Purbachal Shakti Sangha 2025

Purbachal Shakti Sangha’s 17th Year of Durga Puja This year’s theme: “Māṭkhodāi Kāṭkhodāi” (Etching the Earth, Carving the Wood) The intent behind māṭkhodāi is the rebirth of crops; the purpose of kāṭkhodāi is the making of prints and sculptures. The Puja presentation is bringing together seven prominent contemporary artists of India—artists whose practices in printmaking, painting, and sculpture have made significant impressions in the current Indian art landscape. This collective artwork honours the memory of the legendary printmaker Haren Das (1921--1993) Chief Designer & Idol: Partha Dasgupta Chief Researcher: Debdatta Gupta Archival Support: Art Alinda Collaborating Artists: Ashish Ghosh (Sculpture) Bijoy Chowdhury (Photography) Tanmoy Chakraborty (Printmaking) Sayandeep Kangsabanik (Painting) Sourav Bandopadhyay (Printmaking) Milton Bhattacharya (Printmaking) Beside the above Collaborating artists the supoorting artists team is: Sunil Paul(painting)Sourav Nandy(painting) Chandak Majumdar(painting),Sourav Das( sculpture), Abhirup Pal(sculpture), Aranyak Pal(ornament). Idol-Making Collaborator: Suman Karmakar & team (Nabadwip) Lighting Designer: Soumen Chakraborty. Scholarship Awardee: Rahul Sarkar (Printmaking) Artist in Residence: Abhijit Halder ( Sculpture/Ceramics)