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Rangrez, A Muslim Marwari Dyeing Community
Rangrez
A Muslim Marwari Dyeing Community of Kolkata
Also see: Vanishing Professions of Kolkata (Calcutta)
Cloth, as well as yearns, of bright shades hanging from terraces to dry, is a common sight around the area of Nakhoda Masjid, in Chitpur area of Central Kolkata. This is the world of Rangrez!!!
Rangrez, a Muslim Marwari speaking community, dyes for a living. Today the rangrez community in Kolkata numbers around 3000 and few of families still practice the traditional method of dyeing.
Categories: Calcutta (Kolkata), General, Kolkata (Calcutta) Vanishing Profession, Vanishing Profession
Tags: Calcutta, Calcutta Walks, Chitpur Road, Kolkata, Rangrez
Bhistis of Calcutta (Kolkata) ~ A vanishing tribe
Bhistis of Calcutta (Kolkata)
~ A Vanishing Tribe ~
Also see: Vanishing Professions of Kolkata (Calcutta)
“The finest man I knew
Was our regimental Bhisti, Gunga Din.”
Gunga Din (1892) poem by Rudward Kipling
Once an indispensable part of Calcutta’s (Kolkata’s) water supply of both domestic and public purposes today the bhistis are fast vanishing tribe.
Categories: Calcutta (Kolkata), General, Kolkata (Calcutta) Vanishing Profession, Vanishing Profession
Tags: Bhisti, Bow Barracks, Gunga Din, Masak
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