Durga Puja at tea estate

Durga Puja at tea estate

DIBRUGARH, Sept 30: The Durga Puja at Bhokalajan section of Phukanbari Tea Estate near Tengakhat this year completes its 75th year. This is known as a family puja of the Bagchis, one of the oldest elite family of the Dibrugarh.

According to Bagchi family sources, the puja introduced in the tea estate by their forefather, renowned lawyer of eighteenth century, late Harish Chandra Bagchi. The devotees irrespective of their age, used to dance jhumur, a form of dance very familiar in tea garden areas, in front of the puja mandap on Maha Astami day since its inception.

Seeing the people’s participation in large numbers, the Director of the tea estate, Enakshi Bagchi has introduced jhumur dance competition from the last five years. This has elated the people and had drawn large number of participation from nearby tea estates.

The jhumur dance competition was held this year also on the Maha Astami day with gaiety. A number of dance team took part in it. Running trophy in the name of its founder Harish Chandra Bagchi and a cash amount were awarded to the winning team. Cash award were also given to the other three teams.

The sitting MLA, Rameswar Teli and other dignitaries of the area attended the function as chief guests. THE SENTINEL

Newspapers sell stale and commercial news: Bhattacharjee

Distinguished personalities attending the occasion of the release of Digantika in Silchar on Wednesday. (Sentinel)

SILCHAR, Sept 30: “Mediapersons today are losing their credibility due to lack of sincerity in disseminating information. Newspapers sell stale and commercial news which have no social relevance. Readers, in turn, sell the news papers after a few days. It has become a tendency with the journalists to enter the arena of literature without any training or mantel makeup,” said distinguished poet and literateur of Barak Valley Bijit Kumar Bhattacharjee while releasing the autumn issue of the weekly Digantika in a hotel conference hall here recently.

Bhattacharjee added to say that journalists treading into the domain of literature attempt to spice up their articles reportedly with imaginative thoughts and ideas which hardly reflect the man and society around. Quoting from the great novelist Sharat Chandra, he pointed out, a writer has to know what to write and what not to. A journalist writes, he further said, for his self-satisfaction. It is easy to produce a journalist or a musician or a painter but not a literateur, he stated. News can never be literature.

Editor of Digantika Mita Das Purkayastha traced, in brief, the background against which the weekly started its publication to serve the interest of both mediapersons and readers of literary taste. The autumn issue is replete and enriched with, as she said, contributions from eminent writers and mediapersons of Barak Valley.

Others who spoke on the occasion included Dr Subir Kar, Prasun Kanti Deb, Hirendra Kumar Gupta, Haran Dey, Deputy Director of Information and Public Relations, Chabi Gupta, Sanat Kumar Koiri, Imran Hussain Choudhury and Khairun Nessa Choudhury. On behalf of Digantika publication, clothes were distributed among the poor and needy children of the NGO Jyoti Kendra. THE SENTINEL

The idol of Goddess Durga after it was immersed in the Brahmaputra at Kachari Ghat in Guwahati

The idol of Goddess Durga after it was immersed in the Brahmaputra at Kachari Ghat in Guwahati on Monday. (Sentinel)

Goddess Durga bade peaceful farewell at Silchar

SILCHAR, Sept 30 – The four-day-long Durga puja was celebrated in the town with conventional gaiety from September 25-28 last. The four days of prayer, adoration, and celebration concluded on the immersion ceremony. Altogether 232 Durga idols were immersed on the day of Vijaya Dashami.

The district administration declared navami and dashami as dry for the people and it somehow restricted youngsters from drinking on those days. The district and police administration played an important role in security arrangement and traffic management. Additional security forces were also deployed in the vulnerable areas of the town.

On the immersion day, seeing the youths dancing to the music of the latest songs it looked like as if they were mocking, at the calmness and holiness of the occasion. It was an obvious contrast to tradition and religious culture to watch how youngsters of various puja pandals took control of the processions to Sadarghat with the idols of the Goddess on trucks for immersion.

In Silchar town, many puja pandals attracted the people. The pandals were beautifully decorated with various themes showing traditional values. During puja Kabindra Purkayastha, MP, ex-Union Minister SM Dev, MLA Bithika Dev, MLA Rumi Nath and other dignitaries were also present on the entire occasion and visited many puja pandals. ASSAM TRIBUNE

‘Tribune has established a glorious tradition’ - Sanjoy Kr Hazarika

DERGAON, Sept 30 – “The Assam Tribune has created history and established a glorious tradition in the field of journalism. With the impartial news and social issues it is the voice of North East in general and voice of Assam in particular. And on the first day of its 71st year of glorious existence we expect it always to be.” This was stated by noted litterateur Prafulla Ch Bora while congratulating the family of The Assam Tribune here today. Along with him several persons here have congratulated The Assam Tribune the oldest English daily of North East here on its glorious completion of 70 years.

Congratulating The Assam Tribune, Nilo Padma Phukan retired principal of DKD College as well as writer opined that the paper is complete in all respects. The news carried in is impartial and it deals with all the issues in time with a nationalistic aim. As a reader from his childhood, Phukan is satisfied with the development of the paper. He also suggested that more international news should be covered with more pages. He was also of the view that the paper will be a good national daily if more intellectual subject matter is carried in the paper as the other dailies have.

Dr Choudhuri Nath Saikia, retired scientist of NEIST and a resident of Dergaon opined that being a regular reader of the paper he believed that the paper is at par with leading national dailies. He is satisfied with the coverage of the news items of the area as they are well authenticated without exaggeration and bias.

Dr Mridul Dutta, a senior lecturer of JB College and a resident of Dergaon opined that as a regular reader since 1978 he finds the development of the paper satisfactory. The paper reflects all the issues and the local coverage of Dergaon is also good.

Gunin Sarmah, the HoD Assamese DKD College and the co-ordinator of IGNOU study centre as well as a regular reader since December 1975 opined that the paper is a faithful daily free from all political pressure.

Guna Sarmah Baruah, the principal of Dergaon Higher Secondary School who is also a regular reader of the daily since 1970 opined that the paper is complete in all respects. He also congratulated the paper as it has created a habit of reading English daily along with Assamese. He also stresses on wide coverage of local news.

Dr Jnandip Saikia, the librarian of DKD College opined that The Assam Tribune is a perfect and complete English daily.

Dr Rajib Barthakur, the HoD DKD College opined that the paper is a complete and favourite daily. Being a regular reader he feels that the paper with its impartiality will have a long life. The paper is an authentic source of news, he felt.

Dhiren Gogoi, Forest Beat Officer, Dergaon has congratulated the paper and opined that truthfulness and authentic news can be found only in this paper.

Dr Sariff Ullah, Narendra Prasad Barthakur, Jyoti Sarmah Barthakur, Tapan Kumar Mahanta, Rajib Hazarika, Padum Rajbongshi, Indu Bhusan Mahanta, Dipak Kr Jain etc. among others have also congratulated the paper on completing 70 years. ASSAM TRIBUNE

Welcome signs

Despite apprehensions expressed by the police and security forces, the Durga Puja festival went off peacefully and the people of Assam could enjoy the festival with an open mind till early hours of the day. This is a welcome development and one hopes that this peaceful atmosphere will prevail in the days to come so that Assam can see light at the end of the dark tunnel. In fact the overall law and order situation in Assam showed signs of improvement in the past few months with the major militant groups keeping a low profile, but the police and security forces should not become complacent and they should remain vigilant to ensure that the atmosphere of peace prevails in the State in the days to come. Of course, the police and security forces achieved considerable success in the counter-insurgency operations in the past few months, which may have put the militant groups on the back foot, but the possibility of the militants striking back cannot be ruled out and the forces should not lower their guards after the Puja festival went off peacefully. The police and security forces must remember the fact that last year, the militants struck a day after the Dewali festival killing more than 90 persons and that was one of the most gruesome of the terror attacks in the State. For years, Assam witnessed a lull in terrorist attacks when the militant outfits try to regroup and the lull for the past few months should not make the Government complacent and a close watch on the activities of the militant groups should be maintained to ensure that no militant group is able to go for fresh recruitments and launch extortion drives to increase its strength.

