukhosh Gram where she enjoys a Chhau dance performance.

Sumona reaches Panskura village after eating `Khichdi’ made from rice de-husked manually in a `dhenki’. She learns pottery from potter Baul Das and goes in search of Dhokra artists in Bikna village.