Satyajit Ray: Photographs by Nemai Ghosh
At the NGMA, Mumbai.
Grace Paley
Came across this great Salon interview of Grace Paley by A.M.Homes.
AMH: I remember you saying you wrote a book every 10 years; are you a very slow writer or were there always so many other things going on?GP: There really is a lot going on — raising children, political activities, teaching — and it’s also that I never developed good habits. My husband, Bob, always says, “Grace doesn’t have a single habit.” I do have habits [laughs]. It’s just all my habits are bad.
“People were screaming from inside”
Topsia, Kolkata:
Every night, the owner of an illegal leather factory allegedly used to lock the daily-wage workers inside after the late-night shifts, so that no one would try to run away with the material meant for export. Or that no one would try to run away, period. They slept on the third floor, behind a collapsible iron gate that was kept locked.
One night this week, there was a fire in the building. Those who were trapped inside screamed in agony and banged on the doors.
The lucky ones were rescued. Others were injured, some critically. Ten people died. The rescuers are haunted by the experience.
