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"Art is — representing the beautiful. There must be Art in everything." - Swami Vivekananda.

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Classic case of How a sculpture is to be depicted and how to spoil it by installing electrical gadgets by the side of it. 🤦‍♀️ Credit:- Mohan Hariharan

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HOW WEST BENGAL WAS DESTROYED: (A Thread) West Bengal has been on a decline ever since 1963, when CM of the state Bidhan Chandra Roy passed away. He reinforced the foundations of the state after partition, got the many institutions & engineering hubs. Cont.-

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The famine in India. 1897 AD Starving locals begging for food at a British Army post. Illustration from Le Petit (French) Journal, 7th Feb 1897. Artist: F. Meaulle. Credit :- Philip Thornton.

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Even if few more Muslim scholars accept and regret about what their ancestors did to the hindu temples, there can be good dialogue between Hindus and Muslims. Naman 🙏 to KK Muhammad sir who in a silent repentance has rebuilt many hindu temples.

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Tipu Sultan's Tent. This tent is about 52 sq. mtr. During the final battle in 1799 of Seringapatam, Tipu marshalled his troops from this very tent. When Tipu lost the war & died, Robert Clive took the possession of this tent and it's currently at the Powis Castle.

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More than 1K years after Buddha, came the greatest teacher of India, #AdiShankaracharya . In his short life span of 32 years, he traveled across India to preach his message of "Advait". The message of Oneness and Unity. He was the first cultural unifier of modern India.

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Such a beautiful depiction of ॐ (Om).

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Ganesha carving on the stone wall of the Adina mosque located in Malda, West Bengal. #GaneshChaturthi

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I'm so happy to see this initiative.😊

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There are many temples in Northern India based on Southern Indian temple architecture. One of them is Sri Vaikunthanatha Temple in Pushkar, Rajasthan. This beautiful temple is dedicated to Bhagvan Vishnu. @LostTemple7

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Today On 27 September 1857 the Mughal imperial family was deposed from the power and the empire was abolished. The British Raj was declared the following year.

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Which avatar of Sri Vishnu you love the most ??

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Who was Anarkali ?? - (A Thread) For most of us, Anarkali was like Madhubala, as depicted in the epic film, Mughal-e-Azam. In fact, Anarkali was first mentioned by an English traveller, William Finch, who visited India in 1608 – 11, during Jahangir’s reign.

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Today on 23rd June 1757 the Battle of Plassey was fought. Village Plassey, WB “This is where India was sold to the British." Plassey, a small village in WB, which for the last 250 years has remained as a silent spectator of a drama that changed the fate of India.

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#SoumitraChatterjee is no more.. An actor par excellence. His contribution to bengal film industry is unparalleled and he was a powerhouse of a talent. May his soul be at a happier place. Om Shanti.. 🙏 Sharing one my favorite song of his from the movie Charulata. 🎵🎶

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A tiny bronze case (Pic 1) for storing kajal from Saraswati Sindhu site of Rakhigarhi (2600-1900 BCE). The tradition of applying kajal continues in India even today.

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In the frame, a royal princess draped in a six yards of sheer elegance. There is a certain timelessness in this moment, a hidden charm that solicits second glance.😍 Maharani Radhika Raje Gaekwad of Baroda.

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Such a beautiful picture of a Bhutanese Mother and Child. ❤️

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While Chola sculptures are well known, the best sculptures of Pala era can give a run for money to any Chola era ones. A direct forbearer of Gupta art, the idiom of the Pala art has a sublime elegance. Sri Vishnu & Attendants, Pala era, 11th cent. @PrincetonMuseum

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Celebrating rain in #Lucknow and also celebrating 54 yrs of the legendary #AmitabhBachchan . 🥰⛈️☔ My favorite Rain song with two of my favorite actors, @SrBachchan & @MoushumiChatte6 . 💕🎶

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Few words are not enough to describe its beauty, Two eyes are not enough to witness its magnanimity, Two legs are not enough to travel all around this beauty, Such is the beauty of the temples here ||❤️ Devarajaswamy temple, Kanchipuram; TN. @LostTemple7 #TeamLostTemples

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Rishikesh..❤️ Have you ever visited this beautiful place ?? If yes, what did you loved the most about this place??

