It’s puja time in Kolkata and it is also a time when trees fall victim to the thoughtless and heartless annihilation of puja organisers, advertisement and hoarding companies who are out there to advertise their products to puja crowds at large. Huge flex and billboards
For the past two years, the pandemic had forced people to stay indoors, and the city wore a desolate look. But this year Kolkata is back on its feet, all set and raring to go. Four professional theatre groups will be hosting a four-day theatre
New Market-1905 In the first part of this article, which you can read here, we started out with old Calcutta neighbourhoods bearing the suffixes ‘tala’, ‘tola’ and ‘para’, as an indication of the predominant professional communities inhabiting the city, as well its geography, in the 17th
India's royalty lost their official powers when the nation gained Independence in 1947 but the modern-day royal families continue to adhere to age-old family traditions. Times have changed and so have the financial status of these once-powerful monarchs but when it comes to hosting events
“Why do we seek Mother? The reason is any worship is incomplete without the presence of Mother. In our society, whenever we have sailed too close to the wind, we have invoked Mother to protect us. With all our intellect and imagination put together, we
In what is one of the most endearing stories of friendship and love to come out this festive season, one of Bengal's most talented visual artists Oiendrila Ray Kapur has created a stunning art work of Goddess Durga as a way to pray for the
The evening of Mahalaya, September 25, turned out to be a somewhat unique one - for members of the Bidhan Sarani Atlas Club Puja committee, for members of the Kolkata Police Dog Squad, and for all the guests who turned up to watch. The occasion
One of the most invoked forms of Goddess Durga is her manifestation as the youthful, multi-armed deity who successfully battles the mighty buffalo demon that symbolizes among other things, the elemental powers of brutish ignorance. Mahishasura’s sole purpose was to dominate and control and his
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The month of October carries an aura of piety and celebration, cutting across all socio-economical and religious barriers. This is the auspicious month for Durga Puja, the autumnal festival (Sharodiya utsab), celebrated in different parts of the country, but most notably in the eastern region,