Sharad Mohan ¡ @ssharadmohhan
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The #Cat & Lobster Story Continues on a #Caturday
This c1930's #IndianMiniaturePainting #Painting is now at National Gallery of Modern #Art #NewDelhi #India (#NGMA)
Painted by artist Jamini Roy (1887-1972), the most famous proponent of #Kalighat #Bengal Style of #Paintings which became popular with #British #European visitors to #Calcutta #Kolkata in the 1880's.
#IndianHeritage #IndianMiniaturePaintings #IndianHistory #Art #Heritage #History #Cats #CatsOfMastodon #IndianCulture
#cat #caturday #IndianMiniaturePainting #painting #art #newdelhi #india #NGMA #Kalighat #bengal #paintings #british #european #calcutta #kolkata #indianheritage #indianminiaturepaintings #IndianHistory #heritage #history #cats #catsofmastodon #IndianCulture
Sharad Mohan ¡ @ssharadmohhan
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This is not acceptable, on a #Caturday at least!
The #Huqqa Smoking King of Rats and his Rat Courtiers Torment a Captured #Cat (for eating a Prawn?) in this c1880 AD #Kalighat #Painting from #Calcutta (#Kolkata) #Bengal and now at British Library, #London UK.
#Hookah #Art #Heritage of #India
#caturday #huqqa #cat #Kalighat #painting #calcutta #kolkata #bengal #london #hookah #art #heritage #india
Sharad Mohan ¡ @ssharadmohhan
43 followers ¡ 34 posts ¡ Server mastodon.socialThis is not acceptable, on a #Caturday at least!
The #Huqqa Smoking King of Rats and his Rat Courtiers Torment a Captured #Cat (for eating a Prawn?) in this c1880 AD #Kalighat #Painting from #Calcutta (#Kolkata)#Bengal and now at British Library, #London UK.
#Hookah #Art #Heritage of #India
#caturday #huqqa #cat #Kalighat #painting #calcutta #kolkata #london #hookah #art #heritage #india
Sharad Mohan ¡ @ssharadmohhan
43 followers ¡ 34 posts ¡ Server mastodon.socialThis is not acceptable, on a #Caturday at least!
The #Huqqa Smoking King of Rats and his Rat Courtiers Torment a Captured #Cat (for eating a Prawn?) in this c1880 #Kalighat #Painting from #Calcutta (#Kolkata)#Bengal and now at British Library, #London UK.
#Hookah #Art #Heritage of #India
#caturday #huqqa #cat #Kalighat #painting #calcutta #kolkata #london #hookah #art #heritage #india
Saumyajit ¡ @Saumyajit
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RT @BrandSouvik
In late 19thC, events like #ArdhodoyJog (holy day for Hindus) posed a stiff challenge for Calcutta Municipal Corporation.
For instance in 1891, during this event, #Calcutta saw influx of millions of devotees from across Bengal for taking a dip in Ganges. +
Pic: #Kalighat, 1944
#ArdhodoyJog #calcutta #Kalighat
Sharad Mohan ¡ @ssharadmohhan
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Born #OTD #OnThisDay in 1828 #RaniLaxmiBai in #Varanasi, the Queen of #Jhansi, #India.
Took part in the First War of Independence, in 1857.
Fought like a 'Man' against the #EastIndiaCompany and was killed in the war on 18th June, 1858 at #Gwalior following which her kingdom was annexed by the # British.
This 1885 #Kalighat painting from #Calcutta #Bengal is by an unknown artist and now with #VictoriaAndAlbertMuseum, #UnitedKingdom.
@ranasafvi @IndiasMuslims @sanjayuvacha.
#otd #onthisday #varanasi #jhansi #Gwalior #Kalighat #calcutta #bengal #victoriaandalbertmuseum #RaniLaxmiBai #india #eastindiacompany #unitedkingdom