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Art sculptures in Dum Dum fall prey to neglect and abuse

A beautification drive undertaken on Shyamnagar Road, a connector between Jessore Road and VIP Road, a few years ago goes waste

My Kolkata Web Desk Kolkata Published 06.06.23, 11:51 AM
Various parts of the city have witnessed several beautification drives over the past few years. But poor maintenance has always remained a problem. This objet d’art on a pavement along Shyamnagar Road in South Dum Dum Municipality serves as a clothes drying stand for people
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Various parts of the city have witnessed several beautification drives over the past few years. But poor maintenance has always remained a problem. This objet d’art on a pavement along Shyamnagar Road in South Dum Dum Municipality serves as a clothes drying stand for people

All photographs by Amit Datta
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The condition of other beautiful sculptures put up on the stretch during a beautification drive is no better. Wild undergrowth and years of neglect have unsettled their bases making them recline at various angles
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The condition of other beautiful sculptures put up on the stretch during a beautification drive is no better. Wild undergrowth and years of neglect have unsettled their bases making them recline at various angles

Even stone chips brought to repair roads are indiscriminately dumped over these sculptures with scant regard for their safety
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Even stone chips brought to repair roads are indiscriminately dumped over these sculptures with scant regard for their safety

With one arm gone, this sculpture stands mutilated with water drums too close
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With one arm gone, this sculpture stands mutilated with water drums too close

And yet these two sculptures, left at the mercy of people, can only pray not to get toppled over. Only last week, the case of defacement of wall graffiti on a 1.2-kilometre stretch of Strand Road surfaced. Artist Shuvaprasanna had then remarked: ‘Bengalis love and often encourage art, but we do not know how to preserve it. They love to create and then forget about it to jump on to the next creation’
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And yet these two sculptures, left at the mercy of people, can only pray not to get toppled over. Only last week, the case of defacement of wall graffiti on a 1.2-kilometre stretch of Strand Road surfaced. Artist Shuvaprasanna had then remarked: ‘Bengalis love and often encourage art, but we do not know how to preserve it. They love to create and then forget about it to jump on to the next creation’

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