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| Gautam Bhimani goes pandal-hopping across continents only to find that there’s no place like home |
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The ancient World War II elevator was taking forever to come. It was rush hour in London and my painstak-... | Read.. |
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In the ’60s and ’70s in Calcutta, Durga Puja meant books, music and food. These are still integral to the festiva... | Read.. |
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Some things about the Pujas never change. One of my earliest memories of visiting a pandal was the sight of a big paratha-like object being fried in a kadhai... | Read.. |
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It was the gloomiest but most memorable Durga Puja I’ve ever experienced. Thirty-five-years ago my grandfather died on Saptami,... | Read.. |
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The new iPad, the Samsung Galaxy SIII, the Nokia Pureview 808 and a dizzying array of smart TVs and ultrabooks. If that isn... | Read.. |
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| Durga wins hands down as celebrities take their pick from the First Family of the Hindu pantheon
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