The decision of the DHD(J), considered one of the most dreaded of the militant groups of Assam, to surrender arms to solve the problems through talks is a welcome development and this may isolate the militant groups like the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the anti-talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB). The Central and State Governments must expedite the process of talks with the militant groups, which already signed cease-fire agreements with the Government to solve their problems through talks as amicable solution of the problems of these groups will definitely encourage the active militant groups to come forward for talks. The Government must realise the fact that signing cease-fire agreements with the militant groups alone will not solve the problems and the delay in finding solutions will only complicate matters. The delay in holding talks with the NDFB resulted in division in the ranks of the outfit and the anti-talk faction headed by Ranjan Daimary has now become a cause of worry for the Government. Similarly, the slow progress of talks with the United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) strengthened the hands of the KLNLF in Karbi Anglong. On the positive side, the KLNLF reportedly sent feelers to the Government to express its desire to come for talks and the authorities concerned should take full advantage of the situation to bring the outfit to the negotiation table. ASSAM TRIBUNE

Hailakandi Municipal Board sworn in, Swapan Deb as Chairman

HAILAKANDI, Sept 29 – Swapan Deb has taken over charge of the chairman of the 16-member Hailakandi Municipal Board for the second time, in a function held at the conference hall of the board’s office recently. He was administered the oath of office by the Deputy Commissioner of Hailakandi Tapan Chandra Goswami. The commissioners of two wards (2 and 8) could not take the oath as court case was hanging in the Gauhati High Court regarding the results of these two wards.

MP Lalit Mohan Suklavaidya also took the oath of office as the ex-officio member of the board. Earlier, commissioner Sudip Biswas was selected as pro-tem speaker of the board. The oath taking ceremony was attended by the additional deputy commissioner cum executive officer of the municipality, president of the District Congress-I Committee, Ashoke Dutta Gupta among others.

On the other hand, the 10-member Lala Town Committee of Hailakandi district was also constituted with Nandita Das as chairperson. It may be mentioned here that the seat of the chairperson in Lala Town Committee was reserved for Schedule Caste woman by the government. The oath taking ceremony was also conducted by the deputy commissioner of Hailakandi, Tapan Chandra Goswami. ASSAM TRIBUNE

Durga Puja at Howraghat

Durga puja festival was celebrated in a grand fashion at Howraghat in Karbi Anglong. During the four-day-long festival, devotees thronged various Durga temples in the town to offer their prayers to Goddess Durga.

No violence was reported in the district during the celebrations. Security had been tightened and along with Assam police, security forces were also deployed during puja celebration.

On ‘Dashami’ thousands of people were gathered at the Ranighat and Jagannath Mandir ghat of the Jamuna River, Howraghat to immerse the idols.

Durga puja was celebrated at five places at Howraghat town this year. ASSAM TRIBUNE

Durga Puja at Rangiya, Assam

RANGIYA, Sept 29 – Durga Puja was celebrated at various places of the locality with traditional and religious fervour. Puja was celebrated here at Rangiya Shiva Temple premises, Rangiya Bazaar, Tiniali, Station Road, Brick Field Colony, Garu Bazaar, Burmese Field, etc., besides other places at the locality. The Madhukuchi Puja Committee celebrated its golden jubilee celebration.

Various religious functions, including religious procession, naam, etc,. were organised on the occasion. At Puthimari also puja festival was celebrated. ASSAM TRIBUNE

2013 Durga Puja in Hailakandi, Assam

2013 Durga Puja in Hailakandi, Assam HAILAKANDI, Sept 29 – The four-day-long Durga Puja was celebrated in Hailakandi district with traditional gaiety and fervour from September 25-28 last. A large number of devotees belonging to all age groups thronged the puja pandals during Saptami, Asthami, Navami and also on the day of Bijoya Dashami.
The civil and police administration made elaborate arrangements for holding the four-day-long Sharod Utsav in Hailakandi district peacefully.
Additional security forces were also deployed in the vulnerable areas of the district particularly along the Assam-Mizoram border areas of southern Hailakandi.
Earlier, both administrations asked the puja committees to maintain vigil in their respective Puja pandals.
Altogether 207 barowari pujas were organised throughout the district. Of them 30 community pujas were held in the municipal areas of the town while 40 pujas were held within the Hailakandi police station area.
In Hailakandi town, only three puja pandals have attracted the people.The pandal of Yuva Samiti were made of bamboo mat and the decoration was also made like the traditional mahals of Maharajas. The main patron of this puja, Excise & Border Areas Development, Gautam Roy inaugurated the gorgeous pandal on the evening of Mahapanchami. He also inaugurated the newly constructed fixed puja pandal of Tarun Sangha.
The main attraction of this puja was ‘Ravan badh’ on the evening of Mahaashtami.
Another puja pandal, Nutan Para Durga Puja also made attractive pandal and also made the replica of New Delhi’s India Gate.
The Laxmisahar Puja Committees made the replica of Mumbai’s Gateway of India at the entry of their pandal. The 95 years old Barowari Durga Puja Committee’s traditional idol was made by the artiste of Coochbehar and the theme of idol was 300 years old. Sri Sri Ramakrishna Seva Samiti also performed Durga Puja in their traditional way.
Minister Gautam Roy, MLA of Algapur Rahul Roy, deputy commissioner Tapan Chandra Goswami and Police Superintendent of Hailakandi, Bibekananda Das greeted the people on the occasion of Durga Puja. ASSAM TRIBUNE

A sorrowful farewell to Goddess Durga

Our BureauSILCHAR, Sept 29: It was sorrowful to bid farewell to Goddess Durga and at the same time to look at the way the youths conducted themselves on the occasion. Four days of prayer, worship, and festivity culminated in abject revelry on the immersion ceremony. Humming and bustling puja mandaps and pandals erected and decorated with great pain and labour wore a deserted look. But the day of immersion called Dashmi that falls after Navami has its own significance.

It was on this occasion that Goddess Durga emerging with fearsome weaponry and magical powers of gods killed the demon Mahisashur which had usurped heaven and driven out the gods and goddesses creating a reign of terror. The gods returned to heaven along with sages from earth to praise the Devi and paid floral compliments to Goddess Durga. The day is thus celebrated for the victory of good over evil.

According to Ramayan, as it goes, Ram went to Lanka to rescue his abducted wife Sita from the grip of Ravana. He came to Durga to seek her blessings. Pleased with his devotion, she appeared before him and blessed him. The epic battle began on Saptami and Ravana was killed between Ashtami and Navami and cremated on Dashami which is celebrated throughout the country with so much fanfare. In northern India, the day is celebrated as Dashera with the effigy of Ravana being consigned to flames.

It was, however, a glaring contrast to the hoary tradition and religious ethos to watch how the young revellers of various puja mandaps took control of the processions to Sadarghat immersion ghat from dusk with the idols of the Goddess on trucks, indulging in all sorts of alleged vulgar gesticulations, most of them inebriated with sizzling Bollywood, Tollywood and latest songs, blaring out of the microphones. The youths dancing to their tunes were reportedly mocking, as if it were, at the serenity and sacredness of the occasion.

