....one thing gud abt the British was they never tampered with the local customs , rituals & religion in the Sub continent.....as whn we compare with the other colonisers Portugal , Spain....thr lies the difference between colonies of these countries , be it the new world , India , far east......or else things in India wud hv been chaotic nd difft today whn it comes to holding one's faith & the majority.....the Gr8 Mughals were the same except for a notable exception Aurangzeb.....the Gr8 Mughals were quite secular in their outlook nd so were the British.....in tht all the festivities of the majority community & the minority were celebrated , which went a long way in establishing the mosaic of the Indian fabric......in this context the first Community Durga Pujan of Bengal took shape during the East India Company , nd was attended by its notable Governor general ,whn invited by the local Raja Nobokrishna Deb, of ShobaBazar, meaning the British had a clear cut policy of Trade & Trade only , honoring the local sentiments , custom , nd culture.....the Company Bahadur in fact interfered only whn severe practices like 'Sati' had to be abolished, later....Trade always dominated the British minds nd all her Colonies were developed for the sheer sake of it.....they had no other interest other than filling their coffers tapping the raw world to the fullest in the name of Civilization ....be it their colonies to the East or the West .....hence the Puja survived in Calcutta.....& so do our Civilization .....!!!!
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