Puja Special

Since melody and movies still rule Durga Puja days in various forms, this year too composers and directors have come up with something special &...

With Durga Puja being the first Asian festival to be included in UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, and Covid cases witnessing...

This Durga Puja, it’s time to bunk the quintessential ‘bhog’ & dig into some delicious Spaghetti Carbonaras, Polentas, West Range Omelettes, Grant’s...

Call them the ‘dashabhujas’ (10-handed) or ordinary women performing an extraordinary craft, the women sculptors of Kumartuli multi-task to run both...

The state of quiescent is over in the potters’ hub as artisans are busy chipping away in the late afternoons with back-to-back Durga Puja orders...

At a time when the whole world is in the clutches of a gnawing pandemic, Bengal is going all out to celebrate its biggest festival. Pritesh Basu...

With cinema halls reopening after seven long months just before the festive season, some important releases are lined up during Durga Puja with...

Like every Bengali, for Tollywood celebrities too, Durga Puja is more than just an annual festival. They might have their usual fare of pandal...

The Covid curve doesn't seem to be flattening and with the onset of Durga Puja, there are enough reasons to worry about. Doctors warn of an imminent...

As the dhaks start beating in my neck of the woods, in some far away land, an ode to the white flowers and the goddess is slightly in contrast to what...

This year, there won’t be many grand pandals or striking themes, stretches will be less lit-up and footfall will be restricted, unlike the usual...

Replacing large get-togethers, virtual rituals are gaining pace in Kolkata’s ‘bonedi baris’. From limiting visitors, ‘sindoor khela’ to ‘kola bou...