Kolkata: Male Fortress Storm Women, To Do Puja, Play Dhak

Kolkata: Durga Puja, a small group of women sent a hard message of gender equality by breaking into traditional male fortresses.
While the quartet will do all the rituals in the Puja community, others will play Dhak for a four-day festival in the other.
Everything has been practicing for months to make sure they do work perfectly.
Durga Puja at 66 pally in Kuniagotia will be fully done by the four-woman team this year.
The 71-year-old Puja organizer, known for its innovative theme, believes four priestesses – Nandini, Ruma, Seymanti and Paulomi – will give an example.
The women’s priests consisting of 66 Pallyed by Nandini, a former Professor of Sanskrit and Actor Stage, group, known as ‘Shubhamastu’, was formed 12 years ago and they have led various Hindu ceremonies such as marriage, Shraddha and Grihapravavesh throughout the city.
This is the first time they did the Puja Durga community.
“In the past three or four years, the Puja organizers call us to do rituals.
This time, we accept proposals because we believe there should be no gender discrimination in the community.
Most of the honorariums we receive as Priestes are spent on various social works,” said Nandini to Toi.
Asked about their preparation, said Nandini, “Regardless of practice, we have studied widely for precision.
The striking feature of our chandipath is that it combines Shlokas and songs.” Dhakis women in the Rail Vihar housing complex at Mahaayapradyumna Mukherjee, Secretary General of the club , “Every year, we try to come up with new ideas.
Our priest died recently and we thought of going through a stick to four women who had carved a niche for themselves as priestesses.” He said.
At Rail Vihar Durga Panja Pandal near Ruby Hospital, a group of women will ring in a festive spirit with a beats of dhak.
Sabita, Puja, Pinky and Sumi, who praised Machhlandapur, 65 km from Kolkata, have been defeated to add rhythm to rituals in a vast housing complex with 400 flats.
“We are ready for the challenge, four women said they were forced to change Dhakis after losing their work during a pandemic.
According to Samar Singha, who guided them, the group was as good as their male colleagues, if not better.
Rail Vihar theme of Puja Durga Being a force of a woman, the residential association submits the responsibility of the organization of Puja to the team of all women.
Responsible as a secretary of the Puja Committee in July, Bulbul Chatterjee decided to find a Dhakis woman.
“My search ended as soon as I approached Nirmal Dhaki in Machhlandapur and she easily agree to send a Dhakis women’s team from his village.
In addition to paying them a good remuneration, we will give them all facilities, including accommodation, for five days staying at Kolkata, “said Chatterjee.
Women are ready to take the challenge.” I know we have stepped into the male domain.
We will compare to men at each step.
We are ready for this and will not leave the stone missed to give the best during a five-day festival, “said Sumi.