Thursday, May 7, 2015

ORDERS AND DISORDERS: THE LIFE OF A STREET...

Mapping Everyday Spaces 
A Tale of "three" Markets


It was a February afternoon when I first took a stroll along this road.Trams are your only companion if you want to experience the whole stretch at a go. It started with a slow jerk and continued to become slower and slower along the way. One ride was simply not enough to untangle my thoughts. 

One day, my father asked what I observed every day. After many sluggish tram rides along the Chitpur Road (Kolkata), only one thing came across my mind; those exceptionally lively and vibrant markets along the road which are in essence unlike each other.

Through these series of photographs, I have tried to capture some moments from three markets along this thoroughfare. These three markets, although bearing the same postfix ‘bajar’, clearly narrate different stories about the place. Let's take a journey along the road.....


Sovabajar : Your Everyday venture

Those small things
Photo Courtesy :  Indranil Bhattacharya



Of Gods and fishes



 
‘Lau koto kore’ (How much is that Bottle-gourd)


Hear me out


Elderly Vigor


Because it’s ChatPuja
Photo Courtesy :  Indranil Bhattacharya



It’s Breakfast Time
(Top: snaps from Sovabaza ; Bottom: Old chinapara in Teretti bajar)



Barabazar: Life of Color

Of sweet, sour and spices
Photo Courtesy : Top left and Bottom Right : Indranil Bhattacharya


Throne of God
Photo Courtesy :  Indranil Bhattacharya


He looks on......


The seller and sweets


The one who polishes the marble..




Teretti Bajar: : With all that is unforeseen


Fly Whisk and Foot Ware
Photo Courtesy :  Indranil Bhattacharya



The chef in his Kitchen
Photo Courtesy :  Indranil Bhattacharya




To be cooked....
                       


Ready to ship
Photo Courtesy :  Indranil Bhattacharya



Acknowledgement: 

I sincerely thank Indranil Bhattacharya and Rumpa Das for their valuable time and enthusiasm. I am also grateful to Indanil Da for sharing some of his clicks with me.



Author’s Bio Note: 

Rishika Mukhopadhyay is an M.Phil research scholar in Department of Geography, Delhi School of Economics,University of Delhi. Chitpur Road, Kolkata is her present study area. Her research interests lie in the domain of Urban and Cultural Studies. She can be contacted at rishika.mukho@gmail.com

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