Durga Puja
Let’s dance Garba on Navratri in Gujarat
October 18, 2018
Follow us in Vadodara, Gujarat, a place well known for its garba performance, a colorful and lively dance which is performed in every nook and corner of the state.
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Navratri marks the arrival of festive season in India
October 14, 2018
The festival of Navratri ('nav' translates to 'nine' and 'ratri' means 'nights') is dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Durga and lasts for nine nights and ten days. From pujas (worshipping) to traditional Indian dance forms like dandiya and garba, the festival is celebrated in differ...
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While Durga Puja celebrates womanhood, will all women get to be a part of it?
October 8, 2018
In rural areas, women are often reduced to being an untouchable when they are on their periods - they are given a separate room to stay, dirty cloths to use, and barred from entry into the kitchen and places of worship.
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West Bengal woos British tourists for Durga Puja
October 5, 2018
The British club in Kolkata and the Bengal Chamber organised an event on ‘A tale of two festive cities – Durga Puja in London and Kolkata’ at the British Club on September 28, 2018.
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TTF Kolkata celebrates 30 years of travel fairs in India
July 9, 2018
Travel & Tourism Fair (TTF), the oldest and one of the biggest travel trade shows in India which originated in Kolkata in 1989, celebrated its 30thedition in the city in 2018. More than 430 exhibitors from 28 Indian states and 13 countries participated on the fully packed show fl...
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Interview with Goutam Deb
March 7, 2018
Keeping Durga Puja as its focus, West Bengal tourism is planning a new international promotional campaign, targeting mainly the European clientele. As Durga Puja is not just spiritual but also the biggest cultural festival in West Bengal and one of the biggest in the country, the...
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Durga Puja celebrations in London
October 6, 2017
The Bengali community in London is celebrating Durga Puja, just the way their peers are back home. From traditional food to classical performances, the festive fervour is familiar, and grander than ever before.
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Glimpses from Durga Puja 2017
October 1, 2017
Celebrations are at their peak during the last four days of Navratri (nine nights of religious celebrations). Festivities on Shosti (sixth day), Saptomi (seventh day), Ashtomi and Navomi (eighth and ninth day), in Kolkata, are particularly worth attending. The city in Bengal, c...
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A different shade of Durga Puja
September 26, 2017
The joyous occasion of Durga Puja has transcended beyond the Bengali households and neighbourhoods in Kolkata and expanded across the seven seas, slowly creeping into the foreign lands. As we compare the different shades of Durga Puja from the perspective of a foreigner, we explo...
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Unrest in the Hills affects travel trade
August 19, 2017
With an impending deadlock in Darjeeling, tourism is predicted to experience an all-time low thereby affecting the livelihood of the tourism driven state.
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Fashion scene in Kolkata
May 10, 2017
Kolkata is a city of amiable contrasts and has an old-world charm to it, which can only be experienced by visiting the city. The by and large easy-going population of this metropolis, rightly called the city of joy, also takes a lot of pleasure in setting the benchmark for fashio...
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Balade dans les superbes Rajbaris, les demeures royales du Bengal Occidental
February 25, 2017
A Kolkata et dans ses environs, on peut encore goûter à l’héritage royal bengali, à travers les rajbaris, ces demeures princières, dont certaines sont encore habitées de nos jours, tandis que d’autres ont été transformées en hôtels de patrimoine. Nous vous emmenons ...
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