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84A 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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92NICHE 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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76A FEW FEATURES OF WALL RELIEFS OF TERRACOTTA TEMPLES OF BENGAL
My wife Ruby is an artist....she paints and make ceramic sculptures.The other day she was surfing Internet to find out articles on figure-drawing . A couple of her findings attracted my notice. These...
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75SITA'S SUNSET HOURS: A STORY FROM RAMAYANA
‘Wait for me .I shall return in a short while’ , Sita told Soudhanya as she got down in front of the door of Ram’s court. Soudhanya, the charioteer, who brought Sita from Valmiki’s hermitage to...
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76A TALE WOVEN AROUND HISTORY OF TERRACOTTA TEMPLES - I
This a portion of my blogs @ http://przmm.blogspot.com/. A lot of it history and a part of it is a tale I am trying to write.While I am no writer, I wanted to go for a scenario building. I came here to...
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67TERRACOTTA PANELS
Terracotta work has been elevated to the level of high art by those faceless artisans of Bengal ( eastern part of India) who created beautiful murals on temples built during 18th-19th centuries in this state....
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THE TRAGEDY OF A FEMALE CHARACTER FROM HINDU MYTHOLOGY It was another tranquil evening in Dandakaranya. After the sunset, birds were quiet…. the forest did not betray any movement. Mild fragrance...
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86TERRACOTTA 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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84TERRACOTTA 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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76'DOKRA' ( BRASS WORK) ART - CRAFTSMEN FROM WEST BENGAL
Do you love to have beautiful brasswork for decorating your home ? Craftsmen of Bighna make artefacts for you....... if you are around Bishnupur or Durgapur, please do visit this village, see for yourself...
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