What is Durga Puja about?

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KEY FESTIVAL DATES
Lakshmi Puja
Kali Puja
Protipod
Bhratri Dwitiya
Kartik Puja
Saraswati Puja
Shiv Ratri
3rd October 2009
17th October 2009
18th October 2009
19th October 2009
16th November 2009
20th January 2010
12th February 2010
‘Paradise’
By Satvik Nath
Age 4 years
‚He who plays his music to the stars is standing at your window with his flute.
And the fairy mistress of dreams is coming towards you, flying through the twilight sky. ‚
- Rabindranath Tagore (an excerpt from the poem ‘The Unheeded Pageant’)
‘Harmony’
By Aditya Bose Mandal
Age 7 years
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From the Editors’ Desk
Pg 4
President’s Column
Pg 5
RBBA Family
Pg 6
Acknowledgments
Pg 7
2009 Puja Event Schedule
Pg 8
What is ‘Durga Puja’ about?
Hail Maa Durga (Poetry)
By Oishika Ray, Pg 10
Word Search, Pg 17
By Shraddha Bose Mandal, Pg 8
‘Maa Durga’ (Bengali)
By Piyali Das, Pg 13
In my box (Poetry)
By Yash Gummalla, Pg 12
About Slough
By Dr. Indranil Kundu, Pg 14
‘Pujor Maane’ (Bengali
Poetry)
By Shantanu Nath, Pg 17
‘Golok Dhada’ Wordsearch, Pg 18
‘Ranna –Banna, ‘Bhetki’ Patori recipe
By Mamata Roy (Hashi mashi), Pg 18
‘Jigyasha’ – The Durga
Puja Quiz, Pg 21
What does Durga Puja mean for teenagers
living outside India?
By Devina Majumder, Pg 19
‘Prashnottar’ Durga Puja MCQ, Pg 20
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From the Editors’ Desk
Dear Friends,
Welcome to the very first Royal Berkshire Bengali Association Durga Puja in Slough.
Throughout the year we are all busy in our respective lives and jobs, but it is during this
time of the year we all embrace our culture and heritage and celebrate Durga Puja the best
way we can so far away from our homeland.
With the blessing of Maa Durga we have combined forces and come together to bring to
you, Durga Puja in the Kolkata style, perhaps not as magnificent as the Pandals there, but
no less heartfelt, in a Marquee in open grounds. We promise to bring with this Durga Puja
fun, frolic, entertainment, delicious food, cultural programmes and above all a magnificent
Puja.
This Durga Puja brochure has been created with the same spirits and contributions from
young and old. Everyone has combined their efforts to make this brochure enjoyable for
readers of all ages and we promise there is something in here for everyone.
We are especially confident that you will enjoy the pictures, paintings, poems and articles
which have been written especially for you. The message from the President highlights who
we are and why we have come together as the RBBA and our journey from the start to this
day.
From our desks we shall take this opportunity to thank every member of our RBBA family
for their outstanding efforts and contributions in making the dream of our first „Durga
Pujo‟ a success. „Well done champions!‟ Special thanks also goes out to all our sponsors and
donors for their kind support, as well as to everyone who has contributed to this brochure,
without whose help this would never have been possible.
Even though we have spent a large amount of time going through the articles and in
formatting the brochure, we are sure there is still room for improvement and maybe the odd
error for which we apologise in advance.
Thank you for coming and supporting us in our Sarbojonin Durga Puja. Hope you have a
wonderful time and memorable experience.
„Durga Pujor Priti O Subecha‟ to everyone!
Thank You
Anamica Roy-Das & Nilabza Dutta
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THE PRESIDENT‟S COLUMN
Dear Friends,
I would like to extend a warm and hearty welcome to you all on the occasion of Royal
Berkshire Bengali Association‟s (RBBA) maiden venture, “Sarbojonin Durga Puja”, held at
Baylis House, Slough, from the 24th to the 28th of September 2009. We sincerely believe
that, while we seek the divine blessings of Ma Durga through our offerings amidst the
sound of the dhak and conch shells, there will be plenty of time for us to make this event
into a very successful annual social gathering for those living in and around this beautiful
county. In the typical Bengali spirit, we will renew our old acquaintances, find new
friends and experience the mixing of generations, exchange thoughts and ideas and dip into
our rich cultural heritage through songs and dance by both local and invited artists. And
definitely, endless joyous invigorating „adda‟!!
