gurugram from this side of town the nearest puja is around 7km away next to the bright lights of golf course road in the other direction towards faridabad its closer to 30km approx welcome to the valley view sarbojonin puja samity jugantor durga puja likely the only pujo on the stretch that is the gurgaonfaridabad road here the joy of taking part is to be experienced to be believed we dont need to go out of valley view to get a feel of puja maintains amitava chatterjee one of the samity members the feeling is like that of a carnival adds fellow member and resident debashish das it might only be into its fifth year but valley views own seems to live up to its jugantor timeless tag birthed by bengal but embraced today by much of india durga puja believes p k banerjee president vvsps has become a symbol of integration as festival time nears members reach out to the societys 1000odd families gurugrammers hailing from all walks of life and from far corners of india and the world we knock on every door to invite people to participate because this allows us to interact with neighbours to sit down and have tea with them insists das in an age when relationships and conversations have left drawing rooms for the world online an occasion like durga puja can reassuringly bring families and communities together in this gated township for example theyll be gathering for valley views got talent an immensely popular event not just restricted to the young ones and where some pujas may look to marquee names to jazz up their cultural programs valley view modestly is happy to promote upcoming and local talents providing them a muchneeded springboard the selflessness of the volunteers stands out as does a concern for the ecology how can we ensure that waste management becomes a culture in society asks chatterjeewe want to build a platform to pass on our traditions to our kids explains hirak majumdar treasurer vvsps not surprisingly valley views bengalis speak with pride of being able to not only hold fast to the ageold customs of pujo but to cloak them with a new luminosity every season in new gurgaon old traditionsin another corner of town in sector 90 residents might not be as blessed with basic infrastructure or amenities but the puja fervour is no less in 2016 the garden city bengali cultural association was formed in an endeavour to recreate the pujo vibe in an area whose occupants often have little to celebrate its no wonder the gcbcas efforts have been gratefully received when we started there were not many families in this part of gurgaon and very few bengali families but the puja has grown with each year shares joy choudhary the associations treasurer from 10 members in its debut year the gcbca now has around 70 all delighted to devote time to host this autumnal epiphany behind the puja is our desire