In these polarised times, Patua painters are the perfect reminder of the syncretism in Durga Puja

Priyadarshini Chatterjee

· Sep 27, 2017 · 11:30 am

This ad asks for inclusion of all women in a Durga Puja ritual (which is less exclusionary now)

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· Sep 26, 2017 · 10:00 am

Trinamool Congress suspends Mukul Roy for six years, after he says he is quitting the party

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· Sep 25, 2017 · 12:15 pm

The Daily Fix: Mamata should look to Bihar to see Durga immersion restrictions imposed carefully

Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· Sep 25, 2017 · 09:20 am

In the news: Drug-resistant malaria strain in South East Asia, a fatal weight-loss surgery and more

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· Sep 25, 2017 · 05:30 am

Readers’ comments: ‘We Bengalis love non-vegetarian food and will stick to it till our last breath’

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· Sep 22, 2017 · 10:30 pm

Mamata Banerjee asks Durga Puja organisers to seek permission for idol immersion on Muharram

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· Sep 22, 2017 · 06:41 pm

The big news: Mamata Banerjee defiant after HC revokes her Durga Puja order, and 9 other top stories

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· Sep 21, 2017 · 09:13 pm

No one can tell me what to do, says Mamata Banerjee after HC revokes her Durga idol immersion orders

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· Sep 21, 2017 · 02:57 pm

The big news: Flights, trains cancelled after heavy rain in Mumbai, and nine other top stories

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· Sep 20, 2017 · 09:21 pm

Durga idol immersions: Why can’t communities celebrate festivals together, HC asks West Bengal

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· Sep 20, 2017 · 05:51 pm

Watch: Kolkata artists paint one-kilometre-long design on a street to welcome Durga Puja

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· Sep 19, 2017 · 10:00 pm

‘Violence will not be tolerated on Durga Puja,’ West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee warns RSS and VHP

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· Sep 16, 2017 · 06:49 pm

Why was a Bengali trolled for a video about eating egg rolls during Durga Pujo?

Saptarshi Chakraborty

· Sep 15, 2017 · 06:30 pm

Goddess Durga has starred in Bengali ads for years – so why is Jawed Habib in hot water now?

Deepanjan Ghosh

· Sep 12, 2017 · 11:30 am

By barring Durga idol immersions on Muharram, Mamata hands BJP one more issue to capitalise on

Shoaib Daniyal

· Aug 25, 2017 · 07:30 am

No Durga idol immersions on October 1 to avoid clashes with Muharram processions: Mamata Banerjee

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· Aug 24, 2017 · 07:48 am

Women in West Bengal are drumming up a movement to revive a traditional percussion instrument

Rajeshwari Sharma

· Jan 03, 2017 · 09:30 pm

Bangladesh's Pujo paradox: Joyous celebrations under the shadow of the gun

Garga Chatterjee

· Oct 11, 2016 · 06:30 am

What Durga Puja means to the middle-class Calcutta housing estate

Devapriya Roy

· Oct 09, 2016 · 08:30 am