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Nafisa as Goddess Durga inspires interfaith unity, tolerance

Hena Ahmed/Kolkata The Mrittika Durga Puja Committee of Kolkata chose to break traditional barriers by selecting Nafisa, a nine-year-old Muslim girl, to represent Maa Durga on Nabami (the Ninth day of the Navratri festival). The decision has evoked enthusiasm and applause from the local community and beyond. The all-women Durga Puja Committee members said they are following Swami Vivekananda's action of worshipping a ...

Nafisa Yeasmin breaks taboos on menstruation

Hena Ahmed/Kolkata A study revealed that only 36% of India’s 355 million menstruating women avail sanitary napkins while the rest are using rags, husk, leaves etc to take care of their biological cycle; the situation worsened during the pandemic. Besides, the study also revealed that 71% of girls have no knowledge of this biological process till they experience it for the first time. Kolkata based entrepreneur Nafisa Yea...

Wasim Kapoor’s Lockdown 2 reflects solitude

Hena Ahmed/Kolkata The uncertainty of the ongoing pandemic has a profound effect on Kolkata based artist Wasim Kapoor. He has locked his experiences and imagery of one of the crucial times that the humans faced in the Lockdown series. Looking at his works, it seems the mind behind these is composed. The void of people, movement and distractions is reflected in the Lockdown series. The artist immersed himself in creating the strange...

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