It was in the year 1882 that solicitor Shyamal Dhon Dutta started the Durga ...
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Chorbagan Chatterjee Barir Niramish Chingri Malaikari
I have written about the Durga Pujo at the Chorbagan Chatterjees earlier in my Mahabhog series, I am ...
Jorasanko Daw Barir Balushahi
2019 marks the 160th anniversary of the Durga Pujo in the Daw family of Jorasanko. Narasingha ...
Sheorafuli Rajbarir Rajeshwari
2019 marks the 286th anniversary of the Durga Pujo at the Sheorafuli Rajbari. Folklore suggests, ...
Shovabazar Rajbarir Pokanno
It was in the year 1757 , just after the victory of the British over Nawab Siraj-ud-daulah of Bengal ...
Rani Rashmoni Barir Perakir Payesh
The Durga Pujo at the Janbazar residence of Rani Rashmoni, the legendary philanthropist of 19th ...
Girish Bhawan er Chhanar Kalia
2019 marks the 187th anniversary of the Durga Pujo at the Mukherjee family in Girish Bhawan in ...
Shibpur RoyChowdhury Barir Kolar Borar Payesh
Every bonedi barir Durga Pujo has a story to tell, the Durga Pujo in Shibpur RoyChowdhury family, ...
Taler Bora (Sugar Palm Fritters)
It poured like never before. Lightning serpents zigzagged across the charcoal-scarred sky. Peals of ...
Chhanar Daab Malai (Paneer with Tender Coconut Flesh)
There’s nothing more delightful than hearing from an old friend who’s visiting town. So when D ...
Kathal Bichi diye Murgi (Chicken Curry with Jackfruit Seeds)
It is a time-stops-still Sunday afternoon. Lunch has just concluded, Maas lip-smacking chicken ...
Kumro Patay Chingrir Bora (Fritters of Shrimps wrapped in Pumpkin Leaves)
Come the first showers and the soulless dust bowl that our backyard had degenerated to in the ...