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Yearly Archives: 2018

Durga Puja at Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Malda

There is no dearth of club pujas in Malda Town, but the Ramakrishna Mission Durga Puja holds a special place in the hearts of...

The Saha’s Durga

The Mokdumpur Sahapara Durga Puja is estimated to be more than 300 years old. It has its origins at Sahapur in  Old Malda from where...

Gunshots and canonshots to arouse the Devi

A step into the Jorasanko Daw Bari immediately transports a visitor back in time. Standing at the small but cosy thakurdalan vividly brings back...

Little Durga on her way home

Preparations are in their last leg as the last idols leave the idolmakers homes on Panchami afternoon. West Bengal is all set for its...

Puja for over 400 years at Hutom’s house

Baksha is a quiet hamlet neighbouring the popular village of Janai in Hooghly. Although is not much talk about the specialities of these villages, except of...

Pre-wedding shoots with Durga

    It’s said that marriages are made in Heaven. But nowadays, they are being made at some of the prominent locations of the city. Weddings...

Bengal’s Cooking Puja

Vishwakarma Puja brings with it another festival in Bengal – Arandhan (meaning ‘No Cooking’). Arandhan has a connection with the Indian freedom struggle, as...

Banned Chinese Manja on hot demand among kite-fliers

Five months ago, a young man riding his motorbike on the Maa flyover suffered serious injury when a kite string slit his throat. Saikat...

Myanmar Court convicts Reuters journalists

A court in Myanmar sentenced two Reuters journalists to seven years imprisonment for violating a state secrets act while investigating violence against the Rohingya...

Predator fish spotted in Kerala rivers

The Kerala floods have brought, among other things, a number of predatory non-native fish breeds in the waters of the state. A couple of...

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