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Planet Kolkata by Gargi Sen

Gargi Sen

A palimpsest of my memory and experience in Calcutta.

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The politics of paanta bhaat

Paanta bhaat is fermented rice that is high on probiotics and profoundly cooling. Left over rice at night is soaked in water, and the next morning it ferments slightly. The water, somewhat cloudy, is had separately and the rice is relished...

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A Tale of Two Cities

“Why do you keep neri kutta? Why can’t you keep ‘good’ dogs?” screeched my next-door neighbour from his first-floor balcony above a tony café. Neri kutta is a pejorative term for street dogs in Bangla. And ‘good’ dog implies pedigree dogs,...

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Goddesses of Calcutta

At almost all street corners in Calcutta, there are small shacks selling tea, cigarettes, biscuits, and at times, some basic food too, like ghughni – a spicy, chickpea curry, boiled eggs. You might also get bread and butter, or alur dom, a...

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Legends and Memories

“Ki holo, ki holo, ki holo” (What happened, what happened, what happened?) shrieked my cousin over the thundering claps and cat calls of the massive audience at the single screen cinema. We were watching a Hindi movie with cousins, an aunt...

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The Horn-y Men of Calcutta

In my childhood the iconic yellow taxis of Calcutta were driven by people from the Sikh community. Called Sardarji, these were huge men with turbans, beards and mustaches, full of bonhomie, and kindness. The...

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    I am a filmmaker, curator, distributor, exhibitor and trainer in the field of documentary practice. I am a mother of eight, 1 human, 5 dogs and 2 cats. I write a Substack column called Planet Kolkata which is a palimpsest of memory and the present.

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