The Story
OrganizerDugga Dugga is RED FM's Durga Puja music offering, bringing the sonic world of Sharodiya, the festive period associated with Durga Puja, to a Delhi stage. The choice of artists reflects a careful curation of Bengali popular music across generations: Lopamudra Mitra, one of the most celebrated contemporary Bengali vocalists; Rupankar Bagchi, known for his lyrical sensitivity and quiet intensity; Anupam Roy, the singer-songwriter who became a cultural phenomenon through his work in Bengali cinema including Kahaani; and Fossils, the rock band that has been one of Bengali rock's defining acts since the early 2000s. Together they cover four distinct registers of contemporary Bengali music. The Sharodiya framing, evoking the sensory world of the Puja season, gives the concert an emotional and cultural anchor beyond a generic music event.
A Delhi music festival themed around Sharodiya occupies an interesting cultural space -- connecting the capital's substantial Bengali diaspora community to their most significant cultural season through music. Such programming is relatively rare in Delhi's festival calendar.
A well-curated Bengali music concert timed to Durga Puja, bringing four distinct voices of contemporary Bengali music to Delhi audiences during India's most celebrated festival season.
