You have to be a Bengali to understand the real essence of Durga Puja, said none. If you have an element like me as a flatmate, roommate, fellow hosteller, classmate, a colleague, or as a friend, which I am sure you must have...
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Dear Navratri celebrating North Indian, Since years I get this look when I say or cook fish during Navratri, “Arrey baap re, you are having non-veg”, followed by “these 9 days we don’t even touch garlic or onion”...
If anyone asks me which is your best trip till date, I would without even shuffling trips in my mind, shoot – Kolkata trip during Durga Puja 2014. It was a 4 day non-stop Pandal Hopping extravaganza! All streets lighted-up...
It was about 12 pm. when Rohit landed at the Dum Dum Airport. I was occupied with my relatives at my father’s guest home in Parnashree when he came. But such was Kolkata’s traffic at the onset of this gigantic...
30th September ‘ 2014 We left early, at around 4 p.m. for our first destination, Suruchi Sangha, a 55-yr old consistent performer in the Durga Puja market. Mesmerised by it’s innovation, we entered into World Peace...
1st October ‘ 2014 After getting ourselves off to a blistering start on Day 1, where we scored more Pujas than expected, the Day 2 began with light rain. We had left our pavilion at around 9:30 to reach Manicktala...
2nd October ‘ 2014 After two days of utmost joy, the delightful Maha Ashtami, also known as Durga Ashtami had arrived. The plan was set. Making the Ashtami morning in Kolkata without making it to Belur is nothing but a...
India as a whole has become ‘culturalized’. Gone are the days, where a festival is only celebrated in a particular region or state, now be it any festival it is celebrated with the same enthusiasm and joy as it is in the so...
Every city has it’s own flavour to add to the Durga Puja celebrations. This time, I was lucky to be in a city, which was once the base of Peshwas of the Maratha Empire. Pune, the city of my childhood memories, has always had an...
I have a confession to make. In my twenty three years of existence, I have never been to West Bengal during the Durga Puja celebrations. Believe me, I have wanted to, that too on numerous occasions but it hasn’t been possible...