RBBA‟s journey started just over six months ago with a shared dream, a vision and desire
of several families to celebrate Durga Puja in a “Sarbojonin” way. There was a genuine
feeling of wanting to be involved in experiencing this rich cultural heritage and passing it
on to our next generation. With this in our heart and a blank sheet of paper in front of us
to chart our course, RBBA was born. Such has been the enthusiasm and support from each
and everyone involved as well as members of our diverse local community, those hesitant
footsteps of infancy have now begun to take on a firm foothold. From that blank piece of
paper to today, has been an amazing journey. When endless enthusiasm, sincerity and a
shared passion are put together, a dream is bound to take shape. This has been proven by
the members of RBBA. Endless discussions, brainstorming sessions, multiple late night
meetings, teleconferencing and plenty of good food were the highlights of this spectacular
journey.
Also, the support received from our friends and well wishers, at various levels have been of
immense value. It has given us the strength to think ahead and plan our future. We hope
that with your continued support and best wishes, we can, in the future, provide a
platform, where true Bengali culture and tradition is celebrated in all its richness and glory
and shared with our diverse multicultural society in which we live today.
A special word of thanks to all of you who have supported us in our maiden venture in one
way or another, without which, this would not have been possible.
On behalf of the RBBA, wishing you all a very „Shubho Bijoya‟ and „Happy Diwali‟.
Thank you
Dr. Atanu Dutta
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The RBBA family
President
Dr. Atanu Dutta
Joint Secretaries
Probal Majumder & Arindam Thakur
Treasurer
Dr. Indranil Kundu
Cultural Secretary
Dr. Sagarika Sankhari
Committee Members
Dr. Bhaskar Mandal, Amitav Dasgupta, Jayanta Roy, Shantanu
Nath, Samiran Ghosal, Ramanurup Sen, Harish Gummalla,
Uma Dasgupta, Dolan Majumder .
Members
Dipankar Choudhury, Debojit Das, Prabal Dev, Parikshit
Sarkar, Sandeep Maity, Nilabza Dutta, Mamata Roy, Kakoli
Maity, Dolan Sarkar, Aparna Dev, Sangita Choudhury, Mala
Dutta, Piyali Das, Sagorika Thakur, Aparna Nath, Samhita
Gummalla, Malabika Sen, Nupur Roy, Lily Ghosal, Anamica
Roy, Dr.Sadhana Bose & Kaushik Das.
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Acknowledgements
We express our gratitude to the following people for their generous contribution
towards the RBBA Durga Puja, 2009:
Mr. Raman Dega, Ms. Jan Panesar, Mr. Anil Desai, Dr. Sameer Sarkar, Mr. Arindam
Hore, Dr Baneera Shresta, Dr Alak Pal & Dr Pampa Sarkar, Mr. Pratik Choudhury,
Mr. Brian Allum and Calcutta National Medical College Alumni Association (UK).
We extend heartfelt gratitude to our priest (‘Purohit’) Mr. Ashim Banerjee.
We are also grateful to all other people who have contributed while preferring to
remain incognito, the various corporations and companies who have donated
generously. We thank Exotic Superstore for their special generous contribution of
vegetables and grains for Maa’s Pujo.
With best wishes from:
‚KALAKUNJ‛ (Centre for Performing Arts)
Indian classical dance at the Indian Community Centre in Reading, Berkshire
‚Kalakunj‛ (Centre for Performing
Arts)
would
endeavour
to
encourage people’s support for
traditional art forms from South
Asia in Reading, Berkshire, U.K. It
is run by Ananya Chatterjee who
was professionally trained in
Indian
classical
dance
(Bharatnatyam) under the guidance
of Guru Shrimati Thankamani
Kutty. Ananya has been a regular
performer
and
teacher
of
Bharatnatyam at Kalamandalam, a
reputed Centre for Performing Arts
in the city of Kolkata, India, and
classified as a graded artist of Kolkata Television.
For further information, please visit the website http://www.kalakunj.co.uk Or
contact Ananya Chatterjee at 01189759337
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Schedule for Durga Puja 2009
Hail Mother Durga
‚Hail Mother Durga‛
For never has there been
a greater puja ever seen
For mother Durga will think
‚O’ dear me, Just look and see‛
‚so many devotees singing for me‛
It is clear, that the answer here
Durga is our almighty mother.
