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scene changes as man goes to other lady's house? who is independent?
man (the lover) squatting to touch feet of a courtesan, by Nibran Chandra Ghosh, Kalighat Painting, Kolkata, ca. 1900
same happened all over, even in Lucknow. petty so called nawabs

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2022-06-05

here man strikes the lady & wife trying to ward off her husband's blows
atrocities on women were prevalent not just in Bengal but many other parts too.
domestic violence, by Nibaran Chandra Ghosh, Kalighat painting, Kolkata, ca. 1900

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2022-06-05

can you make out what's story? not Elokeshi?
says wife at bowing at feet of her husband? he pulls sari & prepares to strike her?

domestic violence, by Nibaran Chandra Ghosh, Kalighat Painting, Kolkata, ca. 1900

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2022-06-05

Hearty congratulations on 'Hindi Journalism Day'.
Journalism is what we need to make democracy work.
On This Date,In 1826 The First Hindi Newspaper Of India "Udant Martand" Was Published From By "Pt. Jugal Kishore Shukla"✍️

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2022-05-30

Made a fun flyer for for this weeks 'Boxout Wednesdays'. A weekly show in New Delhi highlighting some of the freshest electronic music artists in the country. This edition featuring , and Priyam. 💫

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2022-05-20

নৃসিংহ | Narasimha
Kalighat,
Watercolour and Tin Alloy on paper
1835-1840
Currently

This is in the elaborate and sophisticated style of the early Kalighat pats.

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2022-05-15

Today in history: 165 years ago on 29 March 1857 Sepoy from U.P. Mangal Pandey of 34th Bengal Native Infantry  regiment of the British East India Co. shot the first bullet of Indian Revolution of 1857 in the barracks of Barrackpur near Kolkata against British Empire.

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2022-03-29

Title: Narasimha and Hiranyakasipu
Date: ca. 1835 - ca. 1840
Place: Kolkata
Style: Kalighat
Medium: Watercolour and tin alloy on paper
Source: Victoria and Albert Museum

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2022-03-15

He received many accolades in his lifetime including the Raja Ravi Varma Award from the Kerala Govt. in 2011, a Lifetime achievement award, Star Ananda, Kolkata, in 2008, the Abanindra Puraskar, Govt. of West Bengal in 2004 and the Gagan Abani Puraskar, Visva Bharati, in 1997.

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2022-03-12

Also minted ✨
The first collector to collect my genesis drop tomorrow at 12:30PM GMT gets this 1/1 for free along with their high res wallpaper 🌻
More info in my pinned tweet. GN 🌃

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2022-03-12

Greetings Twitter, Here is a sneak peek at the first piece to be minted this week from my upcoming collection, Humans of Kolkata: প্রথম অধ্যায় .
Super excited to reveal more, Stay tuned for more updates 🍉

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2022-03-08

Next week!

Humans of Kolkata

The first mint by , an illustrator & graphic designer from India

"Full of nostalgia and childlike optimism. Join us as we go further down this journey into the unknown, into the land of West Bengal."

https://t.co/4HYmEcUwze

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2022-03-05

Never thought a small zine I worked on in 2021 will one day start to amount to something this vast . Humans of Kolkata will have it's first mint , a limited run of 10 editions next week on , with some special perks for my first collector.
Stay tuned🤞#tezos

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2022-03-04

Greetings Twitter,
After weeks of hard work and planning, my first collection Humans of Kolkata: প্রথম অধ্যায় is now live on .
More information very soon, Follow me to stay updated ☀️
https://t.co/wl9LPODT0U

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2022-03-04

Parrots are swinging on the cable wires.Reminded of Company artist Sheikh Zain ud Din`s Madna Tota/Red-Breasted Parakeet on a Pakur /White Fig Tree,ca.1779,Impey Album. Stockholm Auction House

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2022-03-02

Pulling an all nighter to meet the deadlines.

GN Twitter ✨
Here's my favourite 5 min sketch from today's Sunday Drawing Thread. Prompt by , disco nuts.

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2022-02-21

Corners of kolkata
Corners of serious discussion
Corners of nostalgia

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2021-11-20

Kabir
Bhutnath Pal, 1952
Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata

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2021-10-23