Pre-partition Bengal, Indian freedom movement emerge as popular themes in Kolkata’s Durga Pujas

This year, a series of Durga Puja pandes in Kalcutta, in their themes, woke up before the bengal and the department, and in a almost museum -like pandal experience, especially in the divisible Bengal, emphasized the history of freedom fighters.

Durga Pujas, which is located in different parts of the city, such as Suruchi Sangha in the new Alipore, Hatibagan Nabin Pally in Hatibagan and Samaj Sebi Sangha in Hatibagan, researched these themes.

In particular, the history of Bengal before the episode was revived in public consciousness and discourse in the film ‘Bengal Files’ of the 1946 Calcutta rebellions, or by discussing the role of Bengal as a part of India’s independence of Supremo Mamata Bannerler. The board for the elections of the 2026 Assembly.

The theme of the famous Samaj Sebi Sangha Durga Puja in the Lake View Road in Southern Kolkata evokes images of the existing harmony in the neighborhood, especially in the neighborhood of 1946.

“Like many other parts of Kalcutta, Lake View Road witnessed social uprisings in 1945/46. Samaj Sebi was born as a community club, with the mission of organizing Durga Puja as a way to bring together violence, in our theme, Communals’ Commonal ComPled came together 1946 Lake. We revived the Road .. Durga Puja said Pradip Das Hindu.

Samaj Sebi’s Durga Puja Pandal, with his art, 1946 Lake View Road Neighborhood – with his houses and streets – has redesigned the pages of newspapers depicting common violence, death and booty. Leela Roy, Meghnad Field and Jadunath Sarkar, such as the bust sculptures of famous residents are located in Pandal.

According to the organizers, Leela Roy, the founder of Samaj Sebi Sangha, was known to have worked with freedom fighters, and from all beliefs to travel by a truck to perform rescue operations for people.

“We Holded Azaan The sound that plays in this pandal to take the concept of common harmony in this neighborhood even further home. These are the concepts that we can discover in a city like a Calcutta. ”

Suruchi Sangha, a popular Durga Puja, who attracts a few lakh visitors every day in Southern Kalcutta, employed his themes to put an end to the British colonial rule to Anushilan Samity, a revolutionary community in the 20th century.

Suruchi Sangha Pandal emphasizes important points from this timeline, as well as various wall paintings depicting scenes from the Freedom Warriors and the Freedom Movement. The paths to be followed on the pandal are covered with bust statues of freedom fighters. After entering, visitors witness a realistic statue of Freedom Fighter Khudiram Bose, with an interpretation of the death penalty of the Supreme Court decision.

“Anushilan Samity Was One of the First Revolutionary Groups to Start Armed Resistance in Pre-Pre-Bengal. As a collective do not receive the spotlight that it should, in the Pages of History

The authority added that the wall paintings of the British depicting scenes from the violent colonial rule and the text particles coming from history were created by scraping the plaster of Paris.

“The whole pandal was envisaged as a prison.

In the meantime, Hatibagan Nabinpallly, located in the leading Hatibagan region of the Northern Calcutta, based his pandal and idols on the theme of ‘Amar Desh Durga’ (My country by Durga) Placing the goddess in the context of the Indian movement and putting murals and artworks from all over the country to women’s freedom fighters.

In this puj, the idol of the goddess Durga stands on the ground of the Indian flag. According to the organizer Tarna Dutta Chowdhury, Idol Midnapore Patachitra was designed in style, the King of Demon Mahisasura was created in an artistic manner.

“When people visit our Pandam, not only the famous freedom fighters such as Mantinini Hazra, but also some of the young women martyrs like Assam, who is 17 years old, and some of the young women martyrs like Tileswari Baruah, who were 12 when the Pandal died.

Published – 30 September 2025 10:47 IST