Durga Puja is the largest festival in West Bengal, and one of the largest in India. But this simple sentence says nothing. As a visitor to our beautiful state, or even as a resident, unless you have been on a ‘Puja Parikrama’, or tour of Durga
Theme: "Sorbojoner Durgapujo", Purbachal Shakti Sangha, Kolkata In the city of Kolkata, Durga Puja has always been more than just the worship of the goddess Durga and the metaphoric celebration of good over evil that she represents. Right from the 18th century, there was an element
Pata Durga People nowadays have almost forgotten about the existence of ‘Pata Durga’, one of the earliest art forms that celebrated Maa Durga. Worshipping ‘patas’ with figurines of Maa Durga drawn upon those, was popular almost in every part of Bengal. The bright earthen colours of
Deulghata Durga Puja, Purulia Purulia is famous for many things such as the Chau dance, the Masks of Charida village which are used in the martial dance of Chau, its rich biodiversity, and so on. Along with all this, it is also distinguished for hosting the
Tandon Bari of Jorasanko as a theatre stage Walking down the lanes of Kolkata is like a treasure hunt which leads to age-old architectural beauties. Along the lanes of Jorasanko, still stand some of the architectural jewels, far from the hawk eyes of developers. They have
For those who have tasted the round and crunchy and juicy Roshokodombo know exactly why this particular sweet of Bengal survived the test of time, even though many other sweets of the Bengal Sultanate era did not. Simple. They were heavenly in taste and looked
Legendary artist/author Benode Behari Mukherjee Legendary artist/author Benode Behari Mukherjee (7 February 1904–11 November 1980) emphasized in one of his essays, that the sense of intuition is what truly allows an artist to understand an object by contemplation instead of observation. On September 24, Kolkatans woke up
Shantipur is a small, quaint, sleepy town in Nadia district of West Bengal. It’s a city steeped in tradition, famous for Ras Utsav and Dol Utsav, both linked to the cult of Lord Krishna. But it is equally famous for its Kali Puja and of
Legendary singer Sandhya Mukherjee About a decade ago, I was coordinating a music video project involving 100 icons of Bengal. Naturally, Gitashree Sandhya Mukhopadhyay would be foremost among them. Having been warned that she was not particularly receptive when it came to anything other than music,
Sunil Pal, a self-taught artist -Image : X(Twitter) Pedestrians walking down the busy footpath in front of Axis Bank, Golpark branch in South Kolkata, have often encountered an old man stooping over a small canvas, his withered hand busy drawing or painting deftly. A few paintings