Pujo - for me

Then: Pujo meant hanging out with friends on each night, for the whole night.
Now: What day is today? Shoptomi (the second day of Pujo)?

Then: I would get clothes as gifts for each day of the four / five days of pujo.
Now: I buy clothes on Oshtomi (the third day of pujo) because that’s a weekend – that too since Ma insisted.

Somehow Pujo is not the same outside Kolkata. It was still enjoyable in C. R. Park, Delhi, since it is a mini Kolkata, at least for this time of the year. There is another factor - both in Kolkata and Delhi, there is a change in weather at this time – you feel the nip in the air. In Bangalore, the weather is always so nice, it’s hard to tell its fall.

Subho Bijoya / Happy Dussehra to all.

10 comments:

~ Deeps ~ said...

i can understand ur point....having stayed in chennai i have gone thru same for two yrs when u hardly feel any festival are near........
and the weather change part is quite well said.......

R said...

Yeah. Damn, all my Bangla friends get clothes in bulk these days. Sheesh, why can't we have a festival like this? Ugh. PARTIALITY!!! No justice left in this world. *sigh*


Shubho Vijaya! :)

Unknown said...

Not the easiest post to read.
Subho bijoya to you too.

Richa said...

Belated ho gaya! :(

Richa said...

wrong emoticon* :)

Subhadip said...

Deepak - Thanks. I need to do something like you did. Go back to the place I belong.

Rohit - Subho Bijoya. Celebrate Durga Puja. It's for everyone - in Kolkata everyone participates; irrespective of religion, language or ethnicity.

Sayan - I can understand why. My sympathies with you. Subho Bijoya.

BASTM - Thanks. :-)

R said...

Yeah, only if Dad wants to sponsor for things I want in the name of 'celebration'!

Banvri said...

oho toh u didn enjoyed the pujo :(
koi nahi next time come to Vasundhara ( my place ) ..CR park jaisa toh nahi but its good place ..and yes lots bong ppl here ..and i love this festival cos i have lots bong frens so its fun to enjoy puja with them ..toh kya hua i m not bong ..i can enjoy any festival i want :)

shubho Bijoy :)

Banvri said...

n u reading life of pi :o


its fantastic book :)

i read that ...mast book :)

Subhadip said...

Rohit - In a few years you will also start earning. Then you can do it yourself.

Deepti - No I didn't. Thanks for the invitation. If I am in Delhi next year during the pujas, I will visit Vasundhara.