Kolkata’s 74-year-old Ratnabali Ghosh aka “Alpona Didi” wakes at 5:30 AM everyday to draw alpona outside strangers’ doors, just to make them smile.
every day to draw traditional Bengali alpona outside strangers’ doorsteps, just to make them smile.
Inspired by her mother, Ratnabali believes art is about making people feel welcome, valued and less alone. Even as age and arthritis make her work harder, she refuses to give up.
This Durga Puja, discover how Alpona Didi is keeping Bengal’s fading folk art alive, one doorstep at a time. From residential buildings to shopfronts and restaurant entrances, her traditional alpona designs greet people as they step out in the morning.
Her story is a reminder that traditions survive when someone chooses to carry them forward and that kindness matters, even when nobody is watching.
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