Comments on: Pujo Perspective

By: BonglandLass

BonglandLass — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:42:18 +0000

Hi GB,
I have been a regular reader of your blog since the past 6-7 months..and looking for your articles on Kolkata came across this one!
A little too late though(only 3 and a half years)…
This article has left me joyous, nostalgic, enlightened, and so on more than any of the other articles..(maybe when you are away from beloved Bongland you feel ecstatic with such articles) just because I found a person who has enjoyed the pujas exactly as I have..that is pandal hopping with young at heart fabulous parents..
I too never had enough friends/cousins to go out with, for which I was always accompanied by my parents during pandal hopping, occasionally with mashi/pishis.
I have always loved the pujas just because of the crowd, who’s undying enthusiasm made them brave the heat, sweat, fatigue, long queues at the pandals, rain, traffic, any possible obstacle. Perhaps they are not even as enthusiastic and as courageous when facing their own problems.
And we get to see all these because of the relentless work of another crowd who also have to brave any possible obstacle to have their pandals, pratima everything glowing on time…the aura of divinity along with pure madness, happiness, delight, (pleasure of the taste buds too) makes the Pujas so special, so Bengali!!

By: saurabhghosal

saurabhghosal — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:06:39 +0000

good one but please do think that there is no effort involved to create such kind of atmosphere—-……..its sheer enthusiasm and yes this is only in Bengal.there can be thousand places which can be more attractive and more glittering during the festival season but none of them have the ingrediants to create the madness
SO JUST CHILL…………

By: indranil

indranil — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:27:47 +0000

hahhahaha you wrote it in 2005 and this is 2008 and still when i now cought hold of your “perspective” makes me feel so bloddy same now..coz i too related my self sooo god damn much in what ever u said..took me dwn memory lane..

and more I am returning to 2008 pujo after 2 yrs …so managed some leaves ..and i am so excited and even more after reading ur stuff

cheers bosss u rock!

By: The Autumn Examination « Whatever Things

The Autumn Examination « Whatever Things — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 19:16:38 +0000

[...] So anyway, like I said here, it’s been the same since the e-boom hit the country: a pre-puja buildup in online communities, people asking each other if they’re going ‘home’ (which more often than not is Calcutta), cribbing about being forced to stay away, ranting and reminiscing on blogs. Every year. It’s the (Hindu?) Bengali’s autumn imperative, by all available proof. Before you start shaking your head vigourously and pointing to own blog and stamping feet, let me direct you to this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this and especially this (no, I insist). And that’s just from about a quarter of my blogroll. [...]

By: indrani

indrani — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 12:34:41 +0000

Its a pleasure to read blogs so well written.you should try and make a job of it,i mean try writing on a regular collumn or some thing.
About pujos in Kolkata,this is my first pujo,after ages for being probasi….but the rush around makes one jittery abt facing the crowd.Hats off to ur parents for being with u on the streets,best of luck to ur wife as well.Being in kolkata doesnt vouce for a great pujo,esp when one hears jabberings about ur sari being ugh or the neighbours neckpiece being cheapstuff….brings back memories of the childhood one spent with the true values pujo and the eye contacts one made with shy glances…these days its only boudis who hold attention… even in blogs!

By: Anirban

Anirban — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 11:14:13 +0000

Hai Great Bong it was really nice what you have written about NRI pujas, but I feel it almost the same thing in all the Non-Kolkata(Non-Bengal)pujas, I also really had bitter experiences here in Mysore.
But I need to tell you that at how much distance we may be,
during the pujas we have the liberty of getting a little nostalgic!
Can you tell me till now why the 50 /60 people go to Coffee House and intentionally feel nostalgic when they know that, time that are gone never comes back.
So, I feel where ever we may be during the Durga Pujas we should take ourselves to as much proxity to the celebration as much as we can.Now even you can check the day to day Kolkata newspapers every morning with a cup of tea, Rabindrasangeet in the background in ETV bangla.
The age is to close away the distance not to increase it, with our dear and near ones.

By: prero

prero — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 13:00:07 +0000

hello! long time …
kemon achho?
shobho bijoya …

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 07:53:00 +0000

Well, the real story was that “Golf Green’er Rintu” was called and not “KusumKanan’er Panchu”, But since the writing is so good, you’re discounted.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 25 Nov 2005 16:16:00 +0000

you did it again…as usual…this time even i had been in kolkata during pujas after 2 loooong years (to spend pujas in bangalore…yukk!!!!)…gr8 work boss, keep it up!
thinking of all those mutton rolls I have jad….hmmmm….

Ankur

By: SoojiE

SoojiE — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 12:43:00 +0000

hey…u indeed r a great bong…infact, i shud say a great blogger bong! loved ur blog…n the way u described the NRI pooja thingie was soooo true… just dont understand…they just pick a day…n celebrate everything…oshtomi, novomi…n all….on tht single day…n then, its like buh bye…maa durga….

its weird, man! but yeah…me personally hfe never been 2 kolkata n thus, hfe not witnessed the “famous kolkaatar durga poojo”…

but then… i guess…the plc doesnt matter…its basically all abt the bhakti u hfe, rite…n delhi’s durga pooja celebrations r great too….

fine then…keep up the good work….

smiles…
soojie:-)