By Shraddha Bose Mandal - 8 years
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What is Durga Puja about?
By Oishika Ray
Durga Puja is the annual festival celebrated in worship of the Hindu Goddess Durga
by Bengalis all over the world. It’s a time of great joy fulfilled by the prayers of
many people who also come together to celebrate the fun and frolic, tasty treats and
the traditional Bengali ‘Adda’. However for the celebrations to begin the statue of
Durga must be created in advance from clay and bamboo sticks, requiring extreme
skill and effort.
Maa Durga is the consort, also called
Ardhangini (literal: The other half) of
Shiva, who is part of the Hindu
trinitarian unity comprised of Brahma
(The Creator), Vishnu (The Protector)
and Shiva (The Destroyer of Evil). In
her
form
of
Shakti
(literal:
Manifestation
of
Power)
she
complements Shiva's power over the
Universe. She is usually depicted with
ten hands each of them holding
powerful weapons given to her by the Gods. They are used by the goddess to
protect those who worship her, from evil and suffering. Hindus believe that the
buffalo demon Mahishasura, who was invincible against all males, was fighting a
winning battle against the Gods including Shiva and Vishnu who couldn't defeat him
either. The Gods decided to put their powers together to find a solution, which took
its manifestation in the form of the Goddess Durga.
The different weapons embody her shakti, so that she can conquer all and
triumphant against evil. These include Shankha (conch), which blows the triumphant
sound of victory. Pankaja (lotus) is symbolic of the devotee's spiritual development.
It means 'born from mud', which shows that their faith is ever growing despite
worldly distractions. The bow and arrow represent her focus and insight, whilst the
Sudarshan-chakra (metallic weapon grade discuss) shows that the entire world is
under the command of Durga. The sword clears our path from problems and
symbolises the determination needed to lead a spiritual life, and doubtless
knowledge. Goddess Durga also eliminates spiritual, mental and physical misery, as
symbolised by the trident which also teaches us about birth, life and death. It is with
these objects and more that she fought Mahishasura, whom she defeated, hence she is
also known as Mahishasuramardini, the one who destroyed Mahishasura. Thus, a
statue of Durga can be seen standing on the head of a buffalo with a lion which she
rides on her way to conquer evil.
What is Durga Puja about?
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The celebrations of Durga Puja begin from Panchami, when the Pandals are
completed and decorated and Durga is placed with her eyes covered. It is believed
Ma Durga travels from her husband's home in the Kailash Parbat (Mountains), down
to the plains, to her parent's home, along with her four children. Bengalis welcome
her into their houses. On Sashti, the eyes of statues of the Goddess are unveiled,
symbolising her arrival and entry into the world. Arati marks the beginning of the
celebrations in the evening, where blessings of the Goddess are invoked using
lamps, bells, incense sticks and flowers. The conch shell is blown three times to
ward off all evil forces and invite in good spirits. In Sanskrit, Arati means 'towards
virtue'. Anjali or Pushpanjali is also a central part of the worshiping and takes place
each day during the puja. A priest offers prayers that the devotees repeat, who then
offer fresh flowers to the Goddess which are handed out prior to the ritual. Often,
people may fast until the anjali is performed.
After Sashti comes Saptami, followed by Asthami, which is considered to be the most
important day as Durga's triumphant defeat over the buffalo demon is celebrated;
on this day, Banana, Cucumber and 'Chalkumro' (a type of pumpkin) are sacrificed in
the place of the buffalo or goats which had been sacrificed in the past. After which
follows Navami, the final day of the celebrations when rituals of offerings and
devotion take place.
Dashami is the day of bidding
farewell to Durga, when she sets
off on her journey of returning
back to her husband’s home.
Before her departure comes the
Dhunuchi Naach during which
the
Dhak (drum) is played
before the Gods as a form of
entertainment,
and
people
dance to it's beat with
Dhunuchis (earthenware pots containing burning perfumed coconut husks) as an
offering to God. In India, it has almost developed into an art form where people
dance whilst balancing several at once, which has led to various competitions. Then
the ‘Shidur Khela’ takes place where married women apply vermillion to the
Goddess and feed her sweets and then in turn they apply it to other married women.
