Archive · 2 Oct 2025
Durga Puja Pandal Highlights Human-Elephant Conflict in Jhargram
Imagine a special art display for Durga Puja, but instead of pretty decorations, it shows the real problems between people and elephants.
It’s in a village where elephants often damage homes and crops.
The art shows how elephants and people sometimes hurt each other, but it also says 'Let them live, so we may live too.'
The villagers are farmers who want a safe life, and the forest department is making sure everyone is safe during the festival.
Durga Puja committee in Jhargram chose human-elephant conflict as this year's theme.
The pandal is in Gadro village and is jointly organized by five villages.
The theme is 'Orao banchuk, amrao banchi' (Let them live, so we may live too).
The pandal depicts elephants damaging crops and villagers retaliating.
The forest department is increasing vigilance to prevent conflict during the Puja.
- Who
- Residents of five Jhargram villages and the forest department.
- What
- A Durga Puja pandal depicting human-elephant conflict.
- When
- During the current Durga Puja celebrations.
- Where
- Gadro village, Jhargram, West Bengal.
- Why
- To portray the struggles of villages due to human-elephant conflict and promote mutual survival.
- Pandal Theme
- Human-elephant conflict
- Location
- Gadro village, Salbani gram panchayat, Jhargram
- Organizers
- Panchogram Sarbojanin Durgotsav Committee
- Villages Involved
- Gadro, Peniabhanga, Ghritkham, Baghmuri, and Aowligeria
- Artisan
- Shilpi Santu Mahato
- Forest Department Action
- Alert during Puja to prevent conflict
- Theme Focus
- Mutual survival: 'Let them live, so we may live too'
