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MADAN JI & MALANA
"Great Things Happen When, Peaks And People Meet" ~ William Blake I'm always interested in the lifestyles of folks who live in the...
Ribhu Chatterjee
Sep 10, 20245 min read
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THE PARTITION MUSEUM
"Partition Is A Terrible Thing. It Is Like When A Family Breaks-up" ~Salman Rushdie Kishwar Desai, chairwoman of The Arts and Cultural...
Ribhu Chatterjee
Aug 14, 20232 min read
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KATIB MD. GHALIB
"Calligraphy, A Spiritual Art That Has Been Forgotten In Favour Of An Emotionless Keyboard" ~ Stefan Bolder The form of writing surface...
Ribhu Chatterjee
Aug 12, 20232 min read
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THE HAMLET OF PULGA
"We Are Relatives At The Village And Yet We Become Strangers In The City" ~Thabo Katlholo Pulga, a Parvati Valley town, is well-known for...
Ribhu Chatterjee
Jun 10, 20232 min read
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WEAVER'S COLONY OF DELHI
"I Am Spinning The Silk Threads Of My Story, Weaving The Fabric Of My World." ~Laurie Halse Anderson India, a nation that is well-known...
Ribhu Chatterjee
Mar 18, 20232 min read
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LAAL TOPI WALE
"Clean Out Your Ears, Don't Listen For What You Already Know" ~Rumi Cleaning one's ears has been done since the Mughal era. The ear...
Ribhu Chatterjee
Mar 16, 20231 min read
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SEELAMPUR: E-WASTE GRAVEYARD
"Labour Is Priceless; Not Gold" ~Mahatma Gandhi Located in the suburban part of East Delhi, old Seelampur is the home of India’s largest...
Ribhu Chatterjee
Mar 14, 20232 min read
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DEOAL CHITRA OF PURULIA
"Folk Art Allows Us To See Outward From Within Things" ~ Walter Benjamin Paintings have been an eminent form of communication among...
Ribhu Chatterjee
Jan 28, 20231 min read
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THE AFGHAN NAANWAIS
"Don't Be Eye Candy, Be Soul Food" ~Anonymous After the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, many started fleeing the country and migrated to...
Ribhu Chatterjee
Nov 20, 20222 min read
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CAMERA GULLY OF DELHI
"A Camera Is Save Button For The Mind's Eye" ~Roger Kingston Established in the 1970’s Kucha Chaudhary Market aka the camera market of...
Ribhu Chatterjee
Nov 15, 20222 min read
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SINGLE SCREENS OF DELHI
"Theatre Is A Mirror, A Sharp Reflection Of Society" ~Yasmina Reza A lot of single-screen cinemas in Delhi are losing out on their...
Ribhu Chatterjee
Sep 4, 20222 min read
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THE QUEER KATHA
"Being Who We Are With Pride" Is love a spectrum? well from the perspective of Rahul and Shiv, it is. They have defined it to be...
Ribhu Chatterjee
Aug 28, 20222 min read
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SEASONED LANES OF KHARI BAOLI
"Herbs Are Friend Of The Physician, And Pride Of The Cook" ~Charlemagne Khari Baoli, in Delhi, was established in the 17th century under...
Ribhu Chatterjee
Aug 21, 20222 min read
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THE SOIL CARVERS
"Well Crafted Things Inspire Me, Whether Its Pottery or Art or Music" ~Rodney Yee Hidden among the by-lanes of Uttamnagar, is a small...
Ribhu Chatterjee
Jul 3, 20222 min read
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THE GREAT INDIAN COCK FIGHT
"The Cock Doth Crow, To Let You Know If You Be Wise, It's Time To Rise" For decades, cockfights have been prevalent in many countries,...
Ribhu Chatterjee
Jul 2, 20222 min read
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THE TRANS-BANDHAN
“Being Queer Is Unique” During my visit to my hometown- Kalyani, in August 2021, I came across this extraordinary celebration. With the...
Ribhu Chatterjee
Apr 15, 20222 min read
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SIKKIM-MOODS OF THE MOUNTAIN
“Mountains Aren’t Funny, They Are Hill-areas” Travel has become a trend now. With the increase in the use of social media, more people...
Ribhu Chatterjee
Feb 17, 20222 min read
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PROJECT STALL-WARTS
A piece of work dedicated to telling the stories of persons with whom we engage every day but still don’t care to know about them. 1....
Ribhu Chatterjee
Jun 18, 20216 min read
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LIFE IN A BRICKYARD
Even A Brick Wants To Be Something ~ Louis Kahn From ancient times, bricks have been an essential part of architecture as bricks in...
Ribhu Chatterjee
May 21, 20213 min read
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CHANDUA ART
“Art Is Craft, Not Inspiration” ~Stephen Sondheim Chandua is an art culture that came into being in and around the 12th century, under...
Ribhu Chatterjee
Apr 4, 20213 min read
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