A few household and elderly as well as decent citizens managed pujas, knowing well the growing hooliganism at the time of immersion, did the finishing rituals before dusk. Though the district administration declared September 26 and 27 as dry day, the liquor shops did brisk business during the pujas. Looking at the sad decline, one wonders if the puja is losing its aura of holiness and hoariness. Plaudits must go to the district and police administration notwithstanding all the disorder for excellent traffic management and security bandobust.

HOWRAGHAT: On the last day of the Durga Puja, the people of Howraghat successfully performed the rituals of the immersion of the Goddess. Thousands of people gathered in the Ranighat and Jaganath Mondir ghat of the Jamuna river, Howraghat, to participate in the ritual.
Along with the rest of the State, Durga Puja was also celebrated in a gala manner in Howraghat, Karbi Anglong. During the four-day-long festival, devotees of entire Howraghat thronged to the various Howraghat town Durga temples to offer theirs prayers to Goddess Durga. Although the district is rated as trouble-torn, yet no such incident of violence was reported from the district during Durga Puja celebration. In order to tackle any sort of violence that might be blown by militant organizations, security was tightened and along with Assam police, security forces were also deployed during the puja celebration. Durga Puja was celebrated at five places in Howraghat town this year. THE SENTINEL

2013 Durga Puja in Shillong Meghalaya Mandap Pandal Address Association

2013 Durga Puja in Shillong Meghalaya


Shillong is the capital of Meghalaya and is one of the beautiful north eastern states of India. Shillong is a beautiful hill city and tourist place. Once Shillong is used to be capital of Undivided Assam. Shillong was the summer capital of Eastern Bengal and Assam. Later on Shillong became the capital of Meghalaya and Dispur became the capital of Assam. Khasis make up the majority of the population, other communities are Bengali, Nepali, Assamese, Biharis and Marwaris. Christianity is the dominant religion in Meghalaya. Some well known Institiutes in Shillong are IIM Shillong, NIFT Shillong, NEIGRIHMS, North Eastern Council, North Eastern Hill University etc.


Durga Puja is celebrated in Shillong and other places of Meghalaya. Bengali Associations, Clubs and Trusts organise Durga Puja in Shillong. Durga Puja is most celebrated festival in Shillong apart from Christmas.


Following is a list of Durga Puja committees in Shillong :


Bishnupriya Manipuri Durga Puja Committee.Bomfyle Road , Shillong.
Burma Line Durga Puja Committee.(Opposite to G.E.) Shillong.
Sanathan Dharmasabha(Harisabha) Laban,Shillong.
Saradiya Durga Puja Samity.D.A.D.Colony.S.E.Falls , Shillong.
Sri. Sri.Durga Puja Committee,Laitkor Peak , Shillong.
Maidan Laban Nepali Durga Puja Committee.Maidan Laban , Shillong.
Malki Dhankheti Lachumiere Durga Puja Committee.Bawri Manson Shillong.
Mathura Compound Puja Committee.(Office Pandey Building) Shillong.
Matri Mandir Puja Committee.Polo Bazar , Shillong.
Sri. Sri.Gorkha Durga Mandir.Nongmensong , Shillong.
Sri.Sri.Sarbajanik Durga Puja Committee.Barapani, Umrai.
Upper Shillong Air Force Puja Committee.Upper Shillong.
C.P.W.D. Durga Puja Committee.Cleave Colony , Shillong.
Dudgeon Line Saradiya Durga Puja Committee.(Near Anjalee Cinema) Shillong.
Greater Polo Hills Forest Colony Sarbajanin Durga Puja Committee.Shillong.
Hatath Colony Durga Puja Committee.New Kenche's Trace, Shillong.
Jail Road Durga Puja Committee.Puja Mandap , Jail Road , Shillong.
Kenche's Trace Puja Committee.Kenche's Trace, Shillong.
Kiran Line Durga Puja Committee.Near 8 GTC , Shillong.
Laban Namghar Puja Committee.Laban,Shillong.
Laban Shiv Mandir Durga Puja Committee.Laban , Shillong.
Lumparing Saradiya Durga Puja Samity.Lumparing, Shillong.
Sri. Sri. Rajasthani Durga Puja Samity.Luckier Road , Shillong.
Sri. Sri. Sarvajanik Durga Puja Committee.Fire Brigade , Shillong.
Lumparing Nepali Durga Committee.Lumparing , Shillong.
M.E.S. Durga Puja Committee.S.E.Falls , Shillong.
Maa Sherawali Mandir Puja Committee.Bara Bazar, Shillong.
Sri. Sri. Sarvajanik Durga Puja Samity.C.W.E.S.E.Fals , Shillong.
Matri Sangha Durga Puja Committee.Polo Bazar, Shillong.
Megna Committee Durga Puja.HQ (E.A.C.)IAF Shillong.
New Colony Sarbojonin Durga Puja Committee.Upper New Colony , Shillong.
Oakland Biver Road Durga Puja Committee.Oakland , Shillong.
P.W.D.Durga Puja Committee.P.W.D.Compound,Barick, Shillong.
Pragati Sangha Puja Committee.Keating Road , Shillong.
Sarbajaneen Puja Committee.Survey of India , Barick , Shillong.
Sarvajanin Assamiya Namghar Durga Puja Committee.(RuprekhaParishad) Lower Jail Road.
Sarvajanin Sri Durga Puja Committee. Nongmensong Social Welfare Association. Nongmensong
Shillong Hindu Dharmasabha Puja Committee.Thana Road , Shillong.
Shillong Police Reserve Puja Committee.Police Reserve , Shillong.
Puja Samiti Bengali Social Welfare and Cultural Committee.Nongmensong, Shillong.
Puja Sammelan Welfare Society.Minicipal Compound , Jail Road , Shillong.
Pynthorumkhrah Durga Puja Committee.Pynthorumkhrah , Shillong.
R.R.Colony Saradiya Utsav Samity.R.R.Colony , Shillong.
A.C.Lane Puja Committee.Police Bazar, Shillong.
Account and Audit Estate Durga Puja Committee.Motinagar , Shillong.
Asom Kristi Kendra Puja Committee.Stonyland , Dhankheti , Shillong.
Assam Hindu Mission Durga Puja Committee.Mawprem Shillong.
Sri. Sri. Nepali Durga Puja Committee.Lower Jail Road , Near Polo Tower , Shillong.
Sri. Sri.Durga Puja Committee.Happy Valley, AR Base,Shillong.
Assam Rifles A.T.O. Puja Committee.Happy Valley Shillong.
Assam Rifles Regimental Centre Puja Committee.Happy Valley , Shillong.
Assam Sonathan Dharmasabha.Nongrim Road , Laitumkhrah , Shillong.
Barapathar Durga Puja Committee.Barapathar,Shillong.
Rajbari Para Puja Committee.Polo Hills , Shillong.
Ramkrishna Mission Puja Committee.R.K.Mission Road , Laitumkhrah , Shillong.
Rihno Hall Puja Committee.Near Rihno Hall, Shillong.
Rilbong Durga Puja Committee.Rilbong , Shillong.
Sri. Sri. Aryavarta Durga Puja Committee.Garikhana , Shillong.
Sri. Sri. Gurkha Durga Mandir.Luckier Road , Shillong


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About Shillong

Shillong is a wonderful city surrounded by pine trees. Shillong is the capital city of Meghalaya. Pine trees provide great relief from the heat standing in 1496m. Shillong has one of the finest golf courses of the country and have neat Victorian bungalows. This hill resort has ultimate beauty and culture. It is a place where traditional cultures and cosmopolitan style come closer. Pleasant year and brisk climates makes Shillong a place of all seasons.

