Sarangi Journal

Today, marks the 115th birthday of Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, a powerful woman who was a driving force behind the renaissance of Indian handicrafts, handloom and the arts in independent India. In today's Google Doodle, Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay is seen surrounded by a...

Writer. Social reformer. Freedom fighter. Feminist. Actor. Politician. Proponent of handicrafts. Promoter of performance art. So many powerful roles would seldom be used to talk about one single person. We’re talking about Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay (1903 - 1988). A relatively unknown...