Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday invoked the deep cultural symbolism of Bengal’s Sindoor Khela to reinforce India’s ...

Colonial Grandeur Meets Bengali Identity Kolkata was once the capital of British India until 1911, and its streets still ...

The upcoming elections for the office-bearers of Mohun Bagan, who have nothing to do with the game of football that the club ...

Atanu Biswas, Professor (HAG), Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) maintains, “Puja is of utmost importance to a Bengali, and its economy is also huge. Its share in the GDP is possibly much more ...

Pohela Boishakh, otherwise popularly known as Pahela Baisakhi or Poila Baisakh, is the celebration of the Bengali New Year or Nabo Barsho in West Bengal as well as Bangladesh. It celebrates the advent ...

Maa Durga is everywhere including cyberspace connecting giving us hope and strength writes SONAL SRIVASTAVAOm durgaya namah prompts a priest at a Durga Puja pandal in Toronto urging devotees to chant ...

We have heard that the soul never dies and keeps reincarnating in one form or another but in Hindu mythology it is believed that some beings continue to live in the same form across the ages Lord Hanu ...

The women then worship the ‘Vat’ tree by tying a yellow or red colored thread around the tree. They then offer water, flowers and rice as a part of puja. Finally women go around the trees, known as ...

In such situations there is always a dilemma that how should the puja be performed? In reality, this fast is a symbol of faith and devotion, and if a banyan tree is not accessible, it does not ...

Bangladesh Army and the government are working hand in hand to safeguard the country’s interests and sovereignty, and there is no confrontation or discord between them.