Lists Of FiguresList Of TablesPrefaceAcknowledgement Chapter 1 Durga Puja, Kumartuli and KolkataFestival, religion, culture, and politicsColonial Calcutta’s Durga PujaBarowari brought inclusivityCultural heritage, informality, and idol-crafting practiceStructure of the bookChapter 2 Crafts and Practitioners Idol crafting practice and sustainability Kumbhakar caste relates to pottery The Caste-based potters’ para Interwoven communities of practice Emerging actors and shiftsChapter 3 The spaces of production The neighbourhood Streetscapes, alleys, riverfront The conventional workshop-residence The ‘factory-shed’ workshopChapter 4 Seasonal adaptations and everyday negotiation The preparation phase Adaptation, accommodations, and negotiationsInfrastructural disrepair and hopelessnessSocial cohesion, coordination, and competitionWill Kumartuli continue to thrive?Chapter 5 Complexities The redevelopment plan Reaction and resistance to the KMDA plan Tenure and ownership: realities Informality in the heritageChapter 6 The emerging and diverging spaces of production Kumartuli on a regular day Changing spaces: Repurposed workshop Agency and new typologies Appropriation and socio-spatial relations Spatial flexibility and reparation in a Kolkata bastiChapter 7 Kumartuli’s future? Kumartuli’s present Reparations and public services Contributions and implications of this research Recommendations Personal reflectionMethodological Appendix: Research Strategies Practice Theory research method FieldworkGlossary of Bengali wordsIndex