MOULDING TRADITION FROM CLAY
The symphony of artisans kneading clay, hammering frames in place, hoisting 50kg idols of gods and goddesses and the clicking of photographers’ cameras capturing the spectacle make up the scene at Kumartuli in the run-up to Durga Puja. This 300-year-old neighbourhood — translating to ‘potters’ quarters’ — captures a timeless artistic heritage of Kolkata and […]
CLUB CULTURE CAPITAL
The magic of jazz wafted around the aroma of continental food even as the city’s gentry gathered for an evening of polite conversation and sipped the finest Scotch served by an army of liveried bearers. In the afternoons, members lazed on sunloungers by the pool, taking swigs from beer mugs or watched a game of […]