Friday, November 18, 2011

Ghantaghar

    Kanpur is an old dusty town in northern India. Till some time back it was one of the most industrialised cities in the country. It was in fact called the Manchester of the east. However due to labour union troubles and bad politics most of the industries have moved out.All that remains are the relics of a by gone era. The Cawnpore Woolen Mills was established in 1876. It kept sputtering and finally closed down a few years back. To remind us of the good times remains the Clock Tower or 'Ghantaghar' which was a part of the mill structure. It continues chiming undeterred. 

18 comments:

  1. What a wonderful ink sketch and the history lesson too :).
    Stay inspired!

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  2. Belo registo bela descrição do luagr.
    Felicidades e felizes momentos.

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  3. asit, really fine looking at
    this sketch with fine lines and of
    course your informations behind.
    what do you think to paint with
    colour, can imagine how it would look
    like.

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  4. Gorgeous work in ink.
    Thank you too for the history behind it, that was fascinating and just a little sad. xx

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  5. What a lovely quality to this. Beautifully rendered. Nice sense of scale Asit!

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  6. Bel lavoro ad inchiostro e molto interessante
    il racconto. Elvi

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  7. Ciao , anche tu non scherzi quanto a dettagli! Bello l'uso della china e il risultato rende moltissimo la situazione descritta.
    Ti immagino sull'areo con un pacchetto di fogli...
    Ciao, Floriana

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  8. What an interesting tale, Asit. I am glad you have captured it in your ink sketch!

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  9. Belissimo seu trabalho!

    Abraço do Brasil!!

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  10. Wonderful post, Asit!! And this ink sketch is excellent!!

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  11. First thing that came to my mind was 'what a pity ', thanks for the history. Great sketch.. .still looks like quite a busy town though!

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  12. A well executed drawing and an interesting story. What more could I ask for this morning? Only a confident artist sketches in ink! Thanks for sharing.

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  13. This is so beautifully drawn with just a touch of water to bleed the color out :)

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  14. Confident simplicity to the pen and ink sketch! The just right washes here and there adds to the loveliness.

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