Durga Puja is a term synonymous with Bengal and Bengalis. As autumn
sets in and there is a smell of festivity in the air and gaiety in our
hearts, we usher in the Mother Goddess, the harbinger of all things
good and the defeater of all evil. It is the Festival of Festivals, a
celebration of history, art, culture, music, food, community
cooperation and happiness that transcends age, generation, gender and
race. Celebrated with a pomp and fervor seen in very few places across
the world, it is comparable to the likes of the Rio Carnival, the
San Fermin festival of Pamplona or the Venice Carnival.
Can Durga Puja, the mother of all spectacles and an immortal imagery
of 'Incredible India', be bettered? Can it be taken to a whole new
level of international visibility? Can its incredible energy be
aggregated for the greater good? More...
From "Aami sei Naari" to "Nepathye", the Durga Puja of 2012 is gearing
up to provide a bouquet of themes ranging from current social
issues to sheer fantasy. View
the list of themes to look out for this year.
Artists, Performers and Event
Organisers
Starting this year (2012) Sharod Info endeavors to provide a
unique and equal platform for Artists, Performers and Event
Managers of various genres and from all locations who looking for an opportunity to
showcase their talents and perform during the festivals.
Durga Puja Committees and Organisers who
wish to contact them for performances may send us an email. Click here Details...
Acoustic Melodies Acoustic Melodies is a Bengali band
formed in Kolkata, India in 2011. This group is actually played
Soft, Folk Bengali songs and a little bit Rock also, to give a
different taste with a Acoustic flavor and a new formation of a
band to the audience of Kolkata.
A group of Bengali Bangaloreans got
together to have their very own "Pujo."
That is how BnB (Bengali in Bangalore) durga pujo was born in 2011.
more...
Sambhu Nath Maity