With the cultivation of wood sponge (shola) dwindling and single use thermocol (polystyrene) being banned, the idol makers of Kumartuli, the potter’s colony in Kolkata, are struggling to find ...

Kolkata: The cops have started their a month-long pre-puja awareness campaign by conducting raids on all idol-making hubs, including Kumartuli, to dissuade decorators and artisans from using thermocol ...

Anxiety plagues idol makers at Kolkata’s Kumartuli ahead of Durga Puja amid a police campaign to discourage the use of thermocol, a cost-effective and common idol-making material that was banned in ...

Kolkata: Inspired by the innovations at Durga Puja pandals, Saraswati Puja organisers have also started treading the "theme" path. Salil Chowdhury's birth centenary and College Street boi para are the ...

Saraswati Puja is one of the most loved festivals in India, especially among students, teachers, artists, and musicians. Celebrated during spring, usually on Vasant Panchami, the festival marks the ...