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Glad to see that CBSE board has started teaching #Ramayana as a Hindi subject from class 6th onwards.👌👏

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Princess Durrushevar, daughter of Abdulmecid II, the last Ottoman emperor, c. 1940. What a beauty! She was married to the eldest son and heir of the last Nizam of Hyderabad State, Osman Ali Khan.

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How would you define Shiva's Nandi ?? Who is he ??

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Ladies, What’s stopping you to dress up like this? (Pic :- Zeenat Mahal Begum, The wife of the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar.)

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Do you believe in the concept of पुनर्जन्म (Rebirth) ??

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The people of West Bengal have been strangely watching this downhill journey of the state for five decades and will do so unfortunately for another five decades. Let's spread this piece of history to the present generation for the future generations to come! 😊✌🏼

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A Rare Pic of Sri Rama, Ma Sita with Luv & Kush.

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The charge sheet of Bahadur Shah Zafar - the last Mughal Emperor or the 'Ex-King of Delhi' as he was labelled.

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A Japanese boy waiting in line at the crematorium with his deceased baby brother on his back, Nagasaki, 1945. #WW2 #Photography

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The distance between this little child and his father is called "Hunger" ... 😢

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Illustrations from the Mahabharata (Shanti Parva), Published by @GitaPress .

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Can anyone tell what is this process called ?? 🤔👇

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Abhimanyu knew how to enter the Chakravyuh, but didn't know how to exit. Whose fault was this ??

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Banaras Ghat.. 👌👏 A beautiful painting by Amit Bhar. 🖌️🎨

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Today Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Mahadji Shinde, Malhar Rao Holkar, Ahilyabai Holkar, Shrimant Bajirao Peshwa, Shivaji Maharaj, Ramdas Swami, Guru Hargovind, countless saints and all hindus are making their dreams come true. #KashiVishwanath

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Dark skin is not a badge of shame; but rather a glorious masterpiece, created by God himself. #DarkIsBeautiful

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Today On 9 March 1858, a British court martial held within the Red Fort declared the last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, guilty of rebellion, treason and murder before exiling him to Rangoon in the then British-controlled Burma.

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This is an ancient indian love note on rock dating to 2nd BCE. This is from Jogimara caves, Chhattisgarh. The inscription is in Brahmi Lipi & mentions the name of sculptor & his beloved. The rocky love note was scribbled by Devadina for his pretty lady Sutanuka.

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Which symbol apart from our national flag do you think can be best represented for India ?? For me it's ॐ (Om).

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The First #DurgaPuja in the Independent India. Baghbazar, Kolkata, 1947.

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Calcutta started emptying. Soon after, Aditya Birla was dragged out of his car between GPO & RBI, opposite Writers Building, thrashed, clothes torn, stripped down to his undergarments and made to walk like that to his office at 15 India Exchange Place.

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Indian aesthetics and it's essence denotes an essential mental state and is the dominant emotional theme of a work of art or the primary feeling that is evoked in the person that views such beautiful works. 1000-year-old Sri Veera Narayana Temple, Gadag, Karnataka

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Begum Zeenat Mahal. Wife of Bahadur Shah Zafar, last Mughal King, exiled to Rangoon after the Indian uprising against British rule in 1857. "Sumjho toh ik haqeequtt, dekho toh ik fasana.. Khoyee huyee jawanee, guzra hua' zama'na!"..

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Exquisite Stone sculpture of Ma Durga as Mahishasuramardini. This sculpture is dated to the 13th Century. Look at the intricacy and the fine finishing of this beautiful piece of art. And today, It is in the @britishmuseum , London.

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Communists in West Bengal started their political power capturing from ‘Ashok Kumar Nite’ in 1968 and went through ‘Sain Bari killings’ in 1970, ‘Marichjhapi massacre’ in 1979, ‘Bijon Setu massacre’ of 1982 to ‘Nanoor massacre’ of 2000 and ‘Nandigram massacre’ of 2007.

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Guess the sculpture ?? 🤔

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Cartoon caricature of Villains of Hindi Cinema by Prasad Bhatt which we all once dreaded. 😱 Can you recognise all of them??

