Thursday, April 8, 2010

Rural Architecture

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Indigenous architecture in rural Bengal was largely built without formally trained professionals. Buildings were built by local construction...
Wednesday, April 7, 2010

West Bengal terracotta temple architecture

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Although there is plenty of evidence of human settlement in Bengal from prehistoric times but there are regrettable dearth of evidence. This...
Monday, April 5, 2010

tradition of chewing betel leaf or PAAN

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(http://www.indiaprofile.com/) The tradition of chewing betel leaf or paan as it is commonly known in Hindi is age-old and deeply rooted in...
Thursday, April 1, 2010

THE BELL METAL Of INDIA

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Any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat and can be formed into sheets are known as metals. The Meta...

Pure Bell-Metal Kartals

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BY VIDAGDHA MADHAVA DAS of ISKON Pure Bell-metal Kartals - An endangered species In the early 70's, a disciple of Srila Prabhupada w...

Khan of Dinajpur

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Khan' This Folk form is a unique Folk culture form typical to the 'Dinajpur' region. It is an age-old folk-cultural form practi...

Shola Crafts of Bengal

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pls visit http://sanhati.com Pukuria village is in the Mandribazar police district of South 24 Parganas, West Bengal. Right next to the pit...

archaeological find at Tilpi and Dhosa

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The archaeological find at Tilpi and Dhosa, in South 24-Parganas, has prompted the authorities to excavate 20 other sites in the Sunderbans,...

Development of Bangla Script

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The word script/alphabet (lipi in Bengali) came from the Sanskrit lip meaning 'to plaster' or 'to apply'. In ancient India, ...
Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Lady of the legend - bonbibi

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by Prashanto Banerji of Sunday Indian Keshab Giri is a pious man. Every evening, the bearded priest of Kultuli village would go to a banya...
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Chalchitra and its technology

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Chalchitra or "Devichal" is the painted background of an Idol, especially used with Durga. Chalchitra is a metamorphosed form of h...
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Making of Bankura Horse

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The logo of All India Handicrafts is the Bankura Horse. These horses display the skill and craftsmanship of Bengal.A pair of terracotta hors...

Cho Masks of Purulia

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Masks formed an integral part of all the ethnic tribes of ancient civilizations. Cures to illness and pains were relied on witchcraft and th...
Monday, March 29, 2010

Gambhira

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At times, Gambhira Dance is also performed in duet or in-group, depending upon the number of participants. The characters of the dance repre...
Thursday, March 25, 2010

Scroll Paintings in Lord Jagannath's Orissa

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ASIS K. CHAKRABARTI Folk art is an indivisible part of folk culture. The study of folk culture in the subcontinents of India dates back to ...