'Tis the season of Navratri! Every year, people across India unite to celebrate the enchanting and joyous festival for nine straight days. Goddess Durga is worshipped in her nine holy forms. On the ...

The Durga Puja ritual of Pushpanjali on Maha Ashtami can now be conducted in Bengali with a scholar, linguist and a priest coming together to translate the verses from Sanskrit. Sanskrit scholar ...

The assertion of Bengali identity and language forms the backdrop of several Durga Puja pandals this year, drawing from Bengal’s legacy, Partition, and recent crackdowns on Bengali-speaking people.

If you grew up in Bengal (or anywhere with Durga Puja vibes), you know this scene: it’s still dark, you’re half asleep, but a familiar chant floats through the air “Ya Devi Sarva Bhuteshu…” and ...