The 10 Best Durga Puja Pandals from Kolkata, 2025
An exploration on the art of Kolkata during Durga Puja
Ronaan Roy
Former Deputy General Manager
Mahindra
Ronaan flirts with many of the arts, or rather despite his best intentions to lead a balanced life, the arts have ensnared him and won't let him laze. He has sung Western Classical, written prose and poetry, directed and acted in both film and theatre. He also plays a variety of instruments and dabbles in painting.
My contributions
11 articles written
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