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Local Geography | The taming of Tiljala

1 min read . Updated: 16 Nov 2013, 12:14 AM IST Anuradha Sharma

Men playing cards on a street corner in Tiljala, Kolkata. Photographs: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint

Once shunned as a Muslim ghetto, this ethnically diverse pocket gets a 'flat life'

“Enter your details with the security staff at the gate and they will show you to my flat," I say. By the time they reach my home, past rows of debdaru and palm trees, a park with children playing —they forget the question.

The children here perform at cultural events round the year. Those not busy singing, dancing or play-acting, play gully cricket. Watch out for them at the next Purba Abasan Premier League.

Anuradha Sharma is a Kolkata-based freelance journalist.

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