Archive · 29 Sep 2025
Improving Durga Puja: A Call for Sustainable and Inclusive Celebration
Durga Puja is a huge festival in Bengal, recognized by UNESCO.
It's like a giant art show with lots of people.
The article suggests making it even better!
This includes making sure it's good for the environment, including everyone, and preserving its history.
The article mentions how it could be made a year-round experience and a source of pride.
Durga Puja is officially underway.
The festival is the world's largest public art festival, as recognized by UNESCO.
A 2019 report suggested sustainability, inclusion, and heritage management improvements.
Theme-based Pujas have highlighted labor inclusion and the plight of migrant mothers.
The article calls for a museum and archive to preserve and celebrate Durga Puja's cultural significance.
- Who
- Organizers, participants, and observers of Durga Puja
- What
- Durga Puja celebration and ways to improve it
- When
- Annually, with this article focusing on current practices and future enhancements.
- Where
- Bengal, with comparisons to festivals and museums elsewhere
- Why
- To make Durga Puja a sustainable and inclusive cultural practice.
- Event
- Durga Puja
- UNESCO Status
- Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (2021)
- Location
- Bengal
- Focus Areas
- Sustainability, Inclusion, Heritage
- Related Report
- Creative Economy Report (2019)
