Durga vs Mahishasura

Durga or Mahishasura – who is the true hero of the mythological legend?

Bhagura (Indian extremist goat – Indian Shit) have, in 2025, created a Mahishasura effigy in the likeness of Professor Yunus and Donald Trump for Durga Puja. To them, Durga is the fallen ruler, the murderer, the fascist, the genocidal Sekachina who fled in the face of Bangladesh’s unstoppable mass uprising – a movement marked by the sacrifice of thousands of lives and over ten thousand severely injured people. This is their mocking perspective on the highest sacrifice and popular uprising of a nation’s people. One must wonder how much hatred they harbor toward the collective people of a country to do something like this!Although this hatred does not represent all Indian citizens. Bhagura, a few years ago, used to make Donald Trump idols and worship them in households! Oh Bhagura, beyond self-interest, they have no values. Still, many Indian states – especially in the South – are home to more educated, courteous, and civilized populations.

Just a few years ago, the Bhanguros were building statues of Donald Trump in their homes and worshipping them! Oh Bhangu, beyond self-interest, they have no principles. That said, there are many Indian states – especially in South India – where people are relatively more educated, polite, and civilized.

Durga Puja itself is a racially biased affair. Durga is portrayed as a fair-skinned, beautiful woman, while the Asura is depicted as ugly and dark-skinned! If you look at India’s thousand-year history, you’ll understand that the original sons of the soil – the region’s indigenous inhabitants – were dark-skinned. Just look at the Santals. Throughout the ages, looting and invading forces from the Middle East and Europe came to conquer India. The Aryans were no exception; they too were fair-skinned. That’s why many tribal communities in West Bengal still see Durga as an invader and anarchist, and view the Asura as a rebellious hero from their own community.

Beyond the ten-armed Durga and the tale of the Asura emerging from the belly of a buffalo – these drug-induced fantasies – logic also tells us that dark-skinned people were the original inhabitants of this region, our ancestral forebears. Since history and mythology are always written by the victors, Durga is portrayed as the savior, and our ancestors – the sons of the soil who fought for their land – are cast as demons! Had the Asura won, history would have called him a great hero, a liberator. Some tribal communities in West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha still remember Mahishasura as “Hudur Durga.” According to them, Mahishasura was an indigenous king who fought against Aryan aggression. In this view, Durga is a foreign aggressor, a symbol of occupying forces who suppressed tribal society. From this perspective, Mahishasura is called a patriot, a martyr who gave his life for the freedom of his land and people. The tribal festival “Dashai” – celebrated during Durga Puja- is a symbolic expression of mourning his death.

From this viewpoint, he is seen as a patriot or martyr. This cultural narrative is primarily found among the Santal and Asura communities. Although there is a lack of historical evidence, and the idea has emerged from a fusion of various myths, the entire mythology itself is a myth – devoid of logic, reality, or scientific explanation. Since the 2000s, some leftist and Dalit movements have begun portraying Mahishasura as a martyr. University campuses have hosted “Mahishasura Memorial Gatherings,” where he is presented as a symbol of resistance against Brahminical aggression.

Mahishasura’s character has now become a symbolic battlefield – where religious mythology, tribal history, and political ideology clash. Is he an “Asura” or a “patriot”? The answer depends on which perspective you adopt. Mahishasura’s character teaches us that history is never one-dimensional. Behind every narrative lies a multilayered truth, which evolves with time and society. Whether he can be called a “patriot” depends on which history you accept and which culture you choose to recognize.