Shillong lies on the eastern part of the state. Hovering to altitude of 1520 above sea level, the city spreads in an area of about six km. Shillong situated at of 104 km from Guwahati, 578 km from Siliguri, 295 km from Kariranga and 658 km away from Darjeeling.

Till, 1864 Shillong was a very small village. It remained capital of Eastern Bengal in summer and Assam for many years. On the formation of province Assam in the year 1874, Shillong was chosen as its capital by the new administration. In 1897, a devastating earthquake has demolished the city. In January 1972, Shillong became the capital of new formed State Meghalaya. Shillong remained the capital of Assam before the separation of the state Meghalaya. After the separation, Shillong became the capital of Meghalaya.

Normally Shillong has very cool climate throughout the year. In summer season from March to June, maximum temperature goes up to 24-degree centigrade and minimum to the extent of 15 degree centigrade. In winter season from November to February temperature drops to freezing centigrade and to the maximum of 2 degree. In winter, the scenery of Shillong is just beyond imagination and it looks like a wonderful painting. From June to September Shillong witness huge amount of rainfall. If someone plans to see, natural beauty must visit in the month of May when the weather is moderate. 

Celebrities Celebrate Durga Puja in Style - Videos

Durga Puja is celebrated by all sections of people including our Bollywood stars. Bollywood stars celebrated Durga Puja in Style and here we are able to get some videos which shows bollywwod stars and our very own Saurav Ganguly celebrating Durga Puja.

In Mumbai, Bollywood stars like Rani Mukherjee, Kajol, Abhijeet, Bappi Lahiri, Music Director Pritam, Anurag Basu etc come to celebrate Durga Puja.


Best of South Calcutta Durga Puja 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IF2rPwlCmY


Calcutta Pandals 2009

http://ishare.rediff.com/video/Entertainment/Durga-Puja-celebrations-in-Kolkata/773365


Rani Mukherjee - Kajol Celebrating Durga Puja at their home :

http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/102237/watch-bollywood-celebrates-durga-puja-in-style.html


Saurav Chandidas Ganguly

http://ishare.rediff.com/video/Entertainment/Saurav-Ganguly-celebrates-Durga-Puja/774241


North Calcutta Durga Puja 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHd1-Is0oS8


Kolkata Durga Puja

http://borakvalley.com/2009/09/kolkata-durga-puja-in-kolkata-west.html


Actress Hemamalini in Durga Mahishashur Nritya !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-pEbWug_A8

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Cheap Hotels in Silchar Barak Valley Silchar Hotel Cacahr Karimganj Hailakandi

Silchar town is the headquarter of Cachar district in the state of Assam in India. Its is the second largest commercial place in Assam. Most of the people are Bengalis and rest are Nagas, Manipuris etc. People of Silchar are mainly Sylhetis. They settled here after migrating from Sylhet. Silchar is situated on the Barak River near the Bangladesh border. Silchar has an airport and is also connected by Rail and Road. Silchar is connected to Guwahati, Imphal, Aizawl, Agartala.

Silchar is a very nice place and people are friendly too. One can get Hotels easily. Here is a list of Hotels in Silchar Town :

Borail View Hotel
Park Road, Silchar, Cachar Dist.
Assam - 788001, India
phone: 03842 - 248561, 234755, 263462
e-mail: borailview@gmail.com
Located 30 kms from Silchar Kumbhigram Airport, 1/2 km from Silchar Railway Station, and 1.5 km from ISBT.

Silchar Tourist Lodge
Silchar
Assam

Shatabdi Hotel
Ukilpattu
Holding No. 122
Silchar, Cachar Dist.list
Assam - 788001

J C International Hotel
Circuit House Road
DSA Complex
Silchar, Cachar Dist.
Assam - 788001

Bani Hotel
Narshingtola
Silchar
Cachar Dist.
Assam - 788001

Renu Hotel
Panthib, Silchar
Cachar Dist.
Assam - 788001

Kusumananda Hotel
Tulapatty
Silchar
Cachar Dist.
Assam - 788001

Kanishka Hotel
Narshingtola
Silchar
Cachar Dist.
Assam - 788001

Center Palace Hotel
Central Road, Silchar
Cachar Dist.
Assam - 788001

Mohini Hotel & Restaurant
Park Road
Silchar
Cachar Dist.
Assam - 788001

Krishna Hotel
Hospital Road
N.S Avenue
Silchar, Cachar Dist.
Assam - 788005

Ellora Hotel
Club Road
Silchar
Cachar Dist.
Assam - 788001

Sankari Hotel
Central Road
Silchar
Cachar Dist.
Assam - 788001
India

Rambo Hotel
Rangirkhari Point
Silchar
Cachar Dist.
Assam - 788005

IndraPrastha Hotel
Lochan Bairagi Street
Silchar
Cachar Dist.
Assam - 788005

Anjali Hotel
129 Bhowmik Building
Nazirpatty
Silchar, Cachar Dist.
Assam - 788001

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                              About India


India is a country of great diversity and culture. It is one of the fastest growing countries in terms of the number of tourists visiting the country every year. 
                   There are 28 states and seven Union Territories in the country each with its distinct culture and traditions, and offering a wide variety of tourist attractions. The most visited monument is the Taj Mahal, one of the Seven Wonders of the World situated at Agra. The capital city, New Delhi also offers a wide variety of tourist attractions ranging from the Rashtrapati Bhavan to the India Gate. Other important tourist destinations include the Jama Masjid, the Qutub Minar, the Red Fort, the Lotus Temple and the Parliament House. Up north, Kashmir with is snow capped mountains is emerging as a vital tourist destination. Rajasthan, with the only desert in India is also a tourist’s delight.
                   Moving to the west, Mumbai, the economic hub of the country also offers a variety of destinations of tourism delight. The Gateway of India is one such monument of tourist importance.
                    Down south, Bangalore, Mysore, Chennai and Hyderabad are the most important tourist destinations. Kerala, also termed as ‘God’s Own Country’ is famous for its backwaters and ayurveda. Goa, famous for its beaches and its unique culture is a must visit for any tourist.
                    Eastern India also has numerous such places. Pondicherry, Vishakhapatnam and Kolkata are famous tourist destinations. 
                     Central India constitutes the states of Madhya Pradesh is famous for its temples and rock engravings and is a tourist’s delight.
                      North East India constitutes of the Seven Sister States comprising of Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura. Each of these states with its unique culture is a must visit for any tourist. Sikkim is also one of the major tourist destinations. 
                      India is connected well to almost all parts of the world. Even the states are connected to each other by road, rail and air. India can be visited all around the year but the best time is from September to March.  

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Shakti cult and Goddess Durga

— Tapati Baruah Kashyap The advent of Goddess Durga every autumn reminds us of the age-old tradition of Shakti cult in Assam. People invoke Shakti or energy in them by worshipping Goddess Durga during this season. Shakti is the life-force or moving force of the universe. Durga’s annual visit to earth symbolises the fact that Shakti is the ultimate root of our very existence. Goddess Durga, through her incarnation as shakti is all-pervasive in strength and her absolute power can transform the evil on earth into good.

The worship of Shakti or Shaktism has been prevalent in Assam from time immemorial. Ancient Assam was one of the most important seats of Shaktism. Eminent historian and scholar Dr H K Barpujari, in his five volume, The Comprehensive History of Assam had said that traditionally Kamrupa has remained the principal centre of the Shakti cult with the Kamakhya temple being its epicentre.

According to Barpujari, “The concept of Shakti or primordial energy symbolised in a woman is an amalgam of many elements drawn from various sources, pre-Aryan, non-Aryan, Aryan and aboriginal. The processes in fertility and motherhood and the active and energising forces involved therein apparently led to the emergence of the concept of a supreme Goddess who is considered to be the repository of all energy governing the universe. In this aspect she is said to preside over creation (srishti), preservation (sthiti) and destruction (samhriti).”

