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Issued in Public Interest After repeated clarifications regarding my relationship with @Soumitri_Debroy , we still get asked. Once and for all, I am her elder sister.🙏

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Bengalis should stop basking in their former glory while there is nothing much to be proud of currently. UP's Yogi Adityanath showed how a state known for its goondagardi can make a complete u turn. And here we have political murders ever after municipal elections.

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My great grandmother's uncle was beheaded by those who must not be named, in Barisal, and the family members were asked to leave for India's West Bengal. They had nothing to do with nationalism or politics. But they were Hindus. Stop disrespecting the dead.

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The genocide in Bangladesh did not target only Hindus. It targeted Bengali nationalists and the majority who died were not Hindu. Calling it a genocide of Bangladeshi Hindus disrespects the dead and perpetuates Hindutva propaganda.

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Surul Rajbari Temple, West Bengal.

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Sangameshwar Mandir, Saswad. 08.05.2022

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College celebrations on Shivaji Jayanti.

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Houses of Pandharpur.

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Calcutta popularised the idea of muscular nationalism through yoga in the modern era. Bishnu Charan Ghosh & his exponents were greatly behind this project. The idea of Bengalis not being a physically strong race is flawed as the community has a rich history of physical culture.+

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So yesterday I bought some books from a roadside stall at Colaba. Treasure trove of rare books. Picture 1: The books Picture 2: Response that I got this morning from a Senior. Happy Saturday all!

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From Jodhpur. An exceedingly humbling experience.

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Colonial Bengal's muscular nationalism gave rise to the wrestling and akhada culture in Bengal, which in turn, placed India on the globe's wrestling map. The Guho family and their disciples are credited for establishing & popularizing the art of wrestling in Bengal. +

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Temple visits in the Hindi belt is too dehumanising with such intense gutkakhori and kachrakhori. This level of unimaginable filth is truly impossible to achieve elsewhere in India.

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Terracotta temples from somewhere near Bolpur.

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Phullora, Bolpur.

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Both my maternal & paternal families had to leave behind their native lands in what is now Bangladesh. After days of sleeping in footpaths & living in refugee chawls of Calcutta, they eventually thrived sans government aid. The wounds shall always remain. This was much needed.🙏

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Partition’s pains can never be forgotten. Millions of our sisters and brothers were displaced and many lost their lives due to mindless hate and violence. In memory of the struggles and sacrifices of our people, 14th August will be observed as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day.

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Some more from Jodhpur.

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Even the most mundane alleys of Pune never fail to surprise. Pictures from Kasba Peth and Narayan Peth.

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Christmas in Calcutta, 2021.

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Chhath Puja, 2022. Pune.

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Prachin Shiv Mandir, Apta. 14.11.2023

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The unusual architecture of Trishund Ganpati Mandir at Somwar Peth, Pune. 1/n

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Streets of Ujjain. 19.08.2022

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Gram Bangla. Mondir o maanush.

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Faces from Pandharpur.

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From Uttarakhand, May, 2024.

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Half of my timeline is filled with RSS' shastra puja tweets and other half is filled with the pictures of the slain man at Singhu border. And all this while Bengali Hindus are getting killed across the border. I've nothing more to say.

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As a Bengali chauvinist, I would like to credit Bengali megastar Mithun Chakraborty and golden Bengali singer Bappi da for their immense contribution to solidify Indo-Russian ties. The excellent bond that we witness today, has been made possible only because of the Disco Dancer.

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Lord Ganesh, Somewhere near Wai. April, 2023

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Houses of Siddhpur August 2024

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People from Deoghar, 2022.

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Photographs from Wai, Satara. April 2023.

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Tweet 1 - Calling out Islamist terrorism is Islamophobic but, Tweet 2 - Sabarimala was a black and white issue. Each tweet of this thread contradicted itself as and when the subject of the question was altered.

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Read about another Bengali wrestler of the colonial period. Bhabendra Mohan Saha, better known as Bheem Bhabani for his wrestling prowess, was connected to the akhada of another eminent wrestler family of his time, the Gohos of North Calcutta. +

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Brahmins at Kalighat Temple, Calcutta. From Clyde Waddell's Calcutta Collection of mid 1940s.

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Omkareshwar Mandir, Shaniwar Peth. 27.05.2022

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An ordinary evening walk in Pune.