After which Durga is sent off with fanfare that rivals that of her welcome, and
processions carry around the statues until they are submerged in a river or lake
which has traditionally been the Ganges. People greet one another with a 'Shubho
Bijoya' and 'mishti' (sweets).
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In my box
By Yash Gummalla, 9 years
My box is made of the finest wood from ancient Egypt;
With a secret compartment to hide my most prize possessions;
The border made of glittering gold, oh so precious!
I will put in my box –
The beautiful colours of nature;
The colours of spring;
The sparkle of dew;
And the flash of lightning touching the far skies;
I will put in my box –
My first day at school;
The day I saw my baby brother;
His first laughter, his first words;
And his first steps;
I will put in my box –
The smell of melted chocolate that makes me so hungry;
The taste of cookies straight out of the oven;
The first lick of ice-cream on a hot day;
And this box I will treasure all my life.
We are deeply indebted to Dean & Dyball Civil Engineering who has kindly
sponsored the stagings for our ‘Puja’ and cultural performances.
Dean & Dyball Civil Engineering Ltd.
Endeavour House, Crow Arch Lane,
Ringwood, Hampshire BH24 1PN
T: 01425 470 000
E: [email protected]
W: http://www.deandyball.co.uk
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Maa Durga (A Bengali article)
By Piyali Das
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About Slough
By Dr. Indranil Kundu
After finishing my GP training in the region in 1998, I decided to move down south
to get a partnership in a practice. I was keen for a practice, not in London, but close
by. Going through the BMJ classified for partnerships, I spied upon one in ‚Slough‛.
My senior colleague sneered at the mention of the place, but my gut feeling took the
better off me. I applied for the partnership and after numerous interviews with the
partners in the practice, I got offered the partnership. 10 years later, I am still in
Slough and am I glad that I followed my instinct; otherwise I would have missed a
great chance to be in one of the most vibrant part of the country. Being a part of the
community, I am proud to serve the people here and thankful for the warmth and
acceptance that this town can offer to anyone.
A bit of history:
The first existing record of the name ‚Slough‛ dates from 1196 when it was spelt as
‚Slo‛. This might have been the old English term referring to the marshlands in the
borough.
Slough originally developed as a stopping-off point for the coaches travelling
between London and Bath. One of my branch surgeries is on the Old Bath Road and
it is a surreal feeling to think that just a century ago, this was one of the various
stops people used to take to break the uncomfortable monotonous journey between
London and Bath. It remained a small village until the mid 1800s but with the
coming of the railways, it became a thriving centre for commerce and business and
continues to remain so. The Slough Trading Estate or SEGRO, as it is now called is
Europe’s largest commercial hub. After the city of London, SEGRO is the next
largest contributor to the British economy as a trading partner. It prides itself in
housing some of the world’s best known blue chip companies. It has a big
contributing factor in establishing the ‚M4 corridor‛ where property prices have
boomed and remained high because of the strong commercial nexus.
At the last census, the population of Slough was approximately 120,000 with 23%
from the ethnic minority group. Of the ethnic minorities, Asians form the largest
group and it is quite amazing to see how people of Indian and Pakistani origins live
in such perfect harmony, even when the conflict remains thousands of miles away.
You will not be surprised to find Diwali, Holi, Ramadan and Christmas all being
celebrated with equal vigor across the town. With a good Bengali population across
the Thames Valley, Slough is the ideal place to launch the new Durga Pujo where
acceptance of this gracious event will be with open arms.
About Slough
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Baylis House:
The pujo is being held at the Baylis house which is a Grade1 listed building with
magnificent buildings and wonderful lawns.
It was originally built in 1684 by Dr Gregory Hascard who was the Dean of Windsor.
With the passing years it changed hands numerous times. In the 1800s, it was a
Roman Catholic school which closed down in the early part of the last century due
to bankruptcy.
It was also run as a hotel for a short time and then taken over by the council for
maintenance. It now runs as a conference centre and is a well looked after property.
The Royal Berkshire Bengali Association has thought carefully as to where to start
their pujo and it could not be happier and contended that Slough will be there to
grace the pujo with open arms.
We welcome you to our Pujo and also to our town ‚Slough‛ and hope that you can
enjoy both to your heart’s content.
