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BC Block Durga Puja Sends Flood Relief to Nepal
The BC Block Durga Puja committee wanted to help people affected by floods in Nepal.
This year is the festival’s 50th anniversary, called its golden jubilee.
Its theme is “Jiyon Kathi,” which means a magical wand that brings life and hope.
The committee felt that the theme should involve real help, not only decoration.
It donated money for Nepal’s flood victims.
The donation was given to representatives of Nepal’s embassy in New Delhi.
The festival artwork will use broken branches and fallen trees.
The celebration will also move to BB-BC Park this year.
BC Block Durga Puja committee donated to victims of flooding in Nepal.
The donation was made during the puja’s golden jubilee year.
The committee said its theme, “Jiyon Kathi,” should represent action as well as artwork.
The contribution was handed over at Nepal’s embassy in New Delhi.
The puja installation, designed by Bimal Samanta, will use broken branches and fallen trees at BB-BC Park.
- Who
- The BC Block Durga Puja committee, with representatives of Nepal’s embassy receiving the donation.
- What
- A donation was made to support flood victims in Nepal.
- Where
- The donation was handed over at the Embassy of Nepal in India in Delhi, while the puja venue will shift to BB-BC Park.
- When
- During the puja’s golden jubilee year; the article does not provide a specific date.
- Why
- The committee wanted its “Jiyon Kathi” theme of bringing life and hope to be expressed through practical help.
Key facts
- Donor
- BC Block Durga Puja committee
- Cause
- Relief for flood victims in Nepal
- Occasion
- Golden jubilee year of the puja
- Theme
- “Jiyon Kathi,” meaning a magical wand that brings life back to the dead
- Recipients
- Tara Nath Adhikari and Rabindra Jung Thapa of Nepal’s embassy
- Theme artist
- Bimal Samanta
- New venue
- BB-BC Park
Quotes
Debasish Saha
Chief patron of the BC Block Durga Puja committee
“Jiyon kathi is about bringing life and hope where there is suffering.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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