On 9 August, the Indian city of Kolkata was ... coming out on to the streets to demand justice.” The demand for justice for a woman resonates with Durga Puja anyway, a festival built around ...

The arrival of festival ... and puja” can go on simultaneously, Mr. Sircar said. Durga Puja in Kolkata is not only a cultural extravanganza which brings people on the streets, but also a ...

Kolkata: The greenshoots of a revival of sponsorship and finance at this year’s Durga Puja pandals have emerged with street-side pre-festival banners being strung up in pockets of south and ...

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Durga Puja is a festival for the celebration of the victory of Lord Rama over Ravana in the city of Varanasi. The city is masked with the Ramayana almost at every corner, and children can ...

inspired us to organise a Kolkata-themed artistic Durga Puja here. As a child, I loved the festival so much that it was always a dream to bring those grand festivities here. From the time we ...

One puja chose Lajja or shame as its theme to focus on the alleged rape and murder of the doctor On 9 August, the Indian city of Kolkata was shaken when a trainee doctor was found raped and ...

Every October, Kolkata, the “city of joy” and capital of West Bengal in India, lights up to celebrate Durga Puja. The festival is dedicated to the Hindu goddess Durga – daughter, mother, warrior and ...