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‘Pujor Maane’(A Bengali poem)
By Shantanu Nath
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‘Ranna – Banna’ Recipe ‘Rui’ or ‘Betkir’ Paturi
By Mamata Roy (Hashi mashi)
Ingredients: 8 pieces of Rui of Betki, 4 Banana leaves, Mustard oil and Cooking oil.
Paste Ingredients: 1tbspn Poppy Seeds, 1 tbspn Mustard Seeds, 2 or 3 green chillies,
¼ tspn Salt, ¼ tspn turmeric powder.
Apply salt and turmeric to the fish and fry in cooking oil until golden brown and
then place on a plate and set aside. With the ingredients listed above create a paste
by adding some water. Once the paste is ready apply the paste evenly to both sides
of the fried fish. Lay a clean banana leaf and sprinkle a drop of mustard oil place
two of the fried and pasted fish in the middle of the leaf, and then wrap to form a
parcel. Tie the parcel with some string.
Place a frying pan with some oil in it on the gas and place the parcels in the hot pan
on a low heat and fry the parcels for 7 minutes on each side. When the Banana leaf
appears burnt then it is ready to be served with boiled rice.
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What does Durga Puja mean for teenagers outside India?
By Devina Majumder
Festivities have a buzz of their own. Excitement laces the air and be whatever the
weather, it never dampens the feeling. Durga Puja boasts a larger-than-life festivity
which binds together millions of Bengalis all around the world. It holds a deep
significance for those people who have left their hometown in the search of a better
life for their families. However what does it mean for us, teenage children who have
been brought up outside India for a majority of our lives? For most of us, our lives
are conducted in the same way as our foreign friends so what is it that binds us to
Durga Puja?
The celebration of Durga Puja is the year's largest Hindu
festival of Bengal. It is believed that the celebration is to
welcome Goddess Durga to her maternal house with her
children. Many teenagers these days have become atheists so
why is Durga Puja the exception? I can’t say for everyone but I
definitely do know that never has a thing asked for from
Durga Maa ever been refused. One doesn’t have to be
polytheist to get a wish fulfilled from Durga Maa. All a person needs is a pure heart
and a burning desire. For us, our exams mean the do-all and end-all. Every year,
thousands of teenagers ask for outstanding results; including me. During Durga
Puja, I never do ask what my friends wish for but I do know that like me when they
join their hands together, close their eyes and ask for something from Durga Maa,
dazzling results and a sparkling future are always mentioned.
A dazzling future may be what most teenagers wish for but the pandals created to
host the festivities transports most of our parents back to memory lane. Kolkata
Pandal’s are usually inspired by themes that catch the reader’s eyes in newspapers
for example The Hogwarts Castle from Harry Potter or RMS Titanic. The
atmosphere that these pandals host can rival the Rio De Janeiro Carnival. Though,
these pandals cannot be re-created here in England, the essence of the atmosphere is
always recaptured perfectly. Many of us have never spent Durga Puja in India so we
don’t realise what these pandals actually turn out to be but from what we hear we
definitely do know that we don’t miss out on much living outside India. The
similarity that remains between the nostalgia of Durga Puja’s past celebrated by our
parents and the Durga Puja’s we have celebrated is that electrifying atmosphere is
still there. The buzz in the air is still there. That is what attracts us to Durga Puja. It
calls onto us to immerse ourselves in the thrill and merriment.
What does Durga Puja mean for teenagers outside India?
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The key to a successful Durga Puja is to feed a room full of Bengalis good food.
Food is and has always been an essential part of Durga Puja. Most of us eat Bengali
food at home and would love to see the back of and without a doubt I would say
that it includes me as well however, there is something about having piping hot
food at Durga Puja. No matter how conscious we may be of what we eat, no one can
ever stop themselves from digging their fingers into the various delicacies.
Delicacies may be the thing to lure people who enjoy food to
Durga Puja but no girl can and will ever say no to new clothes.
Durga Puja means shopping. Durga Puja means dressing up. The
anticipation of what dresses to wear, what accessories to match,
what make-up to put on builds up months before the actual event.
