Saraswati Puja is underway at the Bhojshala complex in Dhar under Supreme Court directions, amid tight security and continuing legal and religious contestation over the site.
Established in 2023 by the Indians living in Hoofddorp, the Agomoni Netherlands community aims to preserve India’s rich cultural traditions and heritage for future generations growing up abroad. With celebrations like Durga Puja, Saraswati Puja and Laxmi Puja, the community fosters unity and pride among its members.
The Statesman talked to individuals about what Saraswati puja meant to them and means to them and how the spirit of celebration has changed over the years.
A Class VII girl, who was visiting her school friend's place during Saraswati Puja on Monday was allegedly kidnapped. The police have interrogated her classmate and two senior boys in connection with the incident.
On Saraswati Puja, Ranjit Dey, the present generation of Deybari zamindar family of Serampore came forward to share concern with thalassemia-affected children.
Vasant Panchami is a well-known Hindu festival which marks the beginning of the spring season and the birthday of Goddess Saraswati
This festival is also referred to as Saraswati Puja in many parts of the country.
Who would have thought that large stretches of Behala, Tollygunge, Chittaranjan Avenue and New Alipore would go under water in February that is generally regarded as perhaps the most pleasant months of the year?
The wealth of knowledge once earned by the worshippers of Goddess Saraswati is eternal. While material possessions run out with giving, the more one imparts knowledge to others the more one is enriched
In a gender-balanced world, we need to see rural women with laptops, not gas cylinders. This is perhaps what the United Nations has underscored for the International Women's Day 2019#Balanceforbetter. The day, observed on 8 March each year, is a shake-up call. It is a gender sensitisation day, it is a day not about women's exclusivity or exceptionalism, IWD is about gender inclusiveness and gender equality.
