05-21-2006, 12:49 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-mitradena+May 20 2006, 01:11 AM-->QUOTE(mitradena @ May 20 2006, 01:11 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->2/3 of Bengal is under muslim rule and 1/3 under communist rule.
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yes. and that i guess is one of the reasons why in west bengal, Durga Puja is celebrated with a fervour and spirit unequalled by any festival anywhere in india - cos all that bottled up "hindu sentiment" comes out in those 4 days of the year.
Hinduism is alive in bengal only through durga puja and a bit thanks to the presence of the Vaishnavs of Mayapur (isckon). holi is also celebrated big time, chiefly in shantiniketan, cos Tagore patronised holi.
rest of the year, we see commie politicians attending "iftar" parties thrown by muslim politicians and ullemas. its sick to see brahmins sitting between bearded muslims and eating muslim grub served by muslim waiters.
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yes. and that i guess is one of the reasons why in west bengal, Durga Puja is celebrated with a fervour and spirit unequalled by any festival anywhere in india - cos all that bottled up "hindu sentiment" comes out in those 4 days of the year.
Hinduism is alive in bengal only through durga puja and a bit thanks to the presence of the Vaishnavs of Mayapur (isckon). holi is also celebrated big time, chiefly in shantiniketan, cos Tagore patronised holi.
rest of the year, we see commie politicians attending "iftar" parties thrown by muslim politicians and ullemas. its sick to see brahmins sitting between bearded muslims and eating muslim grub served by muslim waiters.