Another eminent scholar Dr Satyendra Nath Sarma on the other hand has said, “It was King Narakasur who initiated the cult of Shaktism. Narakasur for the first time worshipped Shakti in the form of Yoni as well as Kamakhya. Subsequently Kamakhya became assimilated with Devi Durga.” Thus, from about l3th century till 15th century, worship of Shakti was the most dominant religious activity among the people of Assam.

The Hindu influence on the primitive religion and also a tribal influence on Hindu religious ceremonies can be noticed right from the very beginning in Assam. According to Dr Barpujari, “This process of mutual influence was obviously preceded by the introduction of the Hindu religion in Kamrupa. The religious leaders responsible for the import of the Hindu rites and rituals were the Brahmins. The type of religion propagated by them in those days may be designated as the Brahminical religion. The worship of innumerable Gods and Goddesses came to occupy important position in the religious system. Some of these Gods and Goddesses gave rise to special cults and sectarian rites and beliefs. There arose various religious myths in connection with these sectarian deities. The epics, and mainly the Puranas, were composed for the propagation of the sectarian cults. The extent of the Brahminical religion may be best understood only if the form and extent of sectarian cults like those connected with Siva, Shakti, Vishnu and Surya are properly surveyed.”

Noted Chinese pilgrim Hiuen Tsang on the other hand stated that he saw hundreds of Deva temples in Kamrupa during his visit here. He was a personal guest of Kumar Bhaskarvarman, one of the most illustrious kings of ancient Kamrup. Hiuen Tsang’s note is a definite evidence of the spread of the Brahminical religion in ancient Assam by the early seventh century. Moreover, in the Chinese records King Bhaskarvarman is mentioned as a Brahmin by caste. In the Harsha Carita, he is described as a devotee of Siva from his very boyhood. Kumar Bhaskarvarman incidentally was as a personal friend of Harshavardhana, a contemporary king of central India.

According to the Kalika Purana, Naraka, the mythical ancestor of the Kamrup kings, deliberately established in his kingdom, a large number of families who were masters of Vedas and other Shastras. “Naraka brought in Brahmanas from outside and settled them in his own territories and who were responsible for the propagation of the Brahmanical cult.” The Kalika Purana, composed in Assam in the 11th century, is not only the most extensive treatise on the Shakti cult, but also on Tantra.

The Kalika Purana records that before the arrival of the Aryans, ancient Kamrup was inhabited by people who were worshippers of Siva. Naraka’s contemporary Asura king Bana of Sonitpur was also a devotee of Siva. Thus, the earliest Hindu faith which had a place in Assam was Saivism, which was later heavily encroached upon by Shaktism.

In the Brahminical system Saivism had been the most dominant faith in Assam from time immemorial as is known from tradition, both literary and epigraphic. The Kalika Purana states that Siva was regarded as the guardian deity of this territory even before the time of Naraka and that it was ‘reserved’ by Siva as his own royal domain. Siva was primarily a non-Aryan deity and the Kalika Purana has a list of as many as fifteen sacred places in Assam associated with the worship of Siva.

According to Prafulladatta Goswami, “The ancient religion of this land, according to the authoritative Yogini Tantra was of Kirata origin. The Kirata religion was Saivism, itself an Aryan importation. The Aryanized conquerors under Narakasura later made an attempt to put it under a ban and impose the Shakti cult in the shape of Kamakhya worship.”

From about the 13th century till the 15th century, majority of the people of Assam worshipped Shakti. Like Saivism, Shaktism is the cult of worshipping a female goddess as the supreme deity. This deity is variously called Devi, Durga, Kali, Kalika, Uma, Kamakhya, Tara, Chandi, Chamundra, Sakambhari and so on. Different names imply diverse manifestations or aspects of the same goddess. But shakti may be taken to be the common name for all the various forms of this female deity.

According to the Comprehensive History of Assam, in Kamrup the goddess is superior to even the supreme godhead in so far as He has to remain inert without the inspiration drawn from the Goddess Shakti.

In Hinduism, Durga represents the empowering and protective nature of motherhood. Dr Nirmal Prabha Bardoloi, in her famous work Devi, discussed widely the significance of the concept of Mother Goddess. According to her, “From prehistoric times, Yoni worship had been prevalent in Assam. And the worshipper believed that it would increase the fertility. Burhi Gosani worshipped by Jaintias, Goddess Kamaika of the Khasis, Khamakha of the Bodos, Kechaikhati worshipped by the Chutiyas and the Deoris, Goddess Tamai of the Rabhas, Goddess Haramdi of the Dimasas, Goddess Kalika of the Tiwas and the Mother Goddess Phajaw of the Garos — all these names bear testimony to the fertility cult as Shakti cult of Assam.”

The origin of the tradition of Shakti cult has a deep-rooted past. Hence, the annual worship of Devi Durga reminds of the supreme and bening power of the Goddess. Human beings are being blessed by Her supreme power from time immemorial. ASSAM TRIBUNE

Puja musings

— Durga Puja is among the few religious festivals that have a universal appeal among the masses, cutting across the confines of community or creed. This is largely because its religious essence notwithstanding, mirth and merry-making get precedence over the religious fervour as the Puja spirit embraces one and all. Probably no other religious festival evokes the kind of spontaneous and universal participation as the Durga Puja does. A general feeling of bonhomie and camaraderie pervades the Durga Puja ambience, making it truly a festival of the masses. The all-pervasive spirit of zest and merry-making finds its best expression through the beautifully-decorated Puja mandaps and the rush of the people dressed in their colourful best. But amidst all this zest and jubilation of Durga Puja, we should not be oblivious to the harsh realities confronting us. The unprecedented rise in prices of essential commodities, particularly foodstuff, has hit the commoners very hard. Add to this the increasing vagaries of flood and drought, and a sizeable section of the populace would not be able to be a part of the celebrations. Then, it is also essential that we reaffirm our pledge to fight the forces of evil as symbolised by Goddess Durga in her demolition of the evil demon, Mahisasura. The society is passing through trying times, with violence and disturbance taking a serious toll on the age-old unity and harmony of the different communities inhabiting the State. Mistrust and tension among the people are slowly but surely casting a shadow on the ethos of peace and bonhomie that has been a hallmark of the composite Assamese society. If we take pride in the Durga Puja being a unifying force, it is for us to ensure that this unifying spirit is carried beyond the days of the festivities.

While the Puja festivities have naturally undergone changes in recent times, some of these are not in consonance with the true Puja ethos. Businessmen are compelled to make big ‘donations’ to meet the Puja extravaganza, with the common man ultimately bearing the burden. Some of the so-called cultural programmes during Puja-time are a nuisance and noise pollution. Too much of anything is unacceptable, and a total sacrifice of the occasion’s sanctity at the altar of modernity and commercialisation is far from desirable. The celebrations also expose our lack of self-reliance, as we are totally dependent on outside to meet everything – from idols and flowers to dhakis (drum-beaters) and technicians. ASSAM TRIBUNE

Silchar Puja, Pandal-hoppers throng puja mandaps

SILCHAR, Sept 25: Between the interplay of sun and shade with clouds in the skyline, pandal-hoppers have begun thronging the puja mandaps in numbers from morning on Saptami after the image is infused with life through invocation and religious rituals. In tune with the holy tradition, early in the morning, the spirit of the Devi is put inside the idol through the medium of a banana tree called Kola Bau, bathed and draped in a new yellow saree.

In pandals, devotees, worshippers and visitors in their sartorial best offered their prayers to the Goddess, took anjali and prayed by chanting of hymns. The main puja in fact began on sasthi yesterday.

