The Bengali saying ‘baro mashe tero porbon’ may be translated as ‘thirteen festivals in twelve months’. Bengalis love to celebrate all year round and they usher their festival calendar with Poila Boishak, the Bengali vernacular term for Happy New Year. The archetypal greeting on this day is Subho Nobo Borsho (Happy New Year).

Mahalaya is an occasion observed seven days before Durga Puja celebrations begin. It is the biggest festival of Bengali community worldwide and herald the advent of Durga, the goddess of supreme power. According to the old tradition, people of the Bengali community wake up early morning on Mahalaya and listen to the chants on radio channels or CD players. So on this auspicious day we called up few Bengali TV stars and asked them to share their wishes. Read on…