Durga Puja in Kolkata is not just a religious celebration - it’s an experience that brings the city of joy alive with colours, sounds, and stories. In 2025, the celebration is expected to be bigger ...

As I unloaded my suitcase from the waterbus, I could hardly believe my luck. At 23, I was about to spend the summer of 2022 in Venice. The timing couldn’t have been better: the Art Biennale was back ...

Gulam Ashraf, MD of Phonex Group, leads Phonex 74 Palli Durga Puja in Kolkata, symbolizing unity, inclusivity, and Bengal’s cultural harmony. In the kaleidoscope of Kolkata’s Durga Puja, where lights, ...

There is often confusion about Durga Puja Visarjan being held on a Thursday. However, there is no restriction in the Hindu religious rules. The festival, known as Vijayadashami, is determined by the ...

Kolkata, The beats of 'dhak' , the aroma of incense and the glow of artistic pandals filled the air across West Bengal on Wednesday as Maha Navami, the penultimate day of the Durga Puja, unfolded in ...

Kolkata: As the city prepares for Kali Puja, artisans at Kumartuli are working against the clock to craft and deliver idols on time. Several of them are reusing the wood-and-straw frames of Durga ...