Durga Puja has long been one of the most revered festivals for Bengalis, symbolizing the triumph of good over evil through the epic tale of Goddess Durga's victory over the demon Mahishasura.
Durga Puja, the biggest festival for the Bengali community, is celebrated with enthusiasm and zeal and devotees throng at temples and pandals to offer prayers to Goddess Durga. The Hazra Park Durgotsab in Kolkata is celebrating its 82nd year with the theme 'Suddhi' emphasising purification,
Durga Puja, also known as Durgotsava or Shaaradotsava, is an annual festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which reveres and pays homage to the Hindu goddess Durga, and also celebrates Durga's victory over Mahishasura.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has welcomed the Union Cabinet's decision to grant approval for the Bengali, along with five other languages, as "classical language". The other languages accorded this recognition are Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, Marathi, and Bengali.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday lauded the Union Cabinet's decision to confer the status of classical language to Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, and Bengali languages.
New Delhi [India], September 19: The culinary landscape of Delhi is about to be enriched with a distinct new flavor. 6 Ballygunge Place, Kolkata's iconic restaurant renowned for its authentic Bengali cuisine, has opened its first outlet outside of its home city in the heart of Delhi at the E
Speaking to ANI, Dr Subodh Biswas, National President, of Nikhil Bharat Bengali Refugee Coordination Committee said, "Nobody wants to leave their own country. The Hindus of Bangladesh consider India their mother which is why they came to Maharashtra. Now they wonder why are we getting discri
New Delhi [India], September 16: Lakshmi Ganpathy Films Studios has made a significant acquisition, securing the theatrical rights for the highly anticipated pan-India film "Martin" across North India. Directed by A.P. Arjun and starring the dynamic Dhruva Sarja, "Martin" is poised to captiv
"BJP doesn't understand that this country is of everyone...India is a union. In the Constitution, it is written clearly... India that is Bharat is a union state," Rahul Gandhi said.
Artists and technicians of the Bengali film industry on Sunday held a protest march against the Kolkata rape and murder incident and demanded justice for the victim.