Durga Puja is known affectionately as Pujo to many Bengalis. There is something special about Pujo in Calcutta: the city metamorphoses into a magical place . Puja, the loving offering of light, flowers, and water or food to the divine, is the essential ritual of Hinduism. For the worshipper, the divine is visible in the image, and the divinity sees the worshipper. The interaction between human and deity, between human and guru, is called darshan, seeing. Durga pujo every year gives me hope.  I feel nostalgic about countless things. "Pujo Pujo Gondho” is not a phrase but a feeling.I have no qualms in admitting that Durga pujo for me and for many like me who grew up in Calcutta have connotations beyond being just a religious festival. There lies the spirit and warmth which makes pujo so unique. I had been away from this pomp and grandeur for more than twenty-seven years. So this year it's definitely special for me. Pujo, for us Calcuttans, will always remain a celebration of life- food, friends, adda, nostalgia and planning for the next year .

“Ashche bochchor abar hobe”