Durga Puja: Goddess' Homecoming, American Style Thursday begins the five-day Indian festival Durga Puja, the largest annual celebration for Bengali Hindus. Commentator Sandip Roy contrasts celebrating the holiday as a child in Calcutta and as an adult in California.

Durga Puja: Goddess' Homecoming, American Style

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RENEE MONTAGNE, Host:

These days, commentator Sandip Roy observes Durga Puja in the Bay Area.

SANDIP ROY: Unidentified Man: (Singing) (Foreign language spoken)

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ROY: Unidentified Man: (Singing) (Foreign language spoken)

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MONTAGNE: Celebrating the holidays, commentator Sandip Roy is an editor with New America Media and host of Upfront on member station KALW in San Francisco.

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