Raku Ceramic Workshop
Join a Raku Masterclass with Camilla Bignall Create beautiful pots using the Japanese raku technique to create an unusual iridescent finish and crackle glaze effect
India’s latest surge – News from Kolkata
We have all watched India’s second COVID wave crash across the continent, exposing the terrible chasm between rich and poor, the deficiencies of the health
A brief update on the Topsia Evening Class Education project in Kolkata
I am in regular touch with Parveen our programme co-ordinator and who has taken a special interest in this cohort of young people. This is
Fahim
This is Fahem. Yesterday his mother was crushed to death by a truck. This week Fahem and 19 other young people from our Topsia Evening
Thank you for all your support through 2020
It has been an especially difficult year for India’s most vulnerable communities. But with the support of our wonderful donors and with Tiljala SHED’s hard
Saika’s Story
Saika is 17 years old and lives in a a shelter beside the open sewers of Topsia in Kolkata. She lives with her father, who
Disaster has Struck. Again
I don’t really know how to report this. Disaster has struck. Again. I have, for better or worse, tied myself to the fate of
Bhola’s Story
This is Bhola. He is 16 years old and lives in the Topsia canalside squatters, a row of shacks built on a spit of land
Taking Emergency Relief to the Sundarbans
DONATE HERE Cyclone Amphan Relief Campaign for Global Giving August 2020 On 27th July 2020 Global Giving awarded Tiljala SHED USD3750 for relief for those
We need a new vehicle
DONATE NOW Tiljala SHED’s faithful workhorse – a grey Maruti Suzuki Eeco – is almost beyond use. We desperately need to find a replacement. Bought
Distributing Emergency Rations During COVID19
It is Ramadan, the temperature is in the 30s and this little team has distributed emergency food parcels to 1650 families (almost 10,000 people) over
News from Kolkata during COVID19 lockdown crisis
I was last in Kolkata in January. One woman who has become a friend over the years is Razia. She lives with her disabled husband