Name
Shreerupa Basu Das
City
UK
Country
UK
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Biography
I am a qualified chartered accountant ,mother of two living in the United Kingdom for the last six years. I love reading books and I read anything that I can lay my hands on. I like travelling and have been to different places in Europe ,America whether on a road trip or on a cruise or trying out different sports or activities with an adventurous partner. I have moved throughout UK in these last six years due to my husband's job.
Articles posted By Shreerupa Basu Das (TOI Contributor)
A river festival along the banks of the Soar was recently held in Leicestershire.
Living in India, I had never felt the urge or need to drive. After moving to UK, I realised driving is a necessity and driving to work is done by majority. In fact using the public transport to commute is not a preferred mode here.
My first experience of a traditional Christmas market was in the beautiful city of York where I tasted the famous hot mulled wine.
We had our first proper Diwali in UK after moving to Leicester about three years back. Leicester has a huge population of people of Asian-origin and its Diwali celebrations are one of the biggest events happening outside India.
Suggestions/advices from friends, travel channels, travel companies all pointed to the sunny Mediterranean as the first choice for any cruise.
When I first landed here, it was a cold December night in London. And I had my first glimpse of London from the aircraft.
As I gear up to celebrate another Durga Puja abroad, memories of numerous pujas celebrated at home come up.
