Epar Bangla and Opar Bangla meets at Illish Utsav

It was a royal repast! I was seated in an exclusive room, along with other guests, on an antique dining table, richly upholstered chair seats in burgundy velvet, matching perfectly with the equally gorgeous velvet wall linings. It had a royal feel! It was heightened further by the exclusive artefacts and the sepia-toned framed portraits of unknown people adorning one of the walls. It was here that I was served the much coveted silver fish on a kansa (bell metal) plate…and the place was Sonar Tori (golden boat).