Sculptors visit Kolkata’s red-light area every year to ask sex workers for soil from their doorsteps; the powerful symbolism behind Bengal’s ‘punya mati’ tradition

A visit to Kolkata’s Kumartuli stirs a range of emotions. Rows of Durga idols, some still taking shape in mud, others fully formed and ready to be delivered, line the lanes of this iconic ... Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/people/sculptors-visit-kolkatas-red-light-area-every-year-to-ask-sex-workers-for-soil-from-their-doorsteps-the-powerful-symbolism-behind-bengals-punya-mati-tradition/articleshow/134728253.cms