Purulia, 26th September, 2021: The members of Bhowanipur 75 Palli puja committee has celebrated
World Daughter’s Day by distributing clothes to kids of 250 Chhau Dancers at Charida Village in
Purulia as their CSR initiative. This year they have taken up the challenge to discover the theme
“MANOBIK” and uplift the morale of “Chhau Dancers” (folk dance of Purulia, West Bengal) during
Durga Puja. Bhowanipur 75 Palli is one of the eye catcher puja of the city for its innovative concept
and style of celebration. This Puja is particularly famous for its unique style of pandals and also for the
social work which the committee carries out throughout the year.
The name ‘Bhowanipur 75 Palli’ is at present regarded as an emerging star amongst the leading theme
pujas of south Kolkata. Incessantly for the past few years our puja presents a new theme which has
created a firm place in millions of heart across the globe, likewise keeping the continuation going in this
year 2021 our puja came up with a new line of thought “MANOBIK”, which is to be showcased
through the means of our puja theme. The Bhowanipur 75 Palli puja committee has decided to come
to the aid of ”Chhau” artistes of Purulia district, who have been badly hit by the lockdown. ”Chhau”, a
traditional dance form, has performers retelling episodes of Ramayana, Mahabharata and the puranas,
donning colourful costumes and masks. They will depict a small village of Purulia and will bring the
government enlisted ‘chhau’ dancers and their families to Kolkata.
Speaking to the media, Mr. Subir Das, Club Secretary said, “We are dedicating this puja to kids &
family members of Chhau artists in Purulia, donating a major share of the subscription and the state’s
dole to them, along with making the premises available for them to perform and sell their goods. We
have donated clothes to kids of 250 Chhau Dancers today on the occasion of World Daughter’s Day
at Charida Village in Purulia & will be also giving new clothes to the family members of ‘Chhau’
dancers by supporting 50-odd families during Durga Puja. This initiative is taken by keeping with the
financial losses everyone is facing due to pandemic. Many artistes and craftsmen are facing financial
hardships as festivals and fairs have been called off across the country amid the pandemic. We are
inspired by our Honble CM Smt Mamta Banerjee and will do our bit to help at least some of them.”