With sunset, the crowd of enthusiastic puja devotees swelled and the puja pandals were crowded as the best view of decoration and illumination and all the art and craft can be seen in the evening.

This hustle and bustle is expected for the next two days of Mahaastmi and Navami until the Devi will be given a tearful farewell on Dashmi.

It is amazing to think how fluidly an event can make everyone amalgamated to a unique social identity.

On the other hand, this holy festival of Autumn has made the people realize that Durga Puja was not only about, of taking sumptuous dishes, fun and frolic but also an opportunity to work for a better society and to eliminate social evils. THE SENTINEL

Electronic traffic system inaugurated

SILCHAR, Sept 25: An automatic electronic traffic signal system was inaugurated at Premtala point in Silchar by Cachar SP PK Bhuiya yesterday. The electronic traffic signal device installed at Silchar is first of its kind in Barak Valley and second in Asom after Guwahati, according to the police sources. THE SENTINEL

CBI inquiry on Ranbir Roy’s murder case demanded

SILCHAR, Sept 25: It has been six years that Ranbir Roy was assassinated on September 25, 2003, but his case has not taken any significant turn as yet.

Demands to look into the murder case of Roy have been made time and again on behalf of his family and his well wishers, but, all pleas went to deaf ears.

Sources said a memorandum was submitted to the Asom Chief Minister for CBI inquiry on the murder case on his second death anniversary in 2005 but nothing happened. Also, the political scenario has remained silent on the murder case.

However, this year, on his sixth death anniversary, a reminiscence meeting was held at Silchar Press Club and a seven-member committee was also formed for filing a PIL in the Gauhati High Court in order to demand CBI inquiry into the murder case. The committee constitute lawyers Dibakar Bhattacharjee and Subir Dey besides other members from Silchar Press Club and the journalistic fraternity. It was decided in the meeting that every year, on the death anniversary of Roy, prizes would be awarded to reporters for investigative journalism in honour of late Ranbir Roy who brought the fore of investigative journalism in Barak Valley. THE SENTINEL

The Graham Bazar Municipality Durga Puja mandap in Dibrugarh

The Graham Bazar Municipality Durga Puja mandap in Dibrugarh. (Sentinel)

Durga Puja is celebrated all over Dibrugarh, Assam. Every year clubs and cultural associations etc organise durga puja festival in Dibrugarh City. Graham Bazar Municipality Durga Puja is one of the best durga puja. Thousands of devotees visit durga mandap.

Meet on maintaining law and order
DIBRUGARH, Sept 25: With a view to maintain law and order in the ongoing festive days of puja, the Dibrugarh Police had a meeting with the senior citizens yesterday at the Sadar Police station here.

The Superintendent of Police, Abhijit Bora, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Budhin Gogoi and the Officer In-charge of the Dibrugarh Police Station, Deva Ranjan Sarma, Town Sub-Inspector, Khurshid Ali and other police officers of Traffic Branch who attended the meeting had an interaction with the senior citizens regarding various aspects of maintaining law and order during puja days. Senior citizens had offered various suggestions on the steps that would be taken for containing anti-social activities. They also suggested for taking few measures in smooth vehicular traffic movements during puja days.

The SP Abhijit Bora, apprised the citizens about the security measures and traffic plans that his force had taken up for ensuring peaceful puja. He stated that all 85 puja mandaps would be brought under CCTV and video recording besides patrolling by security personnel in mufties in and around the town. “This would help police in detecting and preventing the anti-social activities in the vicinity of puja mandaps as well as other places”, Bora added.

The SP further stated that though the entire township in general and puja mandaps in particular under scanner of police force, but co-operation from citizens would certainly help the force in maintaining law and order timely.

He requested the people to help police by providing information for controlling impending security threat. The citizens can contact police for giving any information on the given phone numbers– Abhijit Bora, SP: 9435075444, Dr GV Shibaprasad, Addl. SP: 9435009435, Mohendra Gogoi, DSP: 9957419606, Deva Ranjan Sarma, OC: 9401320263, Amulya Gogoi, Second Officer, Dibrugarh Police Station: 9435133731, Khurshid Ali, Town Sub-Inspector: 9435030057, Ranjit Rajkhowa, Second TSI: 9435651624, and Police Station: 100. THE SENTINEL

Overcast sky may dampen puja spirit

SILCHAR, Sept 24: The advent of Durga Puja has not augured well for Barak Valley with overnight rains lashing the districts of Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi. Well decorated pandals and puja mandaps with an array of illumination, many with idols of the Goddess might get damaged if the rains resume. It has generated a sense of despair and gloom among the organizers.

Days of hard work, innovative planning , creative and competitive spirit to display the best and beat one another in art and design and earn laurels, they fear, might go haywire.
The big budget pujas of Bilpar, one floating on a vast pond, Tarun Sangha, Ram Krishna Mission Road, Anand Parishad, Tarapur Bus Stand, Aryapatty, Subhash Nagar and Ambicapore among others are always the centres of attraction for puja hoppers for their changing themes and concepts as well as hi-tech décor, spending as much Rs 3 to Rs 6 lakh alone on extravaganza, lavish and multicolour show.

With the fast changing time, the serenity of household celebration has given way to flashing neon and dazzling luminescence of community worship and the mocking rhythm of the past.
Gone are the days when the drum beaters, now a rare sight, stole the show. The modern trend is the blaring of continual sizzling modern songs. Recitation from holy Chandi has become in most puja mandaps a ritual.

There have been other changes as well. Not long ago, the images were made of symmetrical variety- Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Kartik and Ganesh were placed in one panel with artistic sola work. Today action and electronic animated versions of happenings like 26/11 mayhem or replica of a famous temple or historical destination form part of the grand celebration.

Doing away with the traditional clay variety, idols are now made of every conceivable material.
If the festive days remain wet and cloudy, the pandal hoppers are in for trouble to walk through crater filled and potholed muddy roads, water logging, overflowing blocked drains and broken footpaths. Intermittent load shedding if the ASEB does not act to improve, will further add to their woes. THE SENTINEL

Barak Valley all set to celebrate Durga Puja

SILCHAR, Sept 23: Around 500 puja committees across the towns and villages of Barak Valley, districts of Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi have readied themselves for the greatest autumn festival –– Durga Puja–– that begins from Thursday with the invocation to the Goddess. Along with serenity, sacredness and reverence, puja mandaps are begining to glitter.

No one knows for certain who first initiated the festival in Barak Valley. Historical records show that since the fourth century, Tantrism had been the religion of the area. In the 14th century, the Hedemba royal family adopted Shakti cult. The last of the Cachari rulers, Krishna Chandra and Gobinda Chandra, were worshippers of Goddess Chandi, and animal sacrifice was part of their rituals.

With the annexation of Cachar by the British in 1832, some zamindar families of Borkhola, Bicrampore and Fulertal established the Durga as their household goddess. The family of Dev of Malugram has been worshipping Goddess Durga since 1870 and the two puja mandaps of the Ramkrishna Mission Road and Aryapatty continue to maintain their tradition of Shakti worship and cultural ethos. THE SENTINEL

2013 Durga Puja in Chandigarh Mandap Pandal Address Association

2013 Durga Puja in Chandigarh


Chandigarh is a city in India that serves as the capital of two states, Punjab and Haryana, and is a union territory of India. It is the first planned city of India. There are about 15 medium to large industrial including two in the Public sector. In addition Chandigarh has over 2500 units are registered under small scale sector. The important industries are paper manufacturing, basic metals and alloys and machinery. Chandigarh IT Park is the city's attempt to break into the IT world. Chandigarh also houses many prominent institutes of higher learning, such as IMTECH, Indo Swiss Training Centre, Punjab Engineering College, PGIMER (Postgraduate Institute for Medical Education and Research), Panjab University etc Notable residents of Chandigarh are Jeev Milkha Singh, Kapil Dev, Milkha Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Abhinav Bindra etc.