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Pandharpur Wari, 2024 Jai Hari Vitthal

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Finally got to sketch. Sangameshwar Temple, Saswad.

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Awaiting His arrival. Pune, 2022

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Four of my photographs capturing this year's Wari procession in Pune have been selected for exhibition at Kolkata's ICCR from 23rd December to 25th December. All my friends in Kolkata are warmly invited.

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Durga Puja at Pune, 2022. First Durga Puja away from family was not so sombre after all. Met @GBudhau at pandals. A very kind bhadralok, who treated me like his daughter. Meeting him was surely the highlight of this year's Durga Puja. Shubho Nabami. Thread. 1 AFMC Durga Puja.

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Prabhat Road, Pune 411004. 11.02.2023

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Glimpses from a fine winter morning, at the dargah near Pune's Shaniwar Wada, where the great Beenkar and Ustad Mohi Bahauddin Dagar's illustrious ancestor, Bande Ali Khan Sa'ab rests.

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Ustad Bahauddin Dagar playing the Rudra Veena. Sharadotsav, 18 November 2023.

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Lots of people hating on Bose for his alleged Nazi connections. In J.H. Voigt's (noted German writer) words, Netaji made a distinction between the Nazi regime and the German nation. His joining hands with Hitler was not an expression of his support of the Nazi ideology. +

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Bhandarkar Road, Pune January, 2023

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Portrait of a boy I met on a local train today. (Posting a photograph after quite some time.) 27.10.2021

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Prabhat Road, one of my final walks here as a humble student residing in पुणे ~ 04.

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Ustad Bahauddin Dagar at Pandit Uday Bhawalkar's Dhrupad Swarkul, Pune.

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Gujari Road, Kolhapur. From March, 2023.

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From Dhrupad Gurukul, where time freezes.

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Street stills from Jodhpur - capturing the women of the Blue City. March, 2024

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This year marks the completion of Satyajit Ray's centenary, yet the ghosts of poverty porn & exoticization allegations have not stopped lurking around. Routinely attacked by the Indian RW, here's why some of his most criticized works have little to do with these allegations. +

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Humble attempt at sketching Dakshineshwar Kali Mandir (Kolkata). Date: 24.05.2021

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The great eastern city of Calcutta. Life by the river.

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The chief architect of Jaipur was Vidyadhar Bhattacharya, a Bengali Brahmin. :))

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The entire city of Jaipur is a UNESCO world heritage site.

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Portraits from Kolkata. December, 2023.

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Once the light is lit and the seen beauty of the universe and the useen beauty of God fill the heart and overflow, art is born. Siddhpur, August 2024

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Indian aesthetics in Satyajit Ray's Jalsaghar (1958). Might be the country's finest musical which was not actually a musical.

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In a matter of few years, general category unreserved students shall either be found working at call centres or if lucky at foreign countries. India is bound to fail by continuing the use of such "social justice" tactics. Doomsday not so far.

ANI

@ANI

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Our Govt has taken landmark decision for providing 27% reservation for OBCs & 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Section in All India Quota Scheme for UG & PG medical/dental courses from current academic yr... This'll create new paradigm of social justice in our country: PM

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Masculine nationalism was not limited to the 19/20th ce Bengali men, but was also propagated by prominent women of the Bengali society. One such woman was Sarala Debi, who comes from the Tagore family, a Brahmo family that has been constantly accused of promoting effeteness. +

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Remember Suzette Jordan? Park Street Rape Case?

Mamata Banerjee

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Have no words to condemn the barbaric & shameful incident at Hathras involving a young Dalit girl. My deepest condolences to the family. More shameful is the forceful cremation without the family’s presence or consent, exposing those who use slogans & lofty promises for votes.

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My hathekhori ceremony. Saraswati Pujo, Kolkata. 2003.

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#WordsCount - The Festival of Words, an event now deeply etched in all our minds. Had the utmost pleasure and luck to be the Student Coordinator of Mr. @ARanganathan72 . @ThinkIndiaPune @ThinkIndia_ #wordscount2019 #wordscount

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Ram Navami ki Hardik Shubhkamnaye. (From today's Bhimashankar Jyotirling visit.)

