MUNICIPALITY TEAR TAP

As the marquee overlooked an extravagant display of colorful and refulgent lights, quite ironically, that same pomp could not be adequately reflected before the Goddess. An acute scrutiny of its vicinity could well inform the onlookers that this year’s festival had somewhat lost its taste, unlike the erstwhile years, when one could feel and exquisitely revel in its cadence. Today, there’s an inflection, the “old” days are more or less over. What we see today is a merely a superficiality that manifests itself at the expense of lifeless, inanimate ornamentation coupled with a “happy” and forced acceptance developed as a result of continuing the tradition of always being happy in spite of a suppressed feeling of disappointment and dole. The word ‘forced’ should be keenly noticed. It insinuates the very fact of one’s natural reluctance that might arise out of the wearing away of that real suitability and that they are compelled to follow the same tradition in order to vent superficially fabricated euphoria.

But, we people, who are living here for 14 years or more, have first hand knowledge of its history. Days, months, and years have passed, but nothing has changed. We are living witnesses to its development. As a result, it is extremely a matter of shock and dismay as far as the cause of its decadence is concerned.

But for now, please, let us not look gloomy and remain cheerful and successfully enjoy “Joy Maa Durga” to its best.

AGNIVA ROYCHOWDHURY

14^TH OCTOBER, 2010

MAHA SAPTAMI.