There's a beautiful piece of cloth adorning a wall in the living room of former US President Barack Obama, one that he himself chose to buy over several other works of art. Any Bengali who sees it will recognise it instantly as an example of
Nine-year-old wonder boy Ayush Nandi has created a stupendous Durga idol with paper to entertain himself and others in the family during these times of COVID Pandemic when most of us will watch Puja from the safety of our homes. Ayush like many others of
Durga Puja is not just a religious festival. Over the years the event has transformed into an annual carnival with jaw-dropping public art installations. Kolkata is temporarily transformed into a huge public art gallery with beautiful idols of the goddess, all-night crowds, live music sessions,
Durga Puja is just a week away and installation artists are nearing completion of their projects. Final touches are being given here and there and then their labour of love will be ready for display. The annual autumnal festival is renowned for their the extravagant
A middle-aged man walking absent-mindedly on the road. His leaky pen has already created a graffiti on his shirt pocket, but he is oblivious of everything around him as he walks with his eyes fixed on the road. He takes long strides as he has
Economic boom during 1990s, regulated inflow of sponsorship and investment of the corporate world in Durga Puja. More money meant more glamour and original flavour of tradition finally gave way to turning Durga Puja into the world’s largest public installation art form with a separate
Historically, Barisha is one of the oldest boroughs in Kolkata. The Sabarna Roy Choudhurys’, one of the oldest zamindar families of Bengal and the trustee of Kalighat Kali Temple lives in Barisha. The Durga Puja celebration of Sabarna Roy Choudhury family at Barisha was launched
Street installations during Durga Puja have limited shelf life no doubt. Despite the sweat and time that goes into erecting them, they get pulled down within days. What then changed over the past decade, that lead to a complete paradigm shift from age-old tradition to
Durga Puja, the annual autumnal festival is heralded with much pomp and grandeur in Bengal. The puja unleashes a gamut of emotions for Bengalis not only in the state but across continents, living in every corner of the world. This is October and the biggest
This is an unprecedented year for Sovabazar Rajbari, the house that always used to be kept wide open during Durga Puja, entertaining hundreds of tourists from across India and globe, who descended to see one of the oldest Durga Puja of Bengal. Thanks, to the