Art Ichol Journal

Gift Of Time
Centre, but the contribution of Mohan for civil work, Munna for shuttering and
Vishnu for his welding work deserve a special mention. Taking measurements and
fitting toughened glass at great heights and of odd shapes such as triangles and
trapeziums, was truly a feat accomplished by Mr. Geet Pabra and his men. But in all of
this technical stuff I cannot forget Santosh. My day started at 5 am with him bringing
me my tea. And in the evening I unwound after a day of toil, when Sanjiv offered me
a drink. What more can a man ask for. For those three years, Maihar was a home away
from home in every sense of the word.
After years of labour, when I see Art Ichol standing tall, I am proud, less of my
accomplishment but more so, of my daughter. She has always dreamed impossible
things and inspired all of us to help with the task of manifesting them. I remember
when she was about eight years old and her mother was not with us in Calcutta, I had
to ensure Ambica didn’t miss her mama too much. So I took her to every Park Street
restaurant, all the way from Cornfield Road, every day, for breakfast and sometimes
lunch too. Today, that eight year old is a grandmother and is walking ahead of me.
What more could a father ask for!
and Architecture, New Delhi, was a Fellow of the Indian Institute
and Benjamin Polk as well as Chatterjee and Polk in Calcutta, among
others. Some projects he worked on included the Master-Plan for the
Rourkela Steel Plant Township; National Library of Burma, Rangoon
and The Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial at Amritsar. He also
designed several educational institutes for the Apeejay Group. He