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October 4, 2022
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
History & Culture, Music

Durga Puja Music Albums: Bengalis’ Cultural Legacy Worldwide

Every year during Durga Puja, several music albums are released. It’s a cultural legacy of the Bengalis worldwide. Ruchira reviews some of the 2022 music releases in an exclusive Special Feature...

October 2, 2022
Dr Azam Gill
Cover Story, History & Culture, Multiculturalism, Religion

A Ritual for Weapons Unite Durga, Khalsa, Indo-Europeans

A war goddess, Durga, and warrior brotherhood, Sikh Khalsa Panth’s ritual veneration and reverence for weapons – where the Indo-European cultures, the divine unites with the profane – elucidates...

October 2, 2022
Sarika Sarkar Das
Food, History & Culture, Religion, Special Feature

Blissful Bhog: Durga, Lakshmi, Kali & Jagadhatri Pujas

Bhog, offering an elaborate lunch to the deities, is an integral part of the puja rituals. The menu is almost the same for all the Autumnal Goddesses. Sarika shares a...

September 30, 2022
Rituparna Khan
Cover Story, History & Culture, Myth, Religion

Durgotsav Bridges Class & Ethnicities: Window to the World

Durgotsav represents the Mother Worship, an ancient legacy. UNESCO has awarded West Bengal Durga Puja the heritage tag, making it the first Asian festival with prestigious recognition. Rituparna elucidates...

September 27, 2022
Mitali Chakravarty
Cover Story, Refugees, Religion, Special Feature

The Homeless in the Festival of Homecoming

In the Goddess Durga’s homecoming, Mitali reminisces the fragrance of three seasonal flowers that reminds her of home. She reflects on the homelessness of refugees – no homecoming for...

September 27, 2022
Arindam Roy
Cover Story, Edit, History & Culture, Humour, Nostalgia, Religion

Durga’s Stature & Iconography Evolved in the Gupta Period

Arindam, our Editor-in-Chief, traces the history of Durga iconography. Historians at Allahabad Museum opine that the stature of the Goddess grew during the Gupta period. Happy reading, Happy Puja,...

September 6, 2022
Soumya Mukherjee
Food, History & Culture, Humour

Clash of Gourds: A Cultural Hegemony or Baggage?

Soumya, part of a cross-cultural couple, found that food items became a bone of contention between partners from different states. Replete with humour, he states cultural hegemony and baggage...

August 30, 2022
Soumya Mukherjee
Food, Lifestyle

Grandfather’s Elaborate Meals Versus my Calorie Counts

Soumya reminisces the life and times of his grandfather, a Rai Bahadur, where eating was a ritual with elaborate meals. He remembers his occasional lavish meals too, where he...

August 25, 2022
Lalee Chatterjee
Architecture & Monuments, Heritage

Nagda Nestled in Lonesome Solitude

An avid traveler and researcher, Anindita strayed from the beaten track. She decided to forgo Chittorgarh and instead chose to visit Eklinji and Nagda. Here’s a report on the choices...

July 22, 2022
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
History & Culture, Travel & Food

Cuisine & Street Art Co-exist in George Town, Penang

Dr Roopali takes us on a tour of Penang, Malaysia. She explores its cultural traditions, cuisines, and street art, along with its sites and sounds – exclusively for Different...

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