Losses mount for businesses as residents are in no mood to celebrate after the brutal rape and murder of a doctor.

Retail, restaurant, sponsorship scene gradually recovers from the strain of protests and the absence of Bangladeshi shoppers ...

Durga Puja is a festival dedicated to the Hindu goddess Durga – daughter, mother, warrior and defeater of demons ...

From pandal-hopping to pujas in heritage mansions, from fun-filled rituals to the best festive foods to have, here's a list ...

The vibrant Durga Puja festival, held during autumn, is widely celebrated in Kolkata. This significant cultural event was ...

The transition from private family celebrations to community pujas began in 1761, when a group of young men in Hooghly ...

Ahead of Kolkata's Durga Puja, a cultural organization and UNESCO have collaborated to offer guided tours of 26 intricate ...

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee, however, has justified her decision, especially after UNESCO added Durga Puja in Kolkata to ...

Durga Puja in Kolkata achieved global recognition when UNESCO inscribed it on the Representative List of the Intangible ...

Durga Puja is celebrated this weekend. Meanwhile Diwali, the festival of light, takes place at the end of the month. Where ...

In 2021, Durga Puja in Kolkata was added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list. In the lead-up to the festival, artisans spend months making idols of Durga – shown as a ...