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Begum Zeenat Mahal. Wife of Bahadur Shah Zafar. Pic 1:- Beautiful young woman in Delhi fort. Pic 2:- Old woman in exile in Rangoon. Sumjho toh ik haqeeqat, dekho toh ik fasana, Khoyee huee jawanee, guzra hua' zama'na!

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5 reasons to Date a Bengali Woman:- 1. You'll get lost in a pair of big round eyes. 2. A woman with personality & intelligence. 3. You'll love a bookworm beside you. 4. They love chirping & debating. 5. Girl who love foods. PS: Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. 😊

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The killing of Jayadrath is a classic case of celebrating success without actually getting success first. All Jayadrath had to do was to keep himself concealed till sunset. The fake Sunset by Sri Krishna made Jayadrath think he won & he came out only to be beheaded.

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This is NOT a photograph...It's a Painting. Russian painter Pavel Sokov makes an amazingly realistic painting of a sadhu worshiping Ma Ganga. Beautiful work!👌🏼👌🏼 with such precision. 👏🏽👏🏽

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#Fact Babur was a Gay/Homosexual. Even Baburnama proves it..

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Probably the most detailed painting of the Indian landscape: The Trading Post of the Dutch East India Company, Hooghly, Bengal by Hendrik van Schuylenburgh, 1665. Zoom & Look at the social scenes. You will find the same portrayal in the terracotta temples of Bengal.

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With a crowd roaring in laughter and jeering, he went home and took a flight to Bombay, never to return. He took all his money and offices out of Bengal. Today they are one of the top industrial houses in the country. So did JK, so did Thapar, within a month.

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Dara Shikoh presenting a carved railing for Keshva Rai Temple at Mathura. Later, Aurangzeb orders (1666 AD) demolition of the temple.

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Emperor Akbar decided to build a mosque in Jaunpur in 1560s, so that his wife bears him a child. The governor Munim Khan resorted to forcefully extract money from the people there.Akbar went & a widow complained & convinced him to build a bridge instead of a mosque. Akbar agreed.

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Traditional yard decoration (Alpana) by the housewives on the occasion of #LakshmiPuja . In some remote village in Bengal. Credit:- Krishnendu Mitra.

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A long time ago, Bengal used to make some of the finest calendar artwork. Here is a rare print of Goddess Lakshmi. It's absolutely exquisite. 😊🙏

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Out of all the 1008 names of Sri Krishna, Which name (other than Krishna) you love the most ??

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1500 yrs old Panchmukhi Hanuman Mandir in Karachi, Pakistan is one of the oldest hindu temples in Pakistan. The temple holds special significance for Hindus as it is the only shrine in the world which is said to have a “natural statue” of Hanuman that is not man-made. #HanumanJi

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We all have seen the priest-king excavated at Mohenjo-daro, currently in the National Museum of Pakistan, shows one shoulder draped in a piece of cloth with a trefoil pattern. This is called Ajrakh, the double sided block printing still practised in Sindh and Kutch.

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The tomb of Mumtaz Mahal & Shahjahan is the Taj Mahal. This is the tomb of her sister Shah Parwar Khanam & her husband Nawab Fareed. This is in Sheikhupura, Badaun town. Sab ek jhalak dekh ke badh jaate hai aage, Main Waqt ke showcase mein chup chaap khada huun.."

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Mahisasurmardini: India, Pala era, 10th century. The statue was sold for $ 912,500 in 2018 at an auction in New York. Highly insensitive that the lady here standing on the pedestal with her shoes on. For her it may be a sculpture but for hindus it's their goddess Ma Durga.

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Painting of Kalighat Kali Temple on the Hoogly river, 1855 by artist Abram Louis Buvelot. Somewhere near to this temple a fisherman while fishing found 200 Gupta era gold coins in the 18th century. One might find many more such coins there using latest Research & Technology.

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Those educated ones, who could not cope up with destruction of WB migrated out to other parts of India; to other countries. One finds so many teachers, scientists, researchers, doctors, economists, artists, from West Bengal in the US & Europe. It was a ‘Mass Exodus’ of brains.

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A silent conversation between the two mothers. 🙏 PC:- Sutapa Roy Chowdhury

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