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As Kolkata braces up for Durga Puja, glimpses of Bonedi Baris (aristocratic families) are heart-warming

As Kolkata braces up for Durga Puja, glimpses of Bonedi Baris (aristocratic families) are heart-warming

Oct 04, 2024, at 10:12 pm

The autumn air is replete with the festive fervour of Durga Puja, Bengal’s biggest festival. However, this year it is not the same in Kolkata and Bengal with the brutal RG Kar Hospital incident and the unprecedented protests and cry for justice that followed overshadowing the festive spirit.

Kolkata: School students create street 'alpona' for Saraswati Puja

Kolkata: School students create street 'alpona' for Saraswati Puja

Feb 09, 2019, at 07:16 pm

Kolkata, Feb 9 (IBNS): One thousand students of a Kolkata school selected a stretch of road as their canvas to create colourful street 'alpona' (a Bengali artform attached with several Hindu festivals) as a part of the Saraswati Puja festivity, being observed across West Bengal since Saturday.