Rimjhim Mitra,

Actress

nMy all-time favourite long drive is the trip from Calcutta to Shantiniketan. We’ve been frequent visitors to Shantiniketan for a long time now. Usually I go with my mother and a friend during Dol or Poushmela. It’s a beautiful drive. The highways have been revamped and the greenery on either side of the road is very soothing to the senses. We also make it a point to stop for lyangchas and shingara around Shaktigarh, which is on the way — though most of the good shops there are gone now. Another highlight of the drive is the dhaba food. No matter how bad the oil is, the food always tastes divine!

Closer to the city, I enjoy driving along the stretch of road around Rajarhat. It is a welcome contrast to our traffic-laden city streets and infuses some change into my usual driving routine.