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(Editor’s note: This article was first published on 3 October 2019. It is being reposted from The Quint’s archives for Durga Puja.)
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Script: Ishadrita Lahri
Are you guys in touch with all the social and political etiquettes you have to follow this pujo? I mean, have you updated your lists?
You must be wondering what etiquette now? Don’t worry we at The Quint have you covered. Here goes a list of all the things you must follow for a bawaal-free pujo:
Pujo is incomplete without ululation. No one knows why, but one explanation is that it wards off evil spirits. Do it with devotion and you might just ward off that aunty sneering at your backless blouse.
Dear roadside romeos, if you think women hop pandals in their heels to impress you, you’re wrong. It’s to throw at your face when you follow, tease and touch them unwantedly in crowded pandals. Don't be a creep or get beat up.
You see… don’t mention the NRC. Also, don’t call Communist Kaku and Modi-lover uncles to the same Ashtami after-party. If there’s a bawaal between them, it won’t end before Dashami.
No, you can’t borrow one from Sondhya aunty after every meal. She too has a budget! Remember, not carrying Gelusil is a social ill.
If someone asks to listen to Mahalaya in Hindi, keep your cool then tell him that we only accept Birendra Krishna Bhadra's Mahalaya. The one in Hindi won't work.
If pujo is here, bijoya will come too, which means that customary phone call to Kaku in Kalimpong, Pishi in Purulia, Mashi in Malda and that cranky Jetha in Jadavpur that no one likes. Be prepared to go beyond the “how are you?” Because they will all be ‘bhalo’ – fortunately or unfortunately.
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