At a time when communal tensions have been rising in the region—before Eid, during Ram Navami, and amid protests against the amended Waqf Act —Darjeeling MP Raju Bista, along with BJP MLAs from Siliguri and Dabgram-Fulbari, visited the Khoribari police station in the Phansidewa Assembly constituency of Darjeeling district on Saturday.
One of my fondest memories from my early life in India is the Jagadhatri puja (J puja). I was raised in the town of Chandannagar, about 25 miles north of Kolkata on the Burdwan line. Chandannagar is famous for this puja, and I grew up in the middle of all the associated festivities.
The Alipore Meteorological Department has warned of heavy rains with strong winds. Rain will increase from Saturday. Sunday indicates catastrophic…
Performing kanjak ritual is just another way of paying gratitude to the supreme Goddess ‘Durga’ and her nine incarnations
The Kanjak prasad holds a lot of significance on Ashtami and Navami during Navratri festival.
It’s time again to get lost in the devotional zeal of Durga Puja celebration, the most awaited festival of Bengalis.…
