India, Sept. 29 -- As Bengal prepares for Durga Puja, the streets of Siliguri, Kolkata, and Krishnagar begin to hum. There is a familiar rhythm of clay being moulded, pandals rising, and communities gathering. Durga Puja is no mere festival; in West Bengal, it is a civilisational heartbeat. It is a sacred season where devotion meets artistry, and community becomes communion.

The Goddess as Mirror and Warrior Durga, the ten-armed goddess, is not simply a mythic warrior from ancient lore. She is Shakti, the living embodiment of divine feminine energy that confronts chaos, injustice, and moral paralysis. Her descent each year is a spiritual summons: to name evil, resist it, and restore balance-not only in scripture, but in the soul of socie...