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Why Kolkata’s Durga pujo will always be home for the heart
September 30, 2025 2:01 pm
Durga pujo is about belonging -- not only to the goddess, but to a city that remakes itself in joy. That belonging, once taken for granted, now feels fragile, frayed by distance and the cruel arithmetic of jobs
Beyond Durga Puja and pandals: How the TMC government consolidates local support through incentives to clubs
September 22, 2025 3:17 pm
The state, under the guise of cultural promotion, distributes largesse to a network of loyalists who, in turn, ensure political compliance and control
Durga Idols getting smaller each year due to rising costs & focus on theme, say Kumartuli artisans
October 05, 2024 5:55 pm
Kumartuli is a locality in Kolkata known for community of idol makers who create idols for various gods and goddesses.
Bangladesh reverses hilsa export ban, approves 3,000 tonne shipment to India ahead of Durga Puja
September 21, 2024 9:33 pm
The development comes days after the interim government, led by Professor Muhammad Yunus, earlier this month imposed a ban on hilsa export to India to meet domestic demand, discontinuing a long-standing tradition of Bangladesh as a "goodwill gesture" to its neighbour.
Bengal finances stretched, Opp questions Mamata’s Durga Puja benevolence
August 24, 2022 7:26 am
Projects on hold as debt burden balloons; TMC claims sound move as will boost economy around festival
Over 5,000 cops to man streets during Puja: Kolkata police chief
October 09, 2021 6:29 am
The police have said children will not be allowed to enter pandals, and appealed to people to maintain all Covid-19 protocols such as wearing masks and maintaining appropriate social distance.
Unable to pay Rs 200 each for Durga Puja, 14 Gond tribe families face social boycott for two weeks
November 20, 2020 10:55 pm
Deprived of all facilities like buying ration and denied work, the families finally approached the district administration, which resolved the issue this week.
Inside a Durga Puja committee
August 11, 2019 2:12 am
As BJP seeks foot in and Trinamool fights back, and as a tax row brews, members, young and old, have been at work for a year on their pandal
Performing for 40 years: A Solapur family that specialises in Gondhal
September 29, 2017 4:22 am
“Gondhal is integral to Navaratri. The instruments and words used are specific to the goddess. Devotees who follow ancient practices still arrange for a Gondhal at the pandal on the eighth day as a ritual,” Laxman, who is the fifth generation Gondhali in his family, said.
RMM Durga Puja sets stage to mark Sister Nivedita’s 125th birth anniversary
September 29, 2017 4:16 am
RMM’s decision to exhibit the works of Sister Nivedita through a year-long celebration is the highlight of the Durga Puja this time. The puja at Khar that started from September 25 will end on the day of Dussehra, September 30.
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Navratri colours 2021: Here's your celeb-approved guide for the next nine days
October 06, 2021 12:54 pm
If you are clueless about how to style the nine colours for each day of Navratri, then take a cue from your favourite celebrities and make it a fashionable affair
Festivities end, idols immersed in Hooghly
October 05, 2014 10:25 am
West Bengal's four-day-long festivities, the Durga Puja festival, came to an end on Saturday with immersion of the idols of Goddess Durga as people celebrated Bijoya Dashami.
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