Durga pujas on the subject of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the partition of the country in 1947 were included on the list of « Serar Sera Puraskar » (Best of the Best) announced by the West Bengal government on Monday.
A puja that deals with the agitation of the peasants was also selected for another category of the government’s « Biswa Bangla Sharad Samman » award.
The organization of the Durga puja on contemporary issues is in the State widespread for several years.
The Minister of State for Cultural Affairs Indranil Sen announced that 36 Durga Puja committees received the award in the category » Best of the Best » because they are the benchmark in every respect for aesthetic fulfillment.
The 36 pujas include those organized by the Barisha Club, Naktala Udayan Sangha, Chetla Agrani, Ekdalia Evergreen in South Kolkata and Kashi Bose Lane in North Kolkata.
With the title ‘ ‘Bhager Maa’ (courage The goddess is represented as a mother who is taken with her four children in a vehicle that looks like a cage. The marquee is divided into two parts, India and Bangladesh, and the mother and her children are in no man’s land.
In the 75th year of independence, Naktala Udayan Sangha addressed the migration of refugees during the division of the country in his Pandal .
A train from this time was recreated to represent the plight of the refugees. The depiction refers to Khushwant Singh’s “Train to Pakistan” and “Neelkantho Pakhir Khoje” (In search of the Neelkanth bird) by the Bengali author Atin Bandyopadhyay – two famous novels about the division of the country.
The Durga- The puja theme of the Dumdum Park Bharat Chakra on the eastern edge of Calcutta is the excitement of the peasants. The club is the only entry in the list for the “Anya Bhavna” (Different Thinking) category of the award.
The club represented the sensation of the farmers and presented a replica of a tractor on the way to the pandal. The tractor has two wings with the names of the farmers who were killed in the agitation.
The minister also announced the Biswa Bangla Awards in categories such as « Best Pandal », « Best Idea » and « Best Awareness. » Covid-19 “.
The Alipore Bodyguards line Durga Puja, which was organized by members and families of the Kolkata Police, received the award as the best Covid warrior.
The Biswa Bangla Sharad Samman Award in various categories would also be awarded to puja committees in 20 districts outside of Calcutta.
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