Everything you need to know about Kumartuli. Kumartuli, a historic town along the Hooghly River in North Kolkata, is the heart of the Durga Puja celebration during Navratri.

Kumartuli's traditional idol-making in Kolkata sees a shift towards readymade idols that include crowns and jewellery. This change impacts local vendors who once sold these accessories separately.

Kolkata News:Kumartuli artisans plagued with problems. Barely a month before Durga Puja, artists at Kumartuli are busy finishing the idols of Goddess Durga, her four children and demon Mahishasur.

Nimai Chandra Paul, who heads the committee that hosts a big pandal in Kumartuli every year, believes that the potters will incur losses this season. “We used to have a budget of Rs. 30-40 lakhs.

Women are infusing traditional idol-making with fresh perspectives, blending innovation with heritage and shaping a new era in Kumartuli’s storied tradition. End of Article FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA ...

The Kumartuli artisans have been burning the midnight oil — drying soggy clay idols with kerosene-fuelled pressure burners and touching up rain-damaged “noses” and “ears”. They said the uncooperating ...

The godmakers of Kumartuli Come Durga Puja, their creations will hold the entire city of Kolkata spellbound for five days. Yet, for the artisans on the banks of the Hooghly, it is just a means of ...

Kumartuli to show its modern face The idea was taken to the artisans a fortnight ago by Sabyasachi Chatterjee, who runs a creative agency called Creocraft. Sudeshna Banerjee Calcutta Published ...

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.

Festivals, food and football — and every Kolkatan is a happy soul. It’s not been long since the World Cup 2014 concluded in Brazil and if you are wondering what Kumartuli has to do with that ...

Kolkata: With dexterous and swift moves of their fingers, the potters in Kumartuli are now working at a frenzied pace, giving finishing touches to. Welcome User! Sign In / Register.

Kumartuli, a historic town along the Hooghly River in North Kolkata, is the heart of the Durga Puja celebration during Navratri. Also known as "Potter's Quarter," this town has been making ...