Famous Durga Puja Pandals in Kolkata for Durga Puja 2010

Thousands of Durga Puja pandals are erected in Kolkata for Durga Puja 2010. Many award winning eco-friendly Durga puja are celebrated in South Kolkata and North Kolkata. Khidderpore Palli Sharodiya Durga Puja, 22 Palli Northern Park, Pally Unnayan Samity, Roopchand Mukherjee Lane, Bosepukur Talbagan, Behala Nutan Dal, and many more Durga Puja pandals are included in this list of popular Durga Puja pandals in Kolkata for Durga Puja 2010.

Khidderpore Palli Sharodiya Durga Puja Pandal

Khidderpore Palli Sharodiya Durga Puja is one of the oldest Durga puja pandals in Kolkata and West Bengal. Theme of this Durga Puja 2010 is ‘Mahamayar Mayajaal’ which is a combination of creative events. This puja pandal is non-inflammable and fire resistant. Khiddepore Palli Sharodiya Durga Puja 2010 will be inaugurated on 10^th October 2010, Maha Tritiya.

Kidderpore Palli Sharodiya Durga Pandal won many awards. In 2009, it won Asian Paints Best Pujo, Star Ananda – Mega Star, etc.

22 Palli – Northern Park Durga Pandal

22 Palli Northern Park Durga Puja Pandal for Durga Puja 2010 has been inspired by ‘Talgaachh’, the popular poem of Sri Rabindranath Tagore. In 2010, 22 Pally will celebrate its 66^thDurgotsava with the theme of offering Shraddanjali (tribute) to Vishwakavi.

Pally Unnayan Samithi Durga Puja Pandal

Pally Unnayan Samity Durga Puja Pandal will celebrate 2010 Durga Puja with the traditional theme of Rajasthani culture. This is the real blend of Rajasthani and Bengali cultures. It is one of the innovative Durga pandals to initiate the thought of displaying idols in the form ofRajasthani wood puppets.

In 2009, Pally Unnayan Samity Durga Pandal was the winner of Anand Bazar Patrika’s Best of 5 within Kolkata & 10 in West Bengal, etc.

Roopchand Mukherjee Lane Sarbojanin Durgotsab:

Roopchand Mukherjee Lane Sabojanin Durgotsab will celebrate one of the oldest Durga Puja of Kolkata in 2010. They are celebrating their 64^th year of Durgotsav. This is one of the best eco-friendly Durga Puja pandals in the state.

Bosepukur, Talbagan Durgotsav:

Bosepukur, Talbagan is one of the popular Durga Puja in South Kolkata. Talbagan are best known for their innovative themes that are created using unused materials. For 2010, they will be creating a theme, UNITY, with using plastic. Bosepukur, Talbagan, has won many awards in 2009 including I Core- Sreshtha Pratima, RADs’- Sreshtha Pujo, and Asian Paint’s within Shera Baro, etc.

Behala Nutan Dal:

Behala Nutan Dal, one of the popular Durga Puja in South Kolkata, will be celebrating 46th year of Durga Puja in 2010. They are planning to come up with an excellent theme which can represent their cultural and artistic flamboyance in most comprehensive manner.

Behla Nutan Dal has won Star Ananda’s Blockbuster, Channel 10 – Aircel’s Sharad Mukut Srestha Shilpi Award, etc. in 2009.

Bosepukur Parijat Club:

Bosekhpur Parijat Club will be celebrating 36^th year of Durga Puja. This time they are coming up with an innovative theme that displays everything with paper.

Bosepukur Sitala Mandir

Bosepukur Sitala Mandir is one of the oldest Durga Puja in Kolkata. Chakradhara is the theme ofDurga Puja 2010 which displays the integration of stars and modern lifestyle. The committee has started Durga puja in 1951 and today it is one of the most popular Durga Pujas in Kolkata.

