Category Archives: Aagomoni

When God and Nature  conspire together, Comes such a weather What an impediment to merriment! Unexpected that Undone days  Some say, in a crowd ,aloud Some ,in silence, without doubt. All defeated again along with Man-made mundane mirth  Me like worshipper of Devil  Cherish the moment most  Light of festivity fades away With the delightContinue reading “My Festive Mood (Sankha Ranjan Patra) [Photography: Srayasee Biswas]”

মা শরতাকাশে মেঘের ভেলায় এলো খুশির বার্তা, উড়ো হাওয়ায় কাশের বনে আগমনীর কথকতা। বাঁশের সাথে বাঁশ মিলে বানাই মায়ের বাসস্থান,  মৃন্ময়ীরূপের পুজো হবে, প্রতিষ্ঠা হবে প্রাণ। যখন ঐ ভুবনভোলানো আঁখি পানে চাই মা গো তোমার,  বিশ্বেশ্বরী মনে করাও শুধু আপন  মায়ের কথা বারবার।  সব সংসারই আলোকিত হয় মায়েদেরই কল্যাণে,  মা গো তোমরা এক; তোমরা সত্য,Continue reading “Two Bengali Poems (Soumo Hor and Dibyendu Das)”

Dear Durga give us a boon to be the fire so not to be an able Nari and be sheepish anymore Having the courage to speak profusely and stand against the injustices done Giving a tight slap, punching or kicking hard having the vigour to blow up the maniacs self To be shakti, the daringContinue reading “DEAR DURGA (Madhu Jaiswal) [Photography: Koushik Ghosh]”

Born between the transitions of revolution, weren’t you? The promise of a strenuous labor of war The Gods and the demons The immortals and the perishables Striving for that elusive immortality  The elite of the Gods and the loud, dalit raakshasas. Durga ‘Srishti Sthiti Vinashanang’ Destroyer of creation,  Stabilization, Dance of a cracked earth  ShelteringContinue reading “The Goddess and the Warrior (Lopa Banerjee)”

Maa Durga left for her abode in Kailash, showering us with her blessings. But the Goddess stays in our heart long after the immersion of the idols. We remember her in every walks of our life. Writer Debarup Mukherjee weaves his poem around that powerful force of divinity. Clips and Pages is proud to present a poem that expresses his love for the Devine Mother…

Vijaya Dashami always brings tears to the eyes. Writer Gopa Bhattacharjee reciprocates our emotions, weaving her feelings about idol immersion into verses for the Clips and Pages family.

Happy Dusshera to all of you! The last day of celebration has finally arrived after the long festival of Navratri, where the different forms of Maa Durga are worshipped. On this auspicious occasion, Pramila Khadun offers her respect for Durga Maa with a prayer of gratitude. Clips and Pages shares the honour of presenting it before you…

Maa Durga is the Devine Mother of the entire Universe, showering her blessings upon all her children. And it is with this view that writer Nalini Janardhanan pens her thoughts, feelings and experiences with Mother Goddess while celebrating the great festival of Durga Puja. We at Clips and Pages proudly presents her article.

Every year, on the joyous occasion of Durga Puja, we seek the blessings of our Maa Durga. So, on this auspicious day, writer Gouri Dasgupta offers her humble prayer to our Goddess….

The greatest and most loved festival of West Bengal, Durga Puja bears different meanings for different people. Author Suchismita Ghoshal truly enriched our Clips and Pages family by bringing in a new perspective to look at the grand festivity.