India through the looking glass

This is a continuation of my last post, so if it might be good to read Thursday’s post for a little bit of context. ( also I know I said...

Hello again! Sorry for the long delay but I’m back! Hopefully for longer this time :) I just wanted to update you all on what I’m doing...

Apologies for the long absence, the puja kept me very busy, but now back in Delhi, I can finally write about everything I saw, starting...

Yesterday was my last day of working on the Pandal, so it seems I finally have time to write about it. Last I wrote, I had been working...

The speed at which the work in the pandal progresses is truly impressive. I visited the pandal three days in a row this week. Once to...

Walking around the city, one can already see the preparations for the puja. Bamboo structures line the streets like picture frames, and...

Possibly one of my favourite places in Calcutta, and certainly one of the most photogenic, Kumartuli is the area of town where the...

The once ironic nickname ‘the city of joy‘ proves itself to be completely appropriate when one is confronted with the abundance of noise,...

Welcome to my blog, a documentation of my discoveries of Indian art Hello everyone, and welcome! My name is Melissa Amalir, and while on...