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Kolkata Durga Puja Pandals Showcase Art, Transgender Inclusion and Nature
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News18•18-10-2026, 12:00
Kolkata Durga Puja Pandals Showcase Art, Transgender Inclusion and Nature
- •Behala’s Debdaru Phatak Club is interpreting 19th-century Kalighat paintings with the theme 'Kalir Atale Mahamaya'.
- •Haridevpur’s 41 Pally Club highlights transgender inclusion and challenges societal discrimination through its theme 'O Men and Women'.
- •Kashi Bose Lane in north Kolkata has chosen 'Aadim' as its theme, celebrating human connection with nature through traditional Warli art.
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Behala’s Debdaru Phatak Club is featuring a theme titled 'Kalir Atale Mahamaya' that draws inspiration from 19th-century Kalighat paintings, reinterpreting their distinctive aesthetics through the lens of modern urban life.
The club's theme, 'O Men and Women', questions discrimination against transgender people and advocates for their social acceptance by highlighting gender diversity within the natural order and mythology.
North Kolkata’s Kashi Bose Lane committee has chosen 'Aadim' as its 2026 theme, using traditional Warli art to celebrate the simplicity of life and the relationship between humans and nature.
