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.
As the festive spirit of Durga Puja begins to sweep across Siliguri, the city’s streets are already glowing with lights, pandals and anticipation.
The ancestral house of Anubrata Mondal in Hatserandi village, Birbhum district, is receiving a fresh coat of paint ahead of the upcoming Durga Puja festival.
The heavy rainfall which the city experienced from Monday midnight till early Tuesday can be only comparable with the disaster which had hit Bengal in 1978.
Union home minister Amit Shah will visit West Bengal on 26 September to inaugurate Durga Puja celebrations, after his trip was pushed back from earlier dates of 22 or 23 September, party sources said Monday.
The government’s sweeping reduction of goods and services tax rates, unveiled on the eve of the festive season, is more than a routine fiscal tweak.
