Clocks in public places: India

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West Bengal

2024

July 8, 2024: The Times of India

Time hangs heavy on the streets of Indian cities, revealing itself in living, breathing, careworn sentience, reports Subhro Niyogi.


In Kolkata, a city where the past is revered and the future eagerly awaited, the passage of time strikes a delicate balance between the ticking of modern timepieces and the resonant chimes of British-era public clocks. Perched high on stately buildings, these clocks mark the pulse of daily life.


These historic clocks evoke a sense of nostalgia, inviting passers-by to pause and reflect. A traffic constable recently stopped under the shadow of the pristine white St Andrew’s Church, struck by a familiar sound — the rhythmic gongs, dormant for over a decade, cascading through Dalhousie Square. “Hearing this sound after many years,” he said.