Durga Puja are also held in Chandigarh city:


Durga Puja in Chandigarh
Banga Bhawan
Sector 35 C. Chandigarh
India


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About Chandigarh 

Well Chandigarh is the city, which is developed after a well thought planning. Chandigarh is the most happening city situated in the Northern part of India and the city is the capital of two states – Punjab and Haryana. It is one of the union territories of the country which is also has the status of first planned city of the country. Le Corbusier a French Architect planned Chandigarh.  

In the history, Chandigarh was the home to the Harappa Civilization. Chandigarh is located at the Siwalik hill ranges and a part of the Himalayan system. Chandigarh is always on the top list of tourist who comes to India. They never miss to see Chandigarh and the beauty of the city. The city ranks first in the country for the wealthiest town of India and in also in terms of Human Development Index. Sector 17 is in the center of the town and also known as city center. There are numerous parks in the town with huge amount of fresh air for the travelers and tourists. Parks in Chandigarh includes Zakir Rose Garde, Botanical Garden, Smriti Upavan, Shanti Kunj are some of the renowned parks of the city.     

Climate of the city in summer remains Maximum 44 degree and minimum about 31 degree. At winter the temperature of the town touches the maximum of 14 degree to the lowest of 3 degree. Average rainfall in the city is about 1110.7 mm. 

Chandigarh has great number of sophisticated hotels guesthouses for people who come to visit the town. There is no problem for accommodation and has good dining facilities. The city is well connected via air, roads and railways. Airport of the city is just 11 km from the city center and has daily flights to all the major city of the country.

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2013 Durga Puja in Ghaziabad Uttar Pradesh Pandal Location Address

2013 Durga Puja in Ghaziabad Uttar Pradesh


Ghaziabad is an industrial city and is 19km east of Delhi. The industrial city manufactures railway coaches, diesel engines, electroplating, bicycles, picture tubes, tapestries, glassware, pottery, vegetable oil, paint and varnish, heavy chains, automobile pistons and rings, steel pharmaceuticals, liquor, etc.


There are number of educational institutions in Ghaziabad. Well known institutes are Institute of Management & Technology (IMT), Indraprastha Engineering College, Lord Krishna College of Engineering, sunderdeep engineering college, Vishveshwarya institute of engineering and technology, ABES Engineering College, Krishna Institute of Engineering and Technology etc.


Some best Schools are Amity International School Vasundhara, D.A.V. Public School, Sahibabad, Delhi Public School, Ghaziabad, Ryan International School, NH-24, Ghaziabad etc.


In Ghaziabad people are friendly and religious too. People celebrate Navratri and Durga Puja in the month of autumn.

List of Durga Puja organised by Bengali Association / Clubs in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.) :


Durga Puja Park, Sec-4,
Vaishali. Ghaziabad.U.P.
Uttar Pradesh, India


Prayasi Bengli Durgotsav
Abhay Khand, Indirapuram, Ghaziabad


Vaishali Cultural Association
Durga Puja Park, Sector 4, Vaishali.
Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh


Ghaziabad SSSKPS
Green View Park,Sector 3A,Vaishali,
Ghaziabad,U.P.


Durga Puja
Sec 4, Vaishali.
Ghaziabad, U.P.




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About Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad is situated on the border of Delhi and it acts as the main entrance of Uttar Pradesh. That is why it is also called gateway of UP. Ghaziabad is surrounded by Delhi and Meerut and it is around 1.5 km from the Hindon River. Currently, Ghaziabad has large number of shopping malls and multiplexes. On the other hand, many flyovers have improved the city traffic and road conditions. 

There are numerous industries in the city and has manufacturing of bicycles, railway coaches, diesel engines, heavy chains, tapestries and many more. As per the latest report in the year, 2006 Ghaziabad has been included in the list of the top 10 most dynamic Indian cities around the globe. At the start it was known as Ghaziuddinnagar after some time the name changed to Ghaziabad 

Ghaziabad also offers satisfactory educational facility to the students. It has great management institutions and major engineering colleges. Apart from those great colleges, there are some dental college and physiotherapy institutes. Ghaziabad is a flourishing city and the development is as per the need of the country. 

The government of the state is enriching many health and medical center that are growing at a very rapid rate here at Ghaziabad. Municipal Corporation of the city takes care of the welfare of the people and delivers the basic requirement. 

Before 1976 Ghaziabad was a tehsil under the district Meerut and later on the same year chief minister Mr. N.D. Tiwari declared Ghaziabad a individual district on the birth day of our first prime minister of the country Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru. Ghaziabad has moved forwards with leaps and bounds in the sector of economic and agricultural front. Ghaziabad is located on 19 km east from Delhi and 46 Km south-west of Meerut.  Connectivity with Delhi has raised the prices of real estate blows immensely. 

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Art and craft in Barak Valley

SILCHAR, Sept 21: Barak Valley is an impressive site impregnated with rich potential in indigenous artistry and excellent craftsmanship. The cottage industries are located in the remote suburbs, primordially among the country sides sporadically unattended and unsung. A good number of men and women practising the art are compelled to live a meagre living.

They are the dwindling minorities. Government apathy and inefficient policies have shoved them to their socio-economic confinement today. But with the perceptible shift in policies, currently, only a microscopic section are at the receiving end. Nevertheless, the local artisans in virtue of their die-hard psyche and pragmatic intuition poise to work for their necessary requirements.

Barak Valley, a geo-cultural continuance of Bangladesh, in the past with its perennial relevance to the Northeast has been an important breeding ground of heterogeneous craft practices. Today, in this era of globalization, craft practices world wide have rejuvenated with fresh aspirations. The waves of reform have also touched the local entrepreneurs, but, failed unlike other parts in creating a new vision and temperament in craft management.

However, there is a need to pay greater attention on effective market policy. Fortune in marketing hangs on an array of factors from defining customer’s choice and estimation of demand to an effective pricing policy, following the market dynamics and importantly chalking out an efficient sales promotion policy, because here it has been observed that poor advertisements remain responsible for weaker motivation.

Keeping in mind the vast potential of hand loom and handicraft, efforts must be made to boost exports from the region also. The exim-policy of 2002-2007 provides additional transport subsidy to the exporters from the Northeast. The Central Government announcing its exim policies, provided a number of facilities, incentives and assistance to the export sector to widen its share in the world trade.

People who came into the business 10 or 15 years earlier managed otherwise in absence of coordination from the State and the Central Governments. Thanks to their efforts, they made sufficient impact on public life and contributed towards the social development in their respective capacities.

Suman Choudhury, a successful businessman today, masterminded the project 40 years ahead when handicraft had no industrial shape in Barak Valley. He curved out his niche slowly and gradually and set up his own factory at Meherpur (Silchar). Chowdhury additionally provides training to novices and pays them from the profit.

Promod Sinha runs his own NGO and has risen to great feats from a humble beginning. He is a good motivator and took the maiden initiative to set up solar energy installations in his village at Behara, approximately 45 km away from Silchar. Sinha demonstrated the wider applications of solar energy. His noble enterprise benefited not only his own village but many other villages and have been serving as an alternative to electrical appliances.

Rina Singh is an entrepreneur of her genre and a self-styled artist-designer, having penchant for social work. She is interested in hand loom particularly and a diligent explorer into the traditional forms. Her craft speaks of her skill, elegance and clarity. Rina owns her Self Help Group at Lakhipur, 35 km away from Silchar, consisting 45 ladies of different ages.

