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The Forgotten Goddess: Durga Puja and Nationalism in Colonial Bengal
In this episode of The Hidden History of Bengal, Lucas and Luna explore the transformation of Durga Puja from a private aristocratic ritual into a powerful symbol of Bengali nationalism under British colonial rule. They trace the evolution from the zamindari barowari pujas of the 18th century to the first public sarbajanin puja organized in 1790 by Raja Nabakrishna Deb of Shobhabazar Rajbari, who invited British officers to curry favor. The conversation then pivots to the early 20th century, when the Swadeshi Movement after the Partition of Bengal in 1905 turned Durga Puja into a platform for…
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