Though it may be very materialistic but it is one of those things
that bind atheists to the spectacular that we call Durga Puja. We
hear about our friends receiving various gifts and goodies during Christmas and it
sort of feels good to be able to throw to their faces that we receives gifts both during
Durga Puja and during Christmas. Durga Puja is the only time that the shimmers on
our array of colourful Indian clothes are released. Usually, it hides behind the
dullness of jeans and cardigans. No matter what the weather may be, the latest
blouse styles are worn with saris. Latest celebrity inspired lehngas and salwars are
sewn and bought. For every teenage girl, it is her four days of freedom. She is a red
carpet celebrity as well as a princess on those days. Everyone’s eyes should be on her.
That may not be the traditional essence of Durga Puja but for a teenage girl that is
the main thing that may make her year.
Fashion is always a topic of discussion. Most of the time we may speak Bengali at
home but for majority of our time we speak in English. We don’t realise how
effortlessly we switch between the languages despite having not spoken a large
amount of Bengali throughout the year. Surprisingly, we sometimes end up
speaking to our friends in Bengali when the norm of communication is usually
English.
So what does Durga Puja mean for a teenager living outside India? Food, tradition,
clothes, pandals, wishes, language; these and so much more! Durga Puja is festival
which lives within us. It is the one thing that binds us to our home and to our friends.
We usually find differences between us and our cousins and friends from India but
the one thing that binds us is Durga Puja. We may be living outside and certain parts
of our upbringing may be according to western ways but the simple festival of
Durga Puja reminds us of our culture and heritage. Durga Puja is one thing that has
been and will be passed to kids in coming generations to remind them of their roots.
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Jigyasha – The Durga Puja quiz
1. Where is the abode of goddess Durga?
a) The River Ganges
b) The sky
c) Mount Kailash
d) 11, Beverly Hills
6. Who is the Goddess of Wealth?
a) Lakshmi
b) Kali
c) Sarasvati
d) Melinda Gates
2. How long does goddess Durga
normally come to her mother's house for?
a) 5 days
b) 7 days
c) 21 days
d) As long as she wishes to
7. Durga Puja involves the worship of
which other gods & goddesses?
a) None other than Durga
b) All 330 million of them
c) Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva
d) Shiva, Kartikeya, Ganesha, Saraswati,
Laxmi, Kalabou
3. What is the name of Ganesha's wife?
a) Saraswati
b) Kalabou
c) Madonna
d) Komlabou
8. Which occasion marks the onset of the
festival of Durga Puja?
a) Mahalaya
b) World Tourism Day
c) Shosti
d) Navami
4. What is Hinduism's sacred book?
a) Doesn't have one
b) God of small things
c) The Bhagawat Gita, but other important
scriptures being Manusmriti, Vedas,
Upanishads etc
d) Ramayana
9. Which year was Durga Puja first
celebrated in London?
a) 1963
b) 1979
c) 1985
d) 2009
5. What language are most of the Hindu
scriptures written in?
a) English
b) Latin
c) Hindi
d) Sanskrit
10. Why does goddess Durga have 10 arms?
a) Two hands were not enough to manage
all her children.
b) Two hands were not enough to kill
Mahisasura.
c) She looked a normal human with 2 arms
- with 10 it is obvious that she is not one.
d) She needed them to carry everything
without using a bag
.
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ARTWORK CREDITS:
Front cover artwork by Mr. Samiron Ghoshal.
All other pictures / artworks in this brochure are hand drawn by the following children between the
age of 4 and 15: Aditya Bose Mandal, Amrita Dasgupta, Arushi Ghoshal, Megha Dutta and Satvik
Nath.
WORDSEARCH CREDIT:
The word search in Pg 16 has been prepared by Amrita Dasgupta and Oshmita Ray.
QUIZ CREDITS:
The ‘Durga Puja’ quiz in Pg 19 has been compiled by Amrita Dasgupta, Oshmita Ray, Arushi
Ghoshal and Megha Dutta.
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Sharadiya Puja Greetings
From
Women’s Health Care Ltd.
Women’s Health Care Limited is founded by Dr Pampa Sarkar, MD (Lond)
FRCOG and Dr Alak Pal MD, MRCOG, offering a wide range of services
from gynaecological to preconceptual care and counselling, prenatal
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Pampa Sarkar is Consultant Obstetrician at Wexham Park Hospital and
Alak Pal is Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Ealing Hospital.
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Answers to ‘Jigyasha’ in Pg 19 –
1. c) 2. a) 3. b) 4. c) 5. d) 6. a)
7. d) 8. a)
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9. a)
10. b)
Wishing everyone a very
Happy Dussehra
From
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