Adwoy Purkayastha shares his "Gearing up for Durga Puja 2019" moment; you can share yours

By barakbulletin On August 24, 2019 - 6:30 pm

Durga Puja is knocking at the door. New stocks have arrived in apparel stores and the shopkeepers are already busy setting up their collection. Bengalis all around the world are already smelling the Puja fragrance, Maa is about to be here. As we all prep up to celebrate the victory of the divine over the devil, Barak Bulletin presents a new series- “Gearing up for Durga Puja 2019”.

This series is for our readers to become contributors. Share with us your “Gearing up for Durga Puja 2019” moment with your name and we will publish it on our website. You can share how your colony is preparing for the puja pandals or your personal experience. You can even tell us your shopping story or share under construction pandal visit story. The platform is open to even talk about your expectations and what themes are you looking forward to see in this year’s pujas.

In our first article, Tarapur resident Adwoy Purkayastha has shared his “Gearing Up For Durga Puja 2019” story with us.

Adwoy Purkayastha, 19-year-old, resident of Tarapur, Silchar.

Born and brought up in Chandmari, I have never seen the Matri Mandir Durga Puja Committee setting up such a big pandal to celebrate Durga Puja in my life. This year, in 2019, they complete 50 years, and to celebrate their golden jubilee, the organisers are going an extra mile.

A couple of days back, after having a couple of plates of chicken momos, as I was walking back to my home located near Kendriya Vidyalaya, I thought of stopping by the ‘under construction’ pandal.

It was around 8 in the evening, the lights were on and I could see the decorators busy working on the pandals. What appealed to me was that in just a few days, what now looks like a stack of bamboos, will transform to hopefully something amazing for people to come and see.

After staring at them for a while, I took out my phone and clicked this image.

Hoping to have a fun-filled pujas with my family and friends.

To share your story you can email us at barakbulletin@gmail.com or whatsapp it to us on 8473933629. You can share the story in English or Bengali or simply send a voice note and we will develop it into a story.