Durga Puja isn’t just five days of pandal hopping and dhak beats. It’s an entire wardrobe moment. Every day has its own energy, and your outfit should move with it. Panchami eases you in. Ashtami demands drama. Dashami closes the chapter with emotion and tradition. If you’ve ever stood in front of your closet wondering […]
There is a sound that marks the start of Durga Pujo before anything else does. The dhak. Somewhere between that first beat and the conch shells at Sandhi Puja, wardrobes across Bengal and its diaspora quietly transform. Cotton and handloom sarees gives way to silk. Everyday drapes give way to something with a little more […]
“Pujo Pujo Gondho’ roughly translates into a whiff of fragrance in the air that reminds us of all things Durga Pujo. While checking the calendar for this year’s Pujo dates, I wondered how we Bengalis are so obsessed with a five-day festival to wait an entire year for its arrival? Maybe because Durga Pujo has […]
One of the most-awaited festivals of India, Durga Pujo has us reaching for the best of traditional sarees for the occasion. Sure, the average group size has reduced drastically, but that has little to no effect on our enthusiasm for wearing a classic pujo look – opulent red or beige silk saree, traditional gold jewellery and […]
