Commission for Sarmaya India.
Sarmaya held a virtual tour of Calcutta and used these commissioned montaged images of timeless city of Calcutta from the British Raj to compile a Kolkata cookbook.
The photographs are juxtaposed with Indian patterns (mostly textiles) which have been modernized for the British market; a small whimsical element, each of which come from a Company school painting (and some from Gorlizki’s modern miniatures); and the iconic Sarmaya red which is also symbolic of the East India Company itself!
*All images are the property of Sarmaya India
The photographs are juxtaposed with Indian patterns (mostly textiles) which have been modernized for the British market; a small whimsical element, each of which come from a Company school painting (and some from Gorlizki’s modern miniatures); and the iconic Sarmaya red which is also symbolic of the East India Company itself!
*All images are the property of Sarmaya India
Dhurrumtollah Tank, Calcutta, late 19th century, unidentified photographer
Street scene, Calcutta, late 19th century - early 20th century, unidentified photographer
Old Court House Street, looking South, Calcutta, late 19th century, Samuel Bourne
The General Post Office under construction, Calcutta, late 19th century, unidentified photographer
Writers' Building, Calcutta, late 19th century - early 20th century, unidentified photographer
View of the General Post Office, Calcutta, early 20th century, unidentified photographer
Eden Garden, Calcutta, late 19th century - early 20th century, unidentified photographer
Esplanade and Government house, Calcutta, late 19th century, Samuel Bourne
