The ninth Durgotsav edition of Mahamaya, our community magazine, published by the Durga Puja Committee of Poland for Durgotsav 2026 in Warsaw. Stories and poems in English and Bengali, travel, photography and art, and practical guides for people new in Poland.
In this issue
- Poland–India Cultural Bridge Awards 2026 · Fundacja MMEI · the 2026 laureates
- Message from the Ambassador of India · H.E. Neeta Bhushan
- Editorial: Bengal on the Vistula · Pradipto Maulik
- From Our Community: art · Lila Mudbidri · Nivarshi Shanmugapriyan · Abby
- Shayari: Mother & Son · Anupama Choudhary · Aditya Choudhary
- Pujo Ki? · Vaishali Dutta Rawat
- A short story (in Bengali) · Showani Rudra Titli
- A poem (in Bengali) · Nahid Hassan
- A Forest, A Tiger, A Future · tanwichowdhuryphotography
- Found No Parallel · Nivarshi Shanmugapriyan
- Gdańsk: From War’s Ruins to Solidarity’s Birth · Kingshuk Bandopadhyay
- Clay & Colour: ceramics · Jenifer Sherina Edwin
- The Himalayas Remember: A Nepal Travelogue · Srimanti Sarkar
- The Trailing Spouse and the Reconstructed Self · Shreeya Paul Dhar
- Growing Up Between Two Worlds · Munmuni Dutta
- A Parent’s Guide to Elementary Schooling in Poland · Devyani Haldipur
- Your First Week in Poland · Tanwi Chowdhury
- New in Poland? From the Airport to Your Residence Card · Mahamaya editorial team
- Why Should I Learn Polish? · Deepjyoti Dhar
- The Hands Behind Our Festival · our coordinators, volunteers and participants
Editor: Pradipto Maulik · Design and layout: Tanwi Chowdhury and Pradipto Maulik.