"Roti Benggali" Sculpture, King Street

Roti Benggali Sculpture (30 March 2013)


The "Roti Benggali" Sculpture (GPS: 5.41728, 100.33947) is a steel-rod sculpture installed in King Street, George Town. It depicts the seller of Indian loaves, or Roti Benggali, with a customer. As the seller attempts to remove the crust of the bread, his knife accidentally poke on the customer's sarong.

I am surprised to learn that Roti Benggali got its name from the word "penggali", which means "shareholders" in Tamil. I had always thought that it was named after the Bengalese.

Getting there

The nearest bus stop is along Chulia Street. You can take Rapid Penang bus 10, 11, 101, 104, 201, 202, 203, 206, 301, 302, 401 and 401E to get there. From the junction of Chulia Street and King Street, you can see the sculpture on the wall to your right.

The "Roti Benggali" Sculpture is on the Map of King Street, Penang

List of Steel-Rod Sculptures by Tang Mun Kian, Marking George Town Sculptures and Penang Street Art