A lot goes on in an urban scenario on women empowerment, body shaming, women rights, feminism and the list is endless. These aspects are used quite optimally to build brand equities and dopomine rush. Ironically, the skilled women from the dust & the mud houses are oblivious to their mammoth contrib...
Pattachitra means Chitra (Painting) on the Patta (cloth). The most known attribute of a Patua is his or her skill to depict intricate Hindu mythological sagas on yards of fabrics which are made as scrolls and rolled up. The painting is then summed up with poem and music composed by the Chitrakars th...
Amidst the dynamic festivities of our country, Jamai Shashti is one such occasion among Bengalis which is celebrated not only to build affectionate bond between the son in law & the in laws, it also is a custom that is celebrated towards a strong family bonding &wellbeing of the children in the fami...
The more I delve deeper into the fabric of this city, my sub-conscious sensibilities seem to level up on the surface of my conscious mind. I feel belonged. Kumartuli aka the sculptor’s quarter in Kolkata, is one such place that would invariably bring up the folk lore back in ones […]
Bengal perhaps has the most significant space when one recollects about reforms, revolutions, cultural upheavals and most importantly the English influenced architectural galore with native sensibilities. The conspicuously comprehensible rationale to this was the foundation that was laid on this fer...