When the festival of lights was masked due to pandemic and its strict rules, and the City of Joy started unlearning the meaning of flame, it was important to light a candle. Darkness is lame without light, evil is lame without virtue and so too for defeat and victory. Keeping this in mind, and considering the restrictions by the government, 26 pandals of Kolkata uphold their brightest hands to celebrate the progressing victory over Covid 19 through the Dipavali festival. Monginis presents Woman Times Shyamasree Samman 2020 lifted those hands to felicitate them.
With the message, “In this pandemic Woman Times Shyamasree Samman’20 salutes the spirit of the organizers and committee members for keeping up the spirits of celebration high and maintaining all the safety measures and protocols amidst the crisis”, Woman Times inaugurated this event on 13th and 14th November 2020. We were blessed with the presence of jury members Chef Rongon Neogi, Rajiv Jaishwal, Mimi Das, Arpita Bose, Shaon Sen, and Debopam Sarkar in that event.
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Among all the nominations, 26 puja pandals were selected for the winner list. They were categorized differently and were felicitated. The point which was mainly considered, they maintained all the rules and regulations sincerely and did not violate any of the restrictions. The winners are:
1. Best Innovative Pujo : Girish park 5star sporting club
2. Best Light and Decoration : Barisha Shanti Sangha
3. Best Social Doot Pujo: Naba Abhudya
4. Best Traditional Puja : Gouribari Sarbojonin Shyama Puja
5. Editor’s Choice : Balaka Saltlake City
6. Best Traditional Pujo : Kunal house
7. Best Pocket-friendly Pujo : BC Block Youth Association Saltlake
8. Best Idea Pujo : Nimta Sarbojonin Shyama puja committee
9. Editor’s Choice : Charer Palli
10. Best Eco-friendly Pujo: AC Block Yubak Sangha Saltlake
11. Sera’r Sera: Kankurgachi Jubak Brinda Club
12. Best Light and Decoration Pujo:11 and 153 beliaghata yubak Brinda
13. Best Discipline and maintenance Pujo: 68 Pally Sarbojonin Kali puja committee
14. Best Pocket-Friendly Pujo: GC Block Resident’s Welfare Association
15. Best Pratima Silpi: New Tarun Sangha
16. Best Pratima Silpi: Kalighat Notun Sangha
17. Best Discipline and maintenance Pujo: Naba Robin Sangha
18. Best Impactful Puja: Bansdroni Udayan Park
19. Best Theme Pujo: Sarsuna Tribhuban club
20. Best Impactful Pujo : Maitri Sangha CF Block Saltlake
21. Best Idea Pujo: Sree Colony Mainak Club
22. Best Theme Pujo: Shyama Pally Shyama Sangha
23. Best Innovative Pujo: Russa Road South 1st Lane
24. Best Social Doot Pujo: Aaheritola Sarbojonin Kali puja
25. Editor’s Choice : Milan Sangha
26. Best Eco-friendly Pujo: Adi Ballygaunj Sarbojonin Sree Sree Shyama puja committee
