Reclaiming Bengali New Year in New York
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Murray Hall I had the great fortune of growing up near the cultural epicenter of Chattogram, Bangladesh in an area called DC Hill. It’s lush with greenery and is bordered by the flower district, a Buddhist monastery, a handful of Hindu temples, and numerous mosques—a truly secular locale where the city’s Bengali New Year festivities, […]