This is something I had to write about, because what else is more important to a Bong (Bengali) other than Durga Puja. Saptami means the seventh day of Durga Puja.

Durga Puja is the pride of Bengal. Our ten days of Durga Puja is all we wait for, throughout the year. When those ten days arrive, we dress West Bengal as a bride. Its is believed that Durga Ma arrives through different modes every year. This year, it is believed that she arrived on boat i.e. through waters. How similar this religious belief is, to what the weather forecast says, that Bengal is going to face rains over the couple of days.

My exams are due in a week, and all I can concentrate is Durga Puja. I am a Bengali staying in Bangalore, but these 10 days are no less important to me than any other Bengali.The joy that…