Zubin Mehta would possibly approve of the natural setting of this concerto. The Ganges is the riverine conductor. Rickety country boats, mechanised trawlers and steamships are the instrumentalists. All day, like a philharmonic orchestra in full range, they sync to the ebb and flow of the mighty river at Raichak. 

The organic orchestra amidst the cocooned calm that we experience as part-writer, part-holidayer, is at the Taj Ganga Kutir Resort & Spa, Raichak, located two-and-a-half hours away from the bustle of Kolkata. It’s where she is in her magnificent, final stretch, before meeting the Bay of Bengal. Raichak has a storied charm, we soon learn from our knowledgeable guide, as we walk around sections of the expansive property; the river is by our side like a lover who simply won’t leave our sight. Once a fishing community, it had a citadel, was a colonist outpost for jute trade established by the East India Company, and a key harbour.