In an attempt to make Durga Puja inclusive in Kolkata, autistic individuals to be taken around 24 famous pandals before crowds take over

The two organizations met to enable autistic individuals to participate in the celebrations of Durga Puja, and before these sites began to crowded, they took some of the well -known pandals of Kalcutta.

In collaboration with Massart, the Indian Autism Center will give approximately 450 autistic people a 24-pandal tour between 18-22 September shortly before the opening of the most famous festival of Western Bengal. For the last few years, especially after Durga Puja has been included in the UNESCO’s cultural heritage list in 2021, it starts long before the pandal -jumped priests take positions on the pandals.

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These 24 pandal, Hatibagan, Kashi Bose Lane, Hindusthan Park, Tridhara Akalbodhon, Behala Friends, Barisha Club, 41 Pally, Santoshpur Lake Pally, Caltabgan and Naktala Udedan Sangha include popular puja places.

Massart, a Calcutta -based initiative that encourages domestic and contemporary art, is to use these 24 sites to introduce the pandal art before the sea of ​​humanity, in any case, “to meet the stories and witness the cultural narratives and to witness the world on social media.”

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Natarajan, “This initiative is for children and adults. Although the specified age limit, we aim to keep the age bracket for five to 35 years,” he said.

According to him, autistic individuals do not only face difficulties because of their situation, but also the lack of social acceptance that makes the situation a stigmatization. “In addition, limited access to sensory excessive load, inclusive training and opportunities and social insulation in public spaces are some of the biggest social challenges they continue to experience in general. Even a multi -talented individual confronted workplace discrimination, even leading to unemployment.”

During Durga Puja, Mr. Natarajan said that the challenge was not about physical access to the pandals, but about psychological comfort and sensory ease. “For individuals under the spectrum, crowded pandals, loud sounds and unpredictable environments can be overwhelming and sad. Clinical and rehabilitation psychologists, sensory safe zones (with the help of volunteers who are sensitive by dedicated corners or regions, and the autistic individuals can be listened to if they can be listened to, the wider roads (wider roads). Roads), without barrier (wider roads), we aim to close the opportunity to celebrate without any fear or exhaustion.