DurgaPuja2026

The gang-rape of two 15-year-old Hindu girls in West Bengal’s Uttar Dinajpur district is a devastating indictment of the vulnerability of children, the brutality of sexual violence and the urgent need for justice that is swift and uncompromising. According to a complaint filed by Bijoy Sarkar at Goalpokher Police Station on October 21, Muhammad Arbaz, …

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Bengali actress Sohini Guha Roy shared a photograph on her official Facebook page, standing before the idol of Goddess Durga on 12th October. Her caption was simple: “Mother has arrived”, a familiar expression of devotion and anticipation in Bengal, where Durga Puja is a religious festival and an inseparable part of the region’s cultural identity. …

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By Tanmay Majumdar, General Secretary, Bogura Majumdarpara Temple Committee Durga Puja is a celebration of faith, dignity and the triumph of good over evil. Yet, for us, preparing for Durga Puja has become a fearful exercise. By 9th October, our arrangements were nearly complete. Alarmed by repeated attacks on Durga idols across Bangladesh, we began …

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Insaf Kayemkari Chhatra Sramik Janata’s 8-Point Charter Seeks a Ban on Idol Immersion, the Removal of Puja Mandaps From Public View, Limits on the Number, Size and Height of Durga Pratimas, an End to Government-Funded Food for Impoverished Hindus, No Public Holidays for Puja and Compulsory Political Protests by Hindu Puja Committees Over Perceived Persecution …

Continue reading "Islamist Pressure Group Presents Charter Demanding No Puja Holidays, No Pratima Immersion, No Public Mandaps And Not a Grain of Government-Funded Food For Impoverished Devotees, Denounces Durga Puja As A “Sinful and Depraved” Practice Of Shirk"

Fresh tensions have erupted in Purba Medinipur District after local Hindu residents began preparations for this year’s Durga Puja in Ward No. 10 of Panskura Municipality. According to local residents, many of the Muslim residents had objected to the Puja preparations during the traditional Khuti Puja ritual, indicating the beginning of the Puja Mandap construction. …

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A Muslim mob opposed the construction of a welcoming gate for a Durga Puja mandap near Samudrapur School in Ashoknagar under North 24 Parganas, claiming that the entire locality belongs to Muslims. Hindus preparing to celebrate Durga Puja, the defining festival of Bengali culture, were told that they could not erect a welcoming gate because …

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