It should be mentioned that private ventures in South Asom are mostly small and thus unwarranted to competition. For an overall elevation, the key factors of competitive advantage in the region should be properly harnessed. It will create a large number of employment opportunities. Therefore, policies must effectively be sought in this direction considering the promises they unfold in the future. THE SENTINEL

Blending nature and Tagore on canvas

SILCHAR, Sept 20: A young girl with her unique creative ideas and brush work, Chandrima Syam, exhibited 32 paintings entitled Rupae O Arupae Gaatha on varied themes with particular stress on nature and Rabindra Nath Tagore at the Academy of Fine Arts, South Gallery, in Kolkata recently. Her paintings were appreciated by art lovers and critics.

Half of her exhibits namely –‘spring wind’, ‘dance with storm’, ‘dewy dawn’, ‘wild sea breeze’, ‘Krishna’, ‘warrior Kali’, ‘heron flight’, ‘gracious lord’, ‘khoai melody III’, ‘charming Malabilata’, ‘monsoon glory’, ‘oh storm’ and ‘floral bonfire’ – on blue horizon through the medium of Asom silk, Asom bapta or Asom muga in acrylic were simply superb for their artistic expressions and aesthetic appeal.

Besides, wooden crayon on paper, oil pastel on paper, acrylic on paper, oil pastel on muga bapta and plastic crayon on Asom bapta are also the medium of her exquisite expressions. Her catalogue of paintings since she took to brush work reveals her intense love for nature and its treasure-trove.

She has been fascinated by the lush green panorama of the Barak Valley. Her role models are Rabindra Nath Tagore, paintings of Nanda Lal Bose, Abanindra Nath Tagore, Jamini Roy, Ram Kinkar Bhattacharjee and especially the environment around Shanti Niketan where she studied.
The themes of her art though varied are basically the impression she derives from her favourite idols and the wide horizon on her canvas. In her childhood days, she was under the guidance of eminent artist of Asom late Dhiresh Pal. Later on, she was groomed up by Professor of Fine Arts in Assam University Sivan G. Her friend, philosopher and guide is Dr Shovon Som, an eminent artist and art critic of international repute.

She has participated in several local exhibitions and it was for the first time in 2007 that she took part in an exhibition at Gallerie 52d, Hindustan Park in Kolkata along with renowned artists. In November 2008, she had her solo exhibition “Infinite Delight” in Indraprastha Regency in Kolkata.

Chandrima said she would be happy to showcase her art at the national and international level and to blend the songs of Tagore, nature and beauty on paper and textile. Her basic objective, as she said, is to convey the message of peace and harmony in order to provide an escape to man from all the tension and stress of life.

As it is very expensive to go outside for exhibition in metropolis, she wishes the art lovers of the Barak Valley to join hands together and strive for a gallery in Silchar. THE SENTINEL

2013 Kolkata Durga Puja

2013 Top Durga Puja Pandals in Kolkata India

Durga puja is the most important festival for the people of West Bengal. Durga Puja is celebrated all over India and abroad. To Bengalis, it is the most awaited festival of the entire year. Durga Puja is celebrated over five days. The most attractive part of Druga Puja are puja pandals which is colourfully decorated. For Bengalis Durga Puja is more than just a festival. Durga Puja is the time when cultural program are arranged by various puja pandals and organisations to show the world about Bengali culture. Kolkata Durga Puja also attracts tourists from all over the world. More than 2000 puja pandals are erected in Kolkata alone. Every pooja pandal is unique in its own terms, with beautiful patterns that are true delight to the eyes.

Kolkata (Calcutta) is also called "CITY OF JOY" because of its rich culture and heritage. It is located in the eastern part of the river Hooghly. During British rule Kolkata served as the Capital of India. It is noted for its revolutionary history, ranging from the Indian struggle for independence to the leftist and trade union movements. Kolkata is the financial hub of eastern part of India. Many companies has its headquartered in Kolkata include ITC Limited, Bata India, Birla Corporation, Coal India Limited, Damodar Valley Corporation, United Bank of India, UCO Bank and Allahabad Bank.

Kolkata houses some notable educational institutions like Jadavpur University, University of Calcutta, Bengal Engineering & Science University, Calcutta Medical College, Presidency College, St. Xavier's College, Bethune College, Scottish Church College etc.

A characteristic feature of Kolkata is the para or neighbourhoods having a strong sense of community. Religiour festivals like Durga Puja, Kali Puja, Saraswati Puja are organised by Clubs or Cultural organisations located in para or neighbourhoods.

List of Top Durga Puja Pandals in Kolkata (West Bengal) :

Ekdaliya Evergreen Club
3D, Ekdalia Road, Kolkata
West Bengal
Email: EkdaliaEvergreenClub@yahoo.com

Singhi Park Sarbojanin Durga Puja
3, Dover Lane, Kolkata
West Bengal

Babubagan Club Durga Puja
14, Babu Bagan Lane, Kolkata
West Bengal

Sealdah Railway Atheletic Club
83-J Kaiser Street, Kolkata, West Bengal
Phone: +91-33-3508690

Sree Bhumi Sporting Club
198 Canal Street, Sree Bhumi, Kolkata
Phone: +91-33-5340002
West Bengal

Sramapally Adhibashibrinda
6/13 C.I.T. Buildings (OLD)
Beleghata, Kolkata
West Bengal

College Square Sarbojanin Durgotsab Committee
53 College Street, Kolkata
West Bengal

Chaltabagan Durga Puja Committee
77 Raja Ram Mohan Roy Sarani
Kolkata
West Bengal

Sarbojanin Durgotsab Committee
Sandhani Club
P-3 C.I.T. Road, Scheme - XVI
Beleghata, Kolkata
West Bengal

Sarbojanin Durgotsab Samity
10A Santosh Mitra Square
Kolkata
West Bengal

Sarir Sangathan Samity
19 South Sealdah Road
Kolkata
West Bengal

Golpark Sarbojanin Durga Puja
Golpark, Beside Golbari,
23/20/1 Gariahat Road,
Kolkata
West Bengal

Madhugarh Sabojanin Durgotsav
East Sinthee Road, Kolkata
West Bengal

Mudiali Club Durga Puja
33, S.R. Das Road, Kolkata
West Bengal

Ballygaunj Cultural Club
57, Jatin Das Road, Kolkata
West Bengal

Vivekananda Sporting Club
101/C Vivekananda Road
Kolkata , West Bengal

Laketown Adhibasibrindo Durgotsav
Children's Park, Lake Town Link Road ,
Kolkata -700089
West Bengal

Park Circus Byayam Samity Tent
Park Circus Maidan,Kolkata
West Bengal

Mallick Bari Sarbojanin Durgotsav
Bhawanipore ,Kolkata
West Bengal

Hindustan Park Sarbojanin Durgotsav
51/1 Hindusthan Park Kolkata

Shobhabazar Beniatola Sarbojanin Durgotsav
63 Beniatola Street, Kolkata
West Bengal

Tarun Brindo Durga Puja
P-244B, Purna Das Road,Kolkata
Phone: 466-6949/464-4625

Purbachal Durgotsav
Hindustan Park, Kolkata
West Bengal

Yuba Brinda
5 Ultadanga Main Road
Kolkata
West Bengal

Bally Santi Sangha
25 Grand Trunk Road, Howrah
West Bengal

Dhakuria Sarbojanin Durgotsav Committee
14 Bank Colony, 66 Babubagan Lane
Kolkata, West Bengal

Selimpur Pally Durga Puja
39 Gariahat Road (South) Kolkata
West Bengal

Baghbazar Sarbojanin Durgotsav Committee
78 Baghbazar Street, Kolkata
West Bengal

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