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Beyond the typical: Kolkata’s Sarbojanin Nabadurga Durgotsab

In a city where Durga Puja ‘apparently’ means worshipping a grand idol of Goddess Durga along with her children, Garia Mitali Sangha stands apart. Every year, in a distinctive tradition spanning nearly seven decades, nine different forms of Goddess Durga are worshipped under the same roof.

Maha celebrates as eminent author Babasaheb Purandare turns 100

He penned and directed a historical play 'Jaanta Raja' (1985) a theatrical magnum opus performed by over 200 artistes, translated and enacted in five languages and has clocked over 1,250 stage shows in Maharashtra, Goa, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and the USA.