Author: shuktara
Raja’s paintings at CIMA Art Mela 2016
Mike Gibson visits Lula Bari
It was at the very beginning of shuktara that Mike and Lula Gibson first visited us back in 2000. Lula died in 2012 and had always wanted people to support our girls, so when we were able to purchase a house for the girls we named it in her memory.
Lula Bari meaning Lula's House in Bengali.
Mike Gibson returned to visit us and we held a Lakhi Narayan Pujo in Lula Bari to celebrate Lula's life and our girls and their home.
If you would like to support the girls at Lula Bari please click here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Lula-Gibson
Raja’s latest art – November 2016
A second visit to shuktara
What brings people to Kolkata for a second time? We're sure it has something to do with shuktara.
David Motion and Vera Hegarty, both longtime supporters of shuktara, visited our homes again just last week. He took all of these great photos - thank you, and we look forward to your third visit!
Shuktara Cakes celebrates with Sienna Cafe
Diwali at Lula Bari with Sunnie
Celebrating Diwali with the girls at Lula Bari yesterday!
Masks, photos and so much love from Sunnie Niklaus
Lighting the candles for Kali Puja
#BlackHands poster from San Francisco
#BlackHands
We love this poster sent to shuktara all the way from San Francisco! This is the first installment of a series of three posters by Llane Alexis and George McCalman. When we wanted to know more about this amazing poster this is what Llane said:
There is a story indeed. Every single shot of my own hands was taken with my iPhone right after I woke up in the morning. Those were very painful mornings for me dealing with depression and a broken heart and maybe even desperation. I was throwing signs as meanings of expressing my pain and cries for help.
I don't know sign language but I express my heart with my hands as they are the tools of my art. Also it was the moment of the rise of the #BlackLivesMatter movement at the same time. So it was a combination of all of the above. Then my friend George and I decided to print the images. This is the first installment of a series of three posters.
The second poster will be the hands of black hands makers around my world. The third poster will feature the art work of these black makers interpretation of black hands. And yes it will come with an art show presenting the actual works.
Thank you Llane Alexis Dominguez & George McCalman!
#BlackHands poster is available to order - info@mccalman.co
































