The scrapbook

All moments

From the red soil of Bankura to the stages that followed — photographs, as they were taken.

On stage

Where most of it happens.

Arpita Chakraborty singing into a handheld microphone, laughing mid-phrase, in a purple sari and heavy silver jewellery

Arpita singing on stage, microphone in hand, wearing a beaded folk necklace over an embroidered kurta

Arpita full length on a concert stage, one arm raised as she sings

Arpita on stage with both arms flung up, hair loose, lit by a single warm spotlight

Arpita performing with her band in a patchwork jacket, guitarist and singers behind her

Arpita on a festival stage under blue lights, arm raised to the crowd

Portraits

Away from the microphone.

Close portrait of Arpita with braided hair tied in yellow beads, against a red backdrop

Arpita outdoors beside a palm tree, in a bright orange patterned sari and a silver collar

Studio & screen

Recorded, filmed, released.

Arpita on a television set in a red sari, in front of the show’s illuminated Bengali signage

Cover artwork for her single “Mokor Ailo”, Arpita among marigold garlands

Arpita in the studio, eyes closed, singing into a vintage ribbon microphone through low smoke

Sound Of Red Soil

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