A Backboard is a Small Temple
Every rear panel painted in a single day by self-taught artists from cramped Howrah workshops.
The Tiger Never Fades
Synthetic enamel on plywood survives monsoons, decades of sun, and countless hand-pulls through crowded lanes.
Color Before Everything
Vermilion and turmeric yellow anchor every composition — drawn from wedding sindoor and haldi, never diluted.
Kalighat Lives in the Brushstroke
Thick black outlines trace directly to 1830s patua scroll painters who walked village to village with stories.