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85ART OF GROTESQUE AND TERRA COTTA PANELS OF TEMPLES OF BENGAL
Till I did a bit of Internet search for writing on the ‘Art of Grotesque’ in terra cotta temples of Bengal, I did not know about genesis of the word ‘Grotesque’. In art, this is a style that...
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81A few interesting facts about J Robert Oppenheimer,' father' of Atomic bomb
J Robert Oppenheimer stands the tallest among the nuclear scientists who changed the course of human history.There are many stories about him. His biography is interesting to students of science , history of...
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80Boats on terracotta temples of Bengal : Pre-modern Age Images
I thought of writing this hub after interaction with Mr Alex Blokhin , via his blog on models of ships, which I reached through rec.arts.fine of google.com.This blog's URL is : ...
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80NICHE TOURISM - A GROWING BUSINESS AREA IN INDIA
Niche Tourism , i.e. special interest tourism, is a concept growing popular in the Western circuit for last 15 years. It is currently gaining momentum in India too! Well , India had her share of...
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79TERRACOTTA TEMPLES OF BENGAL - IV
The terracotta temples of Bengal tell us many stories. Stories of the rulers and patrons who built these temples , of the development of architecture and sadly, stories of neglect these priceless...
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76TERRACOTTA TEMPLES OF BENGAL-I
During December,2007.my wife and I hit the roads for a trip to the districts Hooghly and Bankura (of West Bengal) which are dotted with big and small terracotta temples , built between 17th and 19th...
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74SHANTINIKETAN_A VISIT TO THE LAND OF ARTS
One day after my elder son S reached home ( we stay in Calcutta) during his vacation, his friend came to our place with his fiancée.( Let us call them Q and M).to meet S from Hyderabad. M is a Graduate in...
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74Saraswati , Athena and Minerva
'Devi Saraswati' is Hindu deity of knowledge and music. Her worship in February is a house-hold affair.... mostly students are the initiators though the elders also join the ritual. Children, young boys and...
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73TERRA COTTA TEMPLES OF BENGAL - VI
BrindabanChandra cluster of Temples at Guptipara,West Bengal Guptipara is in Hooghly district, about 75 km by train or car from Calcutta.Story goes that this place used to be called 'Gupta Brindaban' during...
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73RAVANA AND BERLUSCONI: THE EMPERORS' LIBIDO
A few days ago, I was reading the reaction of Veronica Lario to the ‘roving eyes’ of her husband Silvio Berlusconi, the Prime Minister of Italy. I searched the internet for a bit more of details...
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