Woman Times has organized Pujor Shera Sabeki Mukh.
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Woman Times has organized Pujor Shera Sabeki Mukh in association with Hotel O2 Oxygen. The main attraction of the show was the internationally renowned fashion designer Bibi Russell, who judged the show. It is her first ever beauty contest judgement based on Durga Puja. The contestants celebrated the heritage status bestowed upon Kolkata for its Durga Puja by UNESCO and significantly it was done before Bibi Russell, who is an International UNESCO Peace Artist.
Bibi Russell says, “I am really happy to see the women performing and mesmerised with their talent. It has been their first time on stage but they were so confident that I could not understand this was their first time. Durga Puja is Bengal’s biggest festival and I am happy that Kolkata received this status.”
Winners of the event are –
Moumita Guha (Winner, MRS)
Sudarshana Bag (1st Runner-up, MRS)
Abhilasha Khare (2nd Runner-up, MRS)
Rajashree Mukherjee (Winner, MISS)
Dr Sharmistha Das (1st Runner-up, MISS)
Shilpa Singh (2nd Runner-up, MISS)
Woman Times Strives To Raise Awareness About the UNESCO World Heritage Status of Kolkata While Empowering Women With Its Initiatives.
21st Sep, 2022, India: Women from all walks of life walked the ramp, with ensembles and props that represent Kolkata’s UNESCO heritage status, i.e., Durga Puja.
For the unversed, this Durga Puja in 2022, will have a special significance. The puja celebration has been inscribed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. Moreover, it is the 14th Indian event on the list, which bears such significance. The formal functions will happen this year, although Kolkata had received the status last year itself. Woman Times takes the opportunity to celebrate the event under the aegis of renowned guests from society.
Durga Puja is one of the biggest celebrations not only in Kolkata, but the entire country, India.
It is a public performance of religion and art. Moreover, it is a wide platform for artists and designers, to say the least. You will find large-scale installations and pavilions created everywhere, across the city. The same is a celebration that is on for 10-days. The divides of religion, caste, and creed dissolves during this event. UNESCO has conferred this heritage tag ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity’ upon Durga Puja celebrations, that includes all kinds of traditions inherited from the ancestors and passed on from one generation to another, like traditions, performing arts, rituals, festive events, knowledge and practices and skills to produce traditional crafts. It is not only limited to archaeological sites and monuments.
Moreover, the show will be judged by the eminent personalities like:
Bibi Russell – International Fashion Designer
Rakesh Prasad – VP-indigo Airlines
Anjali Ganguly – owner of Anjali’s Care
Saira Shah Halim – TedX Speaker, Columnist, Social Worker
Arpita Bose – Mrs India pageant winner
Anushree Mitra – owner of Anushree’s diet and wellness clinic
Dr Santosh Ingle – owner of Drona.
