Posts by: Ahona Sengupta

Ahona Sengupta -October 16, 2022

What transpires after a murder, especially when it involves a mangled body, is a story in itself. The identification of the deceased involves a whole host of players: police officials, forensic team, media and photographers

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Ahona Sengupta -October 7, 2022

These local bakeries are primarily set up on a table by the side of the road as trespassers halt and purchase their favourites

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Ahona Sengupta -October 4, 2022

Clad in red border-yellow saree, two women climbed the stage with their dhaaks hanging from one shoulder, taking their position beside their fellow male counterparts

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Ahona Sengupta -October 4, 2022

Earlier, CR park puja committee had said that budgets have been slashed by around 25 per cent this year due to a paucity of funds and sponsors

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Ahona Sengupta -October 1, 2022

The glitz and glamour of Durga Puja has returned after two years of muted celebrations, but pandal makers find themselves alone in an ‘alien land’, cut off from their families back in West Bengal, neglected by organisers

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Ahona Sengupta -September 29, 2022

With their arrival, dhaakis quickly moved to different pandals at CR Park to set the tune for Durga Puja. The air was filled with the rhythm of the festival

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Ahona Sengupta -September 26, 2022

After two years of muted Durga Puja celebrations, CR Park gears up to become the hive of activity to welcome the Goddess and her five children in swanky pandals with a slew of events in store

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Ahona Sengupta -September 23, 2022

Standing tall since Bahadur Shah Zafar’s time, a Banyan tree in Delhi’s Chandni Chowk is on the verge of perishing due to unauthorised construction. Its only hope of survival is a court battle

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