Women dhaakis take center stage to infuse frenzied rhythm of Durga Puja

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

Durga Puja: Vibrant celebrations return after 2 years as people throng pandals in Delhi

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

Backbone of grandeur, Durga Puja pandal workers rue exclusion and exploitation in Delhi

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

‘Dhaakis’ fill the air with festive beats

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

The Goddess is coming

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

When it’s all too much

There’s an ugly side to celebrations, fanfare and festivity when environment bears the brunt. There has to be a sustainable way of celebrating Durga Puja Living in the little Calcutta inside Delhi — I mean Chitto Park or Chittaranjan Park — is fairly pleasant most of the year. To be woken up by soothing sitar […]