A Terra Cota Relief from a Temple in Bengal
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Plassey war memorial, Plassey, West Bengal
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A map of West Bengal
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Punishment for favoring the British
Cartoon by K. L. Kamat, West Bengal, 1972 |
In the land of Paramahamsa & Tagore, Mao also has a great presence
West Bengal, 1972 |  |
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"When you destroy the old, a new era begins" - Mao-Tse-Tung
Cartoon by K. L. Kamat, West Bengal, 1972 |
Scene from Mrichakatika
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Temple, man, cow - West Bengal
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Boating is the cheapest mode of transportation
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Kali is a popular deity in Bengal
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Dance, music and song in Bengal
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Offering prayers with music, West Bengal
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Man Fishing with a Bamboo Trap
Town of Plassey, West Bengal, 1970 |  |
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A bride offers prayers, Calcutta
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Girl paints Alpana in front of the door, Calcutta
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Folk Dancer from Bengal Performing the Chhau Dance
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Santali Drummer, West Bengal
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Rural West Bengal
Boys playing in the stream with water-buffaloes |
Bengali Street Play
Bengali folk play at the sugar factory, Plassey |  |
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Overcrowded Vehicle Carrying Men and Cargo
The village of Plassey, Bengal |
Men Celebrating During a Village Festival, Plassey
Bengalis are very culture loving people. They will spare no effort for a good song and a dance. |  |
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Terracotta Sculptures of West Bengal
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Sailing in Bhagirati River
Men with bicycles crossing the river in a boat, West Bengal |  |
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Woman Quenches the Thirst of Two Bullocks
A village scene, West Bengal |
Ready for Harvest
Village of Plassey, West Bengal |  |
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Decoration Outside a Rural Hut
The folk art of Alpana is practiced widely in West Bengal. White sand paste is typically used for these paintings and new ones are drawn everyday. |
Picture of Writer Ashapurna Devi
Ashapurna Devi is an Jnanapeeth awardee and well known writer |  |
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A Weaver at Sriniketan Campus
A weaver in torn clothes makes cloth, West Bengal |
Boy Artist Sculpting a Statue of Bose
Vishnupur, West Bengal |  |
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The Village of Plassey
"Despite pretty land and plenty of water, Bengalis are in abject poverty" -- Kamat in Vanga Darshana, 1972 |
Sarat Chandra Bose (1889-1950)
Sarat was the elder brother of Subhas Chandra Bose, and participated actively in India's freedom struggle. |  |
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This is not Kremlin!
Mayapur, West Bengal |
A Potter at Work, Plassey
Khols (percussion instrument) in making |  |
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Image of Goddess Kali
Town of Plassey, 1970 |
Banga-Darshana -- Encounters in West Bengal
