Archive · 26 Sep 2025
Durga Puja: A Celebration of Culture, Food, and Identity
For Amrita Bhattacharya and Amit Sen, Durga Puja is much more than just a festival; it's a chance to connect with culture through food and history.
They spend time in the countryside, exploring nature.
They cook traditional meals at home and discover recipes of diasporic Bengali cuisine, seeing each dish as a map of migration.
They wear traditional clothes to honor their heritage and view the festival as a way to preserve and share cultural stories.
Food anthropologists Amrita Bhattacharya and Amit Sen view Durga Puja as a convergence of culture, food, and identity.
They plan to spend the Puja in a rural setting to connect with nature.
Amrita will focus on home-cooked meals and culinary exploration in her kitchen.
They research Bengali cuisines, seeing each dish as a reflection of migration.
They plan to wear traditional attire (saris and dhuti-panjabi) to celebrate their heritage.
- Who
- Food anthropologists Amrita Bhattacharya and Amit Sen
- What
- Celebrating Durga Puja
- When
- During Durga Puja
- Where
- Rural area and their kitchen
- Why
- To connect culture, food and identity
- People
- Amrita Bhattacharya & Amit Sen (food anthropologists)
- Event
- Durga Puja
- Focus
- Culture, Food, and Identity
- Activities
- Rural immersion, culinary exploration
- Attire
- Saris (Amrita), Dhuti-Panjabi (Amit)
