The lost world of Puja Barshikis
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New documentary pays tribute to the dhaak, the soul of Durga Puja
A hollowed mango tree log about 2.5 to 3 feet long, covered at both ends with goatskin (now replaced by fibre or other synthetic materials) - that is a ‘dhaak’, the quintessential Bengali percussion instrument, inextricably associated with Durga Puja. One of many indigenous musical instruments
PUJO READ: Uttam Kumar — A Life in Cinema; Bloomsbury
Not every Bengali will be on the streets this year pandal hopping, for there are many of us who love to spend a quiet Pujo, back home in the middle of books. GB recommends this particular book that features the man whose smile has swept
A 500-year-old Durga Puja along the Shali River of Bankura
Far from the maddening crowds of Kolkata’s Puja revelers and dazzling pandals, lies Shyamdaspur, a tiny hamlet, tucked in Bankura’s hinterland. The Shali River flows gently by this idyllic village. Unending stretches of green fields sway in the gentle breeze and hurried barren feet of
Hooghly artist creates history by drawing CM’s miniature on palm leaf
HRecently Tarakeshwar-based artist Malay Ghosh’s name appeared in the prestigious ‘India Book of Records 2021’ for drawing a miniature portrait of West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, on palm leaf. He took just 25 minutes to execute the entire painting! Not one to sit on his
‘Nostalgia’– Germany’s Bangla Band all set to sing Rabindrasangeet in German this Pujo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6CAa0QWE_k Rock culture is not new to India. When the world was listening to The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, Simon & Garfunkel in the 1960s, Indian Rock rolled into the picture with the Raga Rock; a style of music which involves the fusion of western
Non-vaccinated Dhakis face difficult future as puja pandals imposes restrictions in hiring
A scene that was so familiar every year infront of Sealdah station even a few years back --- Dhakis in groups landing in Kolkata from distant villages and congregating in front of Sealdah station, playing their ‘dhak’ in unison and reaching a crescendo now and
Jute Durga Idol with a difference – made by orphans of Nimtouri Orphanage
As Kolkata clubs are competing with each other to display their big budget theme puja pandals, a bunch of young orphans of Nimtouri are trying to pull up their own Puja with a difference. Where emotions flow, where sincerity reigns and where the artistic creativity
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