September 1, 2022
Religion is one’s own, but a festival is for everyone: Mamata Banerjee
UNESCO has added Durga Puja in Kolkata to its list of Intangible Cultural Heritages. To celebrate that, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had given the call for a grand, colourful celebratory procession in the city. The procession started from Jorasanko and concluded with a function on Red Road.
Highlights of the chief minister’s speech at the concluding show:
This is a historic programme.
Durga Puja unites all of us, lifting us above all narrow-mindedness. It brings spiritualism and artistry together.
I congratulate all artistes, and I have a special congratulation for Sourav. All our IAS officers are also here.
I congratulate Tapati Devi. She and her team works in the field of social research. I also salute the team at UNESCO.
Religion is one’s own, but a festival is for everyone. I am happy to have got the cooperation of UNESCO. We have taken out celebrations across Bengal today. Therefore, my congratulations to all. We are all happy to have got this special recognition from UNESCO.
