The accused persons sold tickets worth Rs. 4,000 for 'Preview Shows' of selected 24 Durga Puja Pandals in Kolkata which were selected by the organisation Mass Art, claiming falsely as being selected by UNESCO.
The story starts with Durga Puja versus Diwali, Rosogolla versus Ghevar, Panjabi/Sari versus Sherwani/Salwar Kameez and continues forever with veg, non-veg, Alpona, Rangoli, Lokkhir Pachali, Hanuman Chalisa and most importantly art versus business, needless to say which party favors which aspect of life.
The history of the Barisha Chandi puja is long and beautiful. It began in the year 1200 of the Bengali calendar, in the month of Magh.
Martin Chamberland was invited to exclusively cover Durga Puja in Kolkata. It was a joint collaboration between The Statesman Kolkata, La Presse from Montreal, and Jaydeep Mukherjee of Meghdutam Travels on global sensitization of Durga Puja.
The Governor says action by all stakeholders is the key - the silent majority must speak up, including the media.
Remember chakravyuh, the impregnable maze which was created for Arjun in Mahabharata? A Durga Puja in the city has taken inspiration from it and tried to find a link with the present society, where the women are yet to come out of oppression in the society.
After the fatwa by the fundamentalists in Bangladesh, the state BJP has discussed the matter extensively and informed the Union home ministry.
The heart-wrenching incident of rape and murder of the trainee doctor at R G Kar hospital, which brought questions on women safety to the fore, is also making puja organisers of the city take the subject as one of the topmost priorities.
Braving inclement weather and intermittent rain, chief minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated a slew of Durga Pujas in the city from north to south of the city.
The Hooghly rural police have introduced three pink patrol mobile vans and twenty five e-cycles for the police women winners’ team.
