Pottery Town + Ashok Nagar - Shoolay

The small yet tall churches of Dalit Christians of Bangalore.

New Pottery Town Road

Three generations of stars stare down at Gandhi Gramam.

Which Nallah? What Drain? Series 
New Pottery Town (Gandhi Gramam)

Gandhi Gramam, is situated on a bend in the drain that flows from Munireddypalya (JC Nagar) to Ulsoor Lake. The drains skirts the Defence land and as it enters the congested New Pottery Town, encroachments narrow and choke the drain. No wonder, a few millimeters of rain and the whole place is waterlogged. 

That's also why this place is notorious for its water-borne diseases and the residents have well-worshipped shrines to the Christian and Hindu gods who protect children, who are the first in line when diseases strike.

However, the young and old men here have a different set of heroes. Paintings of their favourite Tamil film heroes spanning 5 decades tower above the steeples and gopurams of this drainside community.   

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1st Main, Pottery Town

1st Main, Pottery Town