Chhapakhana Jachhi! – A Printing Press Visit

By alt_content_admin, 15 July, 2026

Step inside one of Kolkata's last working letterpresses for a hands-on journey into the city's rich printmaking past

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Hazra Joy Kali Press (Meeting point: Bhojon Rasik), Kolkata 700026
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17 July 2026 – 18 July 2026, 11am onwards

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Hazra Joy Kali Press (Meeting point: Bhojon Rasik), Kolkata 700026

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Join artist and print scholar Aranya Sengupta for an immersive visit to one of Kolkata's last surviving letterpresses as part of DAG's Points of Departure programme. Participants will explore 19th-century printing techniques, learn about traditional book-making and create an advertisement ephemera for the forthcoming publication Jolgodhika using historic letterpress methods.

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