Bengal: Housewives save Annapurna Bhandar money to fulfil a village's Durga Puja dream

Hemant Jacob Pandua, Oct 4 (UNI) For years, the women of Simlagarh village in Pandua watched the Durga Puja celebrations in neighbouring villages from a distance, carrying a quiet wish of their own - to bring the festival to their village. This year, a group of homemakers has turned that long-standing dream into reality by saving the money they received under the Annapurna Bhandar scheme to organise the first Durga Puja in the village. The women, members of the Matrishakti Committee, have traditionally organised Kali Puja every year, but the absence of a Durga Puja in their own village had…