A Working-Class Apart
The standard definition of a workplace does not apply to these professions; the safety parameters, scores of labor laws, rules, and regulations are unheard of. They are a huge workforce that is...
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COVID Days
The COVID-19 days. These days are different. While the whole world is still fighting against a deadly pandemic, the only way we can contribute to our society is by staying at home. This is an...
Read MoreA Tale of Soil and Silver
This 500-year-old, unique art style was a beautiful blend of local styles of Turkey, Persia, and Arabic countries. In India, as it was developed in Bidar, under profound encouragement from the...
Read MoreThe God Makers
"Kumartuli", meaning the Locality of the Potters, is one of the oldest vicinities of Kolkata. As you walk down the streets, the muddy air and dingy lanes murmur the stories of the artisans who...
Read MoreWeavers of Pochampally
Pochampally is the place where threads and colors find their way into the hands of skillful weavers and meander into the market as beautiful sarees and dress material. Here is a collection of...
Read MoreThe Building Blocks
"Sitala" brick-factory is one of such factories situated in Suryapur, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal. With everything in manual labor and only 40-50 workers working on a daily basis, the factory...
Read MoreA Mournful Walk
A touching story based on few glimpses of the mournful parade walking through the streets of Kolkata during the Muharram celebration. It is an expression of their grief on the death of their...
Read MoreBook Fair - The Festival of Festivals
The Kolkata Book Fair is, in fact, the fourteenth "parvana" (festival) of Bengal. I have attempted to catch a few glimpses of the last book fair in its variegated...
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