
Then there’s the utilitarian side to Das, seen in the kitchen, “where I cook non-vegetarian dishes”, smiles Das, adding that his wife Mona Rai, who is also an artist, is vegetarian. Pull up the chik covering the window behind the dewan and you find more sculptures on the sill. Here’s also a calendar marked with reminders. “I like to note down important dates lest I forget,” says Das. Unlikely, given the order that prevails in his studio. ©