Bengal Awards For Durga Pujas Themed On Citizenship Row, Farmer Protests
NDTV
A puja themed on the farmer's agitation was also selected for another category of the government's "Biswa Bangla Sharad Samman" award
Durga pujas themed on the issues of National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the partition of the country in 1947 featured among the list of "Serar Sera Puraskar" (Best of the best award) announced by the West Bengal government on Monday.
A puja themed on the farmer's agitation was also selected for another category of the government's "Biswa Bangla Sharad Samman" award.
Organising the Durga puja on contemporary themes is prevalent in the state for the past several years.
Minister of State for Cultural Affairs Indranil Sen announced that 36 Durga puja committees will get the award in the ''Best of the best'' category for meeting the benchmark in aesthetics in every aspect.
