durga puja
While Badamtala Asar Sangha, one of the popular pujas in the city, themed their celebrations on the Pather Panchali, two other neighbourhood clubs located within a distance of one km, completed the cycle with the sequels - Aparajito and Apur Sansar
The court order could stem the flood of coronavirus infections predicted by anxious health workers, much like Kerala experienced after Onam.
Frontline warriors are anxious about the festival’s impact on Covid-19 infections, and worry that even the high court order banning pandal visitors may not make much difference.
The Pujas aren’t the same this year. If you are staying in and away from Kolkata, here’s a list to make you feel at home.
The Calcutta High Court raised the cap of committee members inside Durga puja pandals.
The committee’s estimate for the current spread of the virus is much higher than the Union government’s serological surveys, which showed that only around 14 per cent of the population had been infected, as of September.
The court has said that only organisers of the puja, whose names are put up in a list outside the pandals, can go inside.
Will the BJP be able to reach as many people in West Bengal as it had planned during the Durga Pujas?
As Tanishq withdrew its ad about an inter-religious baby shower fearing their employees’ safety, Kolkata is gearing up for the Durga Pujas where people of all religions celebrate together.
Not everyone is equal at a pandal.