#Bales2023FilmChallenge September 6: freebie: lipstick (July 29 redux)
Set in 1950s #Calcutta, #SatyajitRay's মহানগর [Mahanagar / The Big City] (1963) is a story of emancipation in a changing society. Arati (#MadhaviMukherjee) is a housewife from a traditionalist family, who – in order to support her relatives' lavish demands – goes out to work as a door-to-door saleswoman. Slowly, she discovers her independence.
#bales2023filmchallenge #calcutta #satyajitray #madhavimukherjee #film #cinema #cinemastodon
Der italienische Musiker Calcutta tritt 2016 eine Indie-Rock Welle in Italien los. Seitdem hat Calcutta zwei Alben veröffentlicht und für 2023 neue Musik versprochen. Warum seine Texte zugleich düster, als auch witzig und absurd sind, erfahrt ihr heute im Popfilter.
#Azzurro #Calcutta #CrucchiGang #DerSongDesTages #EricPfeil #FrancescoWilking #Indie #Italien #Musik #Popfilter #Songempfehlung #Takeover #PopfilterDerSongDesTages
#azzurro #calcutta #crucchigang #dersongdestages #ericpfeil #francescowilking #indie #italien #musik #popfilter #songempfehlung #takeover #popfilterdersongdestages
The #Calcutta HC refused to take suo motu cognisance of an urgent motion seeking initiation of contempt of court proceedings against #TrinamoolCongress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee for remarks directed at the judiciary, reports @shivsahays.
#calcutta #trinamoolcongress #press
#Calcutta HC directs that FIRs have to be registered in all deaths on the day of #panchaytpollviolence . IG, BSF to file a report on the violence during the polling. | @shivsahays #press
#calcutta #panchaytpollviolence #press
Campaigning for the #WestBengal panchayat polls concluded on Thursday and polling for about 73,897 panchayat seats in the State will be held on July 8. The #Calcutta HC directed that central forces be deployed for 10 more days after the polls. |@shivsahays
https://trib.al/RPyLMAu #press
The #Calcutta HC ordered that WBSEC “should and shall requisition central forces to work in tandem with State police to ensure free and fair elections” to the panchayat in #WestBengal. | @shivsahays reports
https://trib.al/sGbVG3U #press
#Calcutta concerto #Bologna, le date del tour
Dopo quattro anni dagli ultimi concerti, il cantautore di Latina tornerà nei palasport delle principali città italiane
#Calcutta concert #Bologna, tour dates
After four years since his last concerts, the singer-songwriter from Latina will return to the palasport of Italy's main cities
24-5-2023 14:17 #Tutte le notizie di oggi - Carlino https://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/feedservice/compilations/1/ https://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/bologna/cosa-fare/calcutta-concerto-bologna-4ba21a24
In a special sitting convened quickly at 8 p.m., the Supreme Court stayed a #Calcutta HC judge’s order to place before him, by midnight, documents based on which the apex court earlier in the day had reassigned a case from him.
https://trib.al/BijIO5r #press
TMC's Abhishek welcomes SC decision on reassigning #Calcutta HC hearings in school scam case
The #Calcutta high court ordered the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to probe into the violence that occurred in West Bengal’s Howrah district during the Ram Navami celebrations in March
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/kolkata-news/calcutta-high-court-orders-nia-to-probe-ram-navami-violence-in-west-bengal-s-howrah-district-cctv-footage-to-be-submitted-ramnavami-westbengal-nia-101682579917080.html #press
#Calcutta High Court Judge Abhijt Gangopadhyay on Thursday asked the Central investigating agencies to bring #TrinamoolCongress (TMC) general secretary Abhishek Banerjee under the ambit of the recruitment scam. | @shivsahays
https://trib.al/WPu4TbV #press
#calcutta #trinamoolcongress #press
Major General Sir David Ochterlony (1758-1825).
c1820 AD #CompanyPainting by artist Ramlal of #Jaipur #Rajasthan now at Amir Mohtashemi #Art dealers of #London
Ochterlony was born in Boston, America & came to #India in 1877 as a Military Officer with #EastIndiaCompany at #Calcutta, rising to become the British Resident at the #Mughal court at #Delhi
He is reported to have 13 'wives', all of them promenading the walls of#RedFort every evening each one on her own #Elephant
#CompanyPainting #jaipur #rajasthan #art #london #india #eastindiacompany #calcutta #Mughal #delhi #elephant #IndianHistory
I just watched Interview (Mrinal Sen, 1971) and rated it 8/10 ~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_%281971_film%29?wprov=sfla1 #films #cinema #cinemastadon #Interview #MrinalSen #Calcutta #Bengali - the subtitles on Amazon Prime were awful, which was a shame, but a treat all the same
#bengali #calcutta #MrinalSen #interview #cinemastadon #cinema #films
"We do not use tomato sauce to make rolls. Only chilly sauce is recommended. However customers are requested not to insist for chilly sauce while making our exclusive kati kabab rolls."
#Kolkata #Calcutta #India #MastIndia #StreetPhotography #EggRolls #IndianFood
#kolkata #calcutta #india #mastindia #streetphotography #eggrolls #indianfood
“Downloading…also done here”
Hand-lettered signs in India (this one is from Kolkata) are lovely, and bring me joy even if they’re advertising the most mundane of goods and services.
#Kolkata #Calcutta #India #MastIndia #StreetPhotography #BeautifulDecay
#kolkata #calcutta #india #mastindia #streetphotography #beautifuldecay
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
The catacomb-like underground markets of Kolkata, India are trippy
#kolkata #calcutta #Gariahat #india #mastindia
#HappyLohri
The Festival of #Lohri which Includes a Ritual around a Bonfire, marks the Passing of Winter Solstice.
It also Marks the End of the #Winter #HarvestingSeason & the Beginning of a New One in #Punjab #Haryana & parts of North #India
1760 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting by #Nainsukh of Guler #HimachalPradesh now at #Indian #Museum #Calcutta (#Kolkata) of Raja Balwant Singh of #Nagrota #Jasrota #Jammu Warms Himself Around a Fire at Night
#happylohri #lohri #winter #harvestingseason #punjab #haryana #india #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting #Nainsukh #himachalpradesh #indian #museum #calcutta #kolkata #Nagrota #Jasrota #jammu #IndianCulture #art #heritage #paintings
Large collection of the 'Nawab Rulers' #IndianMiniaturePaintings received by Archibald Swinton (1731-1804) as 'Diplomatic Gifts' has been given to National Museum of #Scotland in 2021 in 'Lieu of Acceptance' tax of £2,267,370 on the Swinton estate.
Swinton travelled to #Madras #Chennai #India in 1752 & became an Army Surgeon with #EastIndiaCompany
Subsequently, due to his familiarity with local customs, he was appointed as the Chief Surgeon at #Calcutta #Bengal
#indianminiaturepaintings #scotland #madras #chennai #india #eastindiacompany #calcutta #bengal #IndianHistory #art #heritage