Heritage, Crafting Communities and Urban Transformation: Routledge Studies in Urbanism and the City

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.

Lists Of FiguresList Of TablesPrefaceAcknowledgement Chapter 1 Durga Puja, Kumartuli and KolkataFestival, religion, culture, and politicsColonial Calcutta’s Durga PujaBarowari brought inclusivityCultural heritage, informality, and idol-crafting practiceStructure of the bookChapter 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 shiftsChapter 3 The spaces of production                        The neighbourhood                        Streetscapes, alleys, riverfront                        The conventional workshop-residence                        The ‘factory-shed’ workshopChapter 4 Seasonal adaptations and everyday negotiation                        The preparation phase                        Adaptation, accommodations, and negotiationsInfrastructural disrepair and hopelessnessSocial cohesion, coordination, and competitionWill Kumartuli continue to thrive?Chapter 5 Complexities                        The redevelopment plan                        Reaction and resistance to the KMDA plan                        Tenure and ownership: realities                        Informality in the heritageChapter 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 bastiChapter 7 Kumartuli’s future?                        Kumartuli’s present                        Reparations and public services                        Contributions and implications of this research                        Recommendations                        Personal reflectionMethodological Appendix: Research Strategies                        Practice Theory research method                        FieldworkGlossary of Bengali wordsIndex