Vande Mataram to echo through Kolkata's biggest Durga Puja

Vande Mataram to echo through Kolkata's biggest Durga Puja

One of Kolkata’s most prominent Durga Puja committees, Santosh Mitra Square, has chosen ‘Vande Mataram’ as the central theme for its 2026 Durga Puja celebrations, marking the 150th anniversary of the iconic national song that inspired India’s freedom movement. The announcement comes a year after the committee’s widely discussed ‘Operation Sindoor’-themed Durga Puja, which drew national attention and was inaugurated by Union Home Minister Amit Sh…