Heritage
Rooted in Bengal's ritual, craft and community traditions.
The Forum
A collective shaped by devotion, artistry and civic imagination.
Forum for Durgotsab creates a shared platform for committees, artists, artisans and communities to protect the cultural depth of Bengal's greatest public festival.
01 · Our purpose
To preserve what is timeless while enabling what comes next.
The Forum's role goes beyond event coordination. It nurtures knowledge exchange, responsible celebrations, artisan recognition, visitor access and the documentation of a living heritage.
This redesign organises those efforts into a clear, year-round institutional narrative.
What guides us
Access
A festival ecosystem that welcomes every participant and visitor.
Stewardship
Responsible growth that supports artisans and neighbourhoods.
Renewal
Tradition carried forward through contemporary imagination.
Institutional journey
A growing network, one shared purpose.
Committees come together
A common platform is established to strengthen collaboration and shared standards.
Culture becomes the centre
Programming grows to include artisans, documentation, workshops and public engagement.
A global cultural conversation
Durgotsab gains wider visibility as an extraordinary form of collective public art.
A year-round digital institution
The Forum evolves into a searchable, accessible and enduring cultural resource.
People behind the Forum
Leadership grounded in community.
Official leadership profiles can be added here with portraits, roles, biographies and messages from the Forum.
FFD
Leadership profiles
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