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Pick of the Day
Puja Jam with DJ Gaurav
	Thursday, October 14, 2010 2 p.m. Tantra The Park, 17 , Park StreetResident DJs Vishal, Hussain and Xavier will spin your favourite tracks at the Puja Jam session. DJ Gaurav from Agni, The Park New Delhi, will churn ace dance tracks.

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Say Everything Thursday, October 14th, 2010. noon to  7 p.m. Experimenter 2/1 , Hindusthan Road Experimenter's newest exhibition Say Everything comments on the role of privacy and its dwindling need to be a part of our individual or collective well-being in modern society and examines this from social, political & personal context. The exhibition features new work by a group of young artists, Baptist Coelho, Pushkar Thakur, Sajad Malik, Shreyas Karle & Sukanya Ghosh.
Autumn Hues Thursday, October 14th, 2010. noon to  8 p.m. Genesis Art Gallery, 8B, Middleton Street An exhibition of paintings showcasing the works of Laxman Aelay, Sachin Jaltare, Shyamal Mukherjee, and Subrata Das.
Gen Next V  Thursday, October 14th, 2010. noon to  7 p.m. Aakriti Art Gallery 12/3A, Picasso Bithi, Hungerford Street , Central Kolkata GenNext was conceived with the exclusive idea of promoting young artists; it's a creative journey of the new generation artists with fresh hopes and more expectations. This time around thousand entries from artists across the globe had been received and a panel of experts did the final selection to put the works of thirty-two young artists together on this enthralling platform (Twenty seven artists from India and seven international artists.) The selected artists include Arindam Sarkar (Santiniketan), Annabel Scheneck (France), Buddhadev Mukherjee (Baroda), D.Dhasan (Chennai), Deepak Khetri (Baroda), H.G.Ganesh Urala (Karnataka), Kaite Helps (U.K), Laura Guoke (Lithuania), Mohan Kumar T (Bengaluru), Mrinal Dey (Santiniketan), Muktinath Mondal (Baroda), Ramello Francesca (Italy), Rupa Rani (Jharkhand), Sayed Naqvi (Pakistan), ShatrughanThakur (Baroda), Santosh D. Andrade (Mangalore), Siraj Saxena (U.P), Soghra Khurasani (A.P), Vinita Dasgupta (New Delhi), Yu Zhaoyang (China).
Fresh Departures Thursday, October 14th, 2010. 11 a.m. to  7 p.m. Gallery Kolkata 2nd Floor, Duckback House, 41 , Shakespeare SaraniGallery Kolkata presents Fresh Departures, an exhibition showcasing paintings and interactive sculptures by nine young talents. The participants include Deepak Rajbhar, Koustav Nag, Mahmud Husain, Pradip Kumar Patra, Pradiptaa Chakraborty, Prakash Kishore and Rameez Waheed Bhat.
Art of the Small Thursday, October 14th, 2010. 2 p.m. to  7 p.m. Tejas Art Gallery, 11, Mayfair Road An exhibition of the paintings by a group of artists on small canvases, each displays the unique perception and style of the artists.
Devi Thursday, October 14th, 2010. 3 p.m. to  8 p.m. Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55, Gariahat Road, Ballygunge Phanri An exhibition showcasing Devi in various incarnations.
Works by Sujit Karmakar Thursday, October 14th, 2010. noon to  7 p.m. Ahuja Museum for Arts 26 Lee Road, Ground Floor , (at Elgin Road, Lee Road Crossing) Sujit Karmakar's works display stark realism on first impression and once the initial impact loosens its hold, one cannot help but notice his well-finished craft. The artist favours large canvases, which strengthens emotions in the compositions. His works portray struggle of the common man that he is familiar with. He often chooses children as his subject, detailing larger bromide prints with his acrylic-on-canvas work. Special Events Top Photography Competition Thursday, October 14th, 2010. Suruchi Sangha, Sreebhumi Sporting Club and Singhi Park, New Alipore, Lake Town and Gariahat, Raffles Millennium International (RMI), Asia- Pacific’s premier design college will be conducting photography competition at Durga Puja Pandals.