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November 12, 2025

Author: Ahana Bhattacharya

Ahana has over 13 years of experience in journalism. She has completed her Masters in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. Having worked in television, print and digital media she has been associated with publications like ABP, News18, Dainik Bhaskar (DNA newspaper) and IANS newswire among others. She is experienced in hard news coverage and beats like aviation, lifestyle and Bollywood and is now Senior Correspondent with The CSR Journal. You can connect with her at ahana@thecsrjournal.in.
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Goddess Kanak Durga cooks her own non-veg ‘Bhog’ at Chilkigarh royal family’s puja in West Bengal

Culture
It is believed that the goddess herself cooks the meal offered to her on Ashtami, locally referred to as the “Viram Bhog”. It is...

Jadavpur University hostels to remain closed during Durga Puja vacation: Calcutta High Court

Education and Skill Training
Kolkata’s Jadavpur University (JU) hostels to be closed during Puja vacations, the Calcutta High Court ordered on Friday. The university authorities will be able...

Revolutionaries secretly paid homage to the Goddess in this over 350-year-old Zamindar Family’s Durga Puja in West Bengal

West Bengal
The 356-year-old Durga Puja in Jamsherpur Bagchi’s residence has immense historical significance. During the British colonial rule, revolutionaries used to secretly visit this house...

Mamata Banerjee offers compensation, jobs to family members of those who died in electrocution in Kolkata

Kolkata
Kolkata, on Tuesday, recorded its heaviest rainfall in 40 years. The heavy rain in the city caused severe waterlogging, flooding and traffic snarls. The...

Maa Durga is seated on Mahadev’s lap in 250-year-old Barshul Zamindar Bari Durga Puja in West Bengal

Culture
Maa Durga is seated on Mahadev’s lap in this over 250-year-old Zamindar Bari Durga Puja in West Bengal organised by the Dey family. The...

Kolkata’s Shobhabazar Rajbari Durga Puja began few months after Battle of Plassey, Lord Clive attended

Kolkata
According to legend, whenever Maa Durga descends on Earth, the Goddess dresses up in saree and jewellery at Shib Krishna Daw’s house in Jorasanko,...

Amit Shah may visit Kolkata on Chaturthi to inaugurate ‘Operation Sindoor’ themed Durga Puja

Politics
Home Minister Amit Shah may be visiting Kolkata on Chaturthi to inaugurate a few Durga pujas in the city. He is expected to inaugurate...

Mamata Banerjee consoles parents of Pahalgam terror attack victim Bitan Adhikari at Durga Puja inauguration

Kolkata
Florida-based tech professional Bitan Adhikari was martyred in the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22 this year. On Monday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata...

Kolkata’s Badan Chandra Roy family’s Durga Puja began a year after the Indian Rebellion of 1857

Culture
The illustrious Badan Chandra Roy family’s Durga puja in Kolkata dates back to 1858, a year after the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Badan Chandra...

Human sacrifice was practiced during Durga Puja at this Royal Palace in West Bengal, Goddess is still offered fish

Culture
More than 500 years ago, human sacrifice was practiced during Durga Puja at the Baikanthapur Rajbari (royal palace) in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri. It is...

IIT Kharagpur student found hanging in hostel room, sixth case this year

Education and Skill Training
Another mysterious death of a student has rocked Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) campus in West Bengal. On Saturday afternoon, the body...

Over 15,000 police personnel to manage Durga Puja crowd in Bengal, Braille guide published for the visually impaired

Police
Durga Puja is just nine days away and West Bengal Police has started prepping to control the festive crowd. Suburban crowds start hitting the...
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