Over the years artists, sculptors, and organisers of Durga Puja celebrations have taken the traditional metiers of a conventional celebration and poured into them a new aesthetic that is dynamic and malleable to the changing climes. This year, after a 14-year hiatus, the Indian Cultural Organisation in Rome in collaboration with the Embassy of […]
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Kishori gives finishing touches to an idol | Photo Credit: R Ragu Artist and sculptor Kishori Mohan Pal’s averted gaze, ringed with the heaviness of age, is eloquent even in silence. “For 40 years I have been sculpting Ma Durga’s idol. It is a gift to be able to enjoy this nearness to the deity. […]
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An idol at Thakkar Bapa Vidyalaya, T Nagar | Photo Credit: Santadeep Dey Kolkata biryani, basanti pulao (fragrant rice), chholar dal (chana lentil), fish fry, kobiraji (cutlets), kathi roll (kebab wrapped in flaky paratha), rosogolla, machh er kaliya (fish curry), Kashmiri alu r dom (steam cooked baby potatoes), mutton kosha (mutton curry) and pineapple chutney – these […]
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As monsoon begins to recede, Kolkata comes undone to the autumnal hues of the month of Ashwin (seventh month of the lunisolar Hindu calendar). Like a flower, the city opens itself to the possibilities of art. Nights are charged with the perfume of shiuli (night flowering jasmine) and at dawn on Mahalaya (held seven days […]
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