The Calcutta chromosome
Brunch|October 28, 2023
You can take the Bengalis out of Kolkata, but you'll find them celebrating Pujo in practically every part of the world today
SEEMA GOSWAMI
The Calcutta chromosome

Growing up in Calcutta meant that Pujo was a very special time- even for a true-blue Punjabi family like mine. Yes, my mother sowed a pot with khetri (wheat germ) and we had special pujas every evening in the Navratras, and performed Kanjak puja on Ashtami like all devout Punjabis. But we also celebrated the Bengali-style Pujo with equal fervour. As a child, I particularly enjoyed getting four sets of new clothes to go pandal-hopping on Shashti, Saptami, Ashtami and Nabami, eating the bhog at different pujos to get a true measure of the culinary delights on offer.

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