Debapriya Chakrabarti is a researcher in the field of urban studies at the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research and teaches at the Manchester School of Architecture. She is trained as an architect and urban planner. Her research interests lie at the intersection of urban regeneration, cultural industries, and place-based development policies.
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Chapter 1 Durga Puja, Kumartuli, and Kolkata Festival, religion, culture, and politics Colonial Calcutta's Durga Puja Barowari brought inclusivity Cultural heritage, informality, and idol-crafting practice Structure of the book Chapter 2 Crafts and practitioners Idol-crafting practice and sustainability Kumbhakar caste relates to pottery The caste-based potters' para Interwoven communities of practice Emerging actors and shifts Chapter 3 The spaces of production The neighbourhood Streetscapes, alleys, riverfront The conventional workshop-residence The 'factory-shed' workshop Chapter 4 Seasonal adaptations and everyday negotiation The preparation phase Adaptation, accommodations, and negotiations Infrastructural disrepair and hopelessness Social cohesion, coordination, and competition Will Kumartuli continue to thrive? Chapter 5 Complexities The redevelopment plan Reaction and resistance to the KMDA plan Tenure and ownership: realities Informality in the heritage Chapter 6 The emerging and diverging spaces of production Kumartuli on a regular day Changing spaces: repurposed workshop Agency and new typologies Appropriation and socio-spatial relations Spatial flexibility and reparation in a Kolkata basti Chapter 7 Kumartuli's future? Kumartuli's present Reparations and public services Contributions and implications of this research Recommendations Personal reflections Methodological appendix: research strategies Glossary of Bengali words
Chapter 1 Durga Puja, Kumartuli, and Kolkata Festival, religion, culture, and politics Colonial Calcutta's Durga Puja Barowari brought inclusivity Cultural heritage, informality, and idol-crafting practice Structure of the book Chapter 2 Crafts and practitioners Idol-crafting practice and sustainability Kumbhakar caste relates to pottery The caste-based potters' para Interwoven communities of practice Emerging actors and shifts Chapter 3 The spaces of production The neighbourhood Streetscapes, alleys, riverfront The conventional workshop-residence The 'factory-shed' workshop Chapter 4 Seasonal adaptations and everyday negotiation The preparation phase Adaptation, accommodations, and negotiations Infrastructural disrepair and hopelessness Social cohesion, coordination, and competition Will Kumartuli continue to thrive? Chapter 5 Complexities The redevelopment plan Reaction and resistance to the KMDA plan Tenure and ownership: realities Informality in the heritage Chapter 6 The emerging and diverging spaces of production Kumartuli on a regular day Changing spaces: repurposed workshop Agency and new typologies Appropriation and socio-spatial relations Spatial flexibility and reparation in a Kolkata basti Chapter 7 Kumartuli's future? Kumartuli's present Reparations and public services Contributions and implications of this research Recommendations Personal reflections Methodological appendix: research strategies Glossary of Bengali words
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