From the outside, Silchar — the buzzing cultural capital of Southern Assam and the pride of Barak Valley — looks like it’s living its brightest Diwali and Kali Puja season in years. Every street glows with lights, every lane hums with devotion. Rows of diyas flicker in harmony as bustling markets and crowds of pandal-hoppers turn the town into a living canvas of colour, faith, and festivity. With over 300 Kali Puja pandals spread across the town, the scale of celebration in