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Durga Puja and Navratri (Part 2)
Festivals bring families together over traditional foods, from sacred bhog and vrat dishes to diverse vegetarian and non-vegetarian fare.
October 16, 2026
Festivals bring families together over traditional foods, from sacred bhog and vrat dishes to diverse vegetarian and non-vegetarian fare.
It is no surprise that Durga Puja was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2021.
From the birth of British rock and roll to decades of chart-topping music, Cliff Richard proved that true stars can stand the test of time.
By the eighties, the world of readymade clothes was taking over. Smash T-shirts and Avis jeans arrived along with Bata’s North Star shoes.
Each autumn, the goddess returns to our hearts, reminding me that home travels with us and rises again whenever the dhaak calls.
Reflections appear on the asphalt, umbrellas become moving shapes, puddles mirror the city and people adapt to the rhythm of the monsoon.
Radio repair shops have almost disappeared. A few can still be found in Kolkata, but travelling across India, I found them increasingly difficult to locate.
The TV set does not belong to us. It is the prized possession of one of our better-off neighbours.
Beneath Magnolia Skies is the latest addition to a growing number of books that highlight life in the hills of North Bengal and in Sikkim. And a welcome addition it is, indeed!
Around 750 CE, a few powerful men raised Gopala from chaos; today, millions enter the polling booth to decide who will govern.
A local tradition attributes the quarter’s vivid facades to an old Portuguese-era practice of repainting houses regularly.
Rural women in Bengal, layered old cotton clothes together, binding them with simple running stitches to create warm wraps and blankets called lep kantha.
