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Playing with colour and keeping up with culture

When my two boys were growing up in the suburbs of Virginia, near Washington DC, where both my husband and I worked, we decided that we did not want to deprive them of the joys of playing Holi on Dol Purnima.

Was Holi a bigger festival than Durga puja in 18th century Bengal?

Dolyatra, or Holi, is one of the biggest Hindu festivals in Bengal. The festival is not only a mere religious festival but also an event that influenced Bengal’s social, cultural and political chronology. Here are some little-known anecdotes about Bengal during this time.