It has stopped raining for a few hours after three grey, nagging days. In north Kolkata’s Kumortuli, home to hundreds of artisans working with clay, it is time for frenetic activity. The ...

Rediff.com's Indrani Roy takes a walk through the dingy by lanes of Kumortuli in Kolkata and interacts with artisans who add final touches to Durga idols.. Durga Puja is just round the corner.. As ...

Between April and December 2009, KMDA took over two dilapidated warehouses near Kumortuli and turned them into transit camps for the artisans.These warehouses were converted into 200 dwelling and ...

Ratha Yatra is an auspicious day for all Durga Puja organisers, as most of them visit Kumortuli to place orders for idols. But this year, Kumortuli witnessed a very few takers because of the ...

Tucked inside north Kolkata, Kumortuli or Kumartuli (or the potter’s abode) is a maze of lanes and by-lanes where deft hands mould clay to give shape to divine forms.

Shrimad Ramayan enthralls viewers with Sita's powerful transformation into Maa Kali to save Lord Ram. The creation involved expert makeup artists and artisans from Kumortuli, enhancing authenticity.

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It took a while to get used to the world that I had stepped into that morning. I picked my way past slushy drains and garbage heaps, avoiding collision with a man carrying a tray of upturned clay ...

Dhakeswari temple in Kumortuli, Kolkata: Home to the original Dhakeswari idol Bengal, which got divided into West Bengal and Bangladesh, saw a huge influx of Hindu refugees streaming in from ...