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. 
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18 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 18, 2011 at 12:52 AM

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

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  2. Artista Plástico - Escultor - Paulo DuarteNovember 18, 2011 at 1:22 AM

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

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  3. african queenNovember 18, 2011 at 2:21 AM

    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. PatNovember 18, 2011 at 3:22 AM

    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. Kim RempelNovember 18, 2011 at 5:27 AM

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

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  6. ElviNovember 18, 2011 at 5:48 AM

    Bel lavoro ad inchiostro e molto interessante
    il racconto. Elvi

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  7. Laura Sanz MasdeuNovember 18, 2011 at 8:48 AM

    Very good sketch, lovely work.

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  8. Floriana QuainiNovember 18, 2011 at 4:25 PM

    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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  9. Studio at the FarmNovember 18, 2011 at 11:47 PM

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

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  10. BrandNewStudioNovember 19, 2011 at 10:11 AM

    ExcellentWork

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  11. MA FERREIRANovember 19, 2011 at 12:05 PM

    Belissimo seu trabalho!

    Abraço do Brasil!!

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  12. hmuxoNovember 19, 2011 at 4:40 PM

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

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  13. JaneNovember 20, 2011 at 10:57 PM

    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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  14. Carol Schiff Daily PaintingNovember 21, 2011 at 3:37 AM

    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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  15. RH CarpenterNovember 21, 2011 at 6:57 AM

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

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  16. AKNovember 23, 2011 at 3:38 AM

    Thanks friends.

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  17. Meera RaoNovember 23, 2011 at 10:40 AM

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

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  18. JANE MINTERNovember 25, 2011 at 11:35 PM

    super sketch AK

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