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
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,
Shriman Prithviraj (1973) Cast: Ayan Bandyopadhyay, Mahua Roychoudhury, Sandhya Roy, Utpal Dutt, Biswajit Chatterjee, Satya Bandyopadhyay, Rabi Ghosh, Chinmoy Roy, Santosh Dutta, Padma Devi Director: Tarun Majumdar Sweet, laugh out loud funny, wholesome, yet meaningful. In a nutshell, that sums up one of Bengali cinema’s most beloved classics.
In its edition dated October 10, 1825, the English-language daily Bengal Hurkaru published a gushing eulogy to the Durga Puja at the residence of ‘Baboo Pron Kissen Holdor’ in Chinsurah. The residence, which apparently resembled a European mansion, had a huge salon on the ground
Chaitali is a published writer, translator, journalist and language teacher based in Netherlands Fall is almost on its way and nature in the European cities is especially charmingly stunning during the autumn. This is the magical time when the trees are transformed into a blaze of
Durga Puja is not just a celebration – It is worshipping nature “Tadeiba cha Badhishyami, Durga Makhyam Mahasuram Durga Debiti Bikhyatam, Tasmei Nama Bhabishyati.” Durga Puja is not just about celebrating triumph of good over evil. But it is also about celebrating and welcoming Nature. Goddess Durga’s yellow
Tucked in the forested tribal terrain of Purulia is a 350-year-old Durga Puja where the Sonar Durga or the idol made of gold is kept in a bank vault and taken out with strict security only during the days of the puja. Imagine Ma Durga
When a street turns into a nostalgic journey for generations, a street that never sleeps, a street that harbours memories for centuries, then that street turns into the central theme of a book for sure. One such street that has intrinsically imbibed into the ethos