Blog: Away From Kolkata, A Delhi Home Keeps The Spirit Of Durga Puja Alive

Updated: Oct 21, 2026 20:40 pm IST Published On Oct 21, 2026 20:39 pm IST Last Updated On Oct 21, 2026 20:40 pm IST

Published On Oct 21, 2026 20:39 pm IST

Last Updated On Oct 21, 2026 20:40 pm IST

Probashi is a term coined for Bengalis who reside outside their native homeland of Bengal. Four years of living in Delhi and I'm already resonant with the likes of this term. 

When you're a Bengali living away from home, you're always on the lookout for tiny pieces of home. Be it the Bengali girl you moved into a rented flat with, or the corner shop uncle who speaks your language, or especially those five days of the year of pure joy and Pichhutan during Durga Pujo. 

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Much is the same for a group of friends, lawyers by profession who got together in Delhi, away from their homes in Kolkata, and began Probash & Co.- a Barir Pujo in the quieter lanes of Chittaranjan Park. 

The entryway to the Puja house

Away from the crowded hustle bustle of CR Park pandals, lies this homely Durga Puja, quite literally at Priyadarshi Banerjee's rented........

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