 | Derek O'Brien |
The sky draped in azure blue, the unknown fragrance of the Kaash flower, the silence of nostalgia, the warmth of friendships…Mahalaya is just two days away. As we welcome the Mother Goddess, the potters in Kumartuli bid her farewell. Their creations in clay began on the day of Rathayatra when the first wooden planks were nailed together. They then laid out the straw structure followed by the search for mud from the house of a sex worker after which the sloppy mix is given human form. Soon she will become divine. We will pray, we will smile, we will celebrate her power of love.
YOUR QUESTIONS
1. Knee, Toss, Throw, Body, Neck, Travel and Doughnut are different varieties of which regularly used item?
Boisakhi Roy, Calcutta
2. The main entrance of which monument was built by Nizam Osman Ali Khan of Hyderabad and the main Naqqar Khana presented by Akbar?
Dipankar Purohit, Howrah
3. Which goddess, in whose honour the Teej festival is celebrated, is popularly known as Teej Maata?
Madhumanti Basak, Birbhum
4. Which famous comic character’s twin brother is named Dabu?
Tanusree Basu, Calcutta
5. In 1760, Ahilya Bai Holkar, the ruler of Indore, revived which tradition of sari weaving that soon became famous in western India?
Abhiroop Karmakar, Burdwan
6. Who was the first bowler to claim a hat-trick in Twenty20 international cricket?
Bijit Chowdhury, Calcutta
7. The name of which stringed instrument came from the Arabic al-’ud, meaning ‘branch of wood’?
Anima Ghosh, Jalpaiguri
8. The Guido Mazzoni Pamphlet Collection contains the first edition of poetry written by which Italian artist?
Mitali Dey, Calcutta
9. The name of which commonly consumed item comes from the Arab word qahwa which means ‘that which prevents sleep’?
Rina Mukhopadhyay, Calcutta
KNOW & GROW WITH DEREK
Traditionally, only the main artist creates the goddess’s head and Mahalaya is the auspicious day for Chakshudaan, when her eyes are drawn.
ANSWER & WIN
Which ocean contains the largest belt of volcanoes on the planet, the Ring of Fire?
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Winner of the Answer and Win
Quiz published on 11.09.11
Rina Mukhopadhyay, Calcutta
Which city more or less lies in a valley in between two parallel mountains, Nar and Narayan Parbat?
The answer is: Badrinath
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POINT OF VIEW
1. Identify this actress
2. Identify this photographer
ANSWERS
1. Pillows
2. Dargah Sharif
3. Parvati
4. Sabu
5. Kasauli
6. Brett Lee
7. Lute
8. Michelangelo
9. Coffee
WHO AM I ? 
Jagmohan Mundhra
POINT OF VIEW 1 Amy Jackson
POINT OF VIEW 2 Nemai Ghosh