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Portraits from Jejuri. 08.05.2022

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Realised today that most Bengali Hindus, especially those who had migrated, lost every inch of their tangible heritage. My Maharashtrian friends take pride in their centuries-old, huge ancestral wadas, while we have refugee complexes as our past.

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A day in the lives of the villagers in Basan, Gujarat.

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Talking of homecoming, my grandmother dearly wants me to get a job in Kolkata to be able to go back & live where she grew up and spent most of her life. I had to tell her how there is nothing in West Bengal for a young person who is even remotely ambitious. This hurt both of us.

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Devotees of Alandi. It was my great fortune to have been able to visit the temple town which the mighty Indrayani herself traverses. 26.02.2023

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However, his greatest competition took place in the US, against Ad Santel, the light heavyweight champion of the world. He was beautifully defeated by the "Hindu Giant" Guho. The Kansas City Post described this victory as 'The Invasion of "Hindu Menace". +

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Portrait of a devotee, from Sajjangad, Satara. 17.02.2023

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More from Dive Ghat, Pandharpur Wari. 2 July 2024

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Professors with zero academic pedigree whatsoever, who can't even utter two words in any serious academic setting, think of themselves as feudal lords of the campus where they accidentally get a job.

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Have spoken enough about others, time to introspect within my community. Absolutely disgusted with the attitude of Probashi Bengalis (settled in other parts of India). The Bengali Cultural Associations are filthy rich, but none in my area have arranged for any protest.

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Tulshibaug Ganpati, Pune. Here I announce my "Ganpati celebration in Pune" spam. 30.08.2022

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My friend Wonseok playing raag Bhimpalasi on the surbahar.

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Ambika Charan Guho was introduced to wrestling by his grandfather Shiv Charan Guho. Ambika and his son Khetracharan later taught wrestling to the great Hindu saint Swami Vivekananda and the great Biplobi freedom fighter Bagha Jatin or Jatindranath Mukherjee. +

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From the streets of old Ahmedabad. July 2024

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Monotosh Roy went on to become India & Asia's 1st Mr. Universe. He became the founding member of Asian Body Building Federation & established Roy Yoga Centers all over Bengal. His son Moloy Roy (bodybuilder from Joy Baba Felunath) became Mr. India 8 times and Mr. Asia 3 times. +

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People of Siddhpur. August, 2024

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BJP too is a chameleon party with changing principles, and with completely misplaced priorities. It's election approach down south is so different than in WB.

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God's beautiful sitarist, playing his last. (P.S. Note his expressions.)

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Dussehra Baithak at Dhrupad Gurukul, 2023. Listened to the great Pandit Pushparaj Koshti play Raag Charukeshi on his majestic surbahar.

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An average Bengali Hindu, despite his/her political affiliation is deeply religious, and does not shy away from public demonstrations of his/her belief in Gods and Godesses. Both Indian left and right wing media hate to accept this fact.

NASA

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Today's the day: applications for fall NASA internships are due! Are you ready? Visit @NASAInterns and apply at:

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Ooty, 2023. Marks my comeback after a long hiatus.

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Tried my hand at paper cutting art for the first time. Fingers are bruised coz I didn't use the right paper but worth it. Shubho Shoshti all.🙏

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The silence in the social media that went gaga over Kerala and Kashmir floods, Mumbai rains (hyped every year), and Odisha cyclones among other things is deafening. Moreover the silence of the Central Govt. is even more awful. #CyclonAmphan #PrayForWestBengal

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Guho was not only an exceptional wrestler but also an intellectual who delivered lectures on Tagore's works. He was a trained Hindustani Classical vocalist. In Calcutta, he set up his own akhada which trained scientist Satyen Bose, poet Sudhindranath Dutta & singer Manna Dey. +

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Bagha Jatin was famous in the 'biplobi' circles for his chastity & desire to die for the nation. His guru Swamiji sent him to Ambika Guho's akhada for training. As we know the rest, Bagha Jatin, hugely popular for his courage & physical strength died fighting for Bharat Mata.+

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Jai Jagganath. Date: 29.05.2021.

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Surul Rajbari, Bolpur December 2023

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Born to Ramcharan Guho, son of great wrestler Ambika Charan, Gobor learnt the art of wrestling under the tutelage of his uncle Khetracharan & grandfather Ambika. The latter set up an akhada near Hatibagan, that became a breeding ground for revolutionary nationalist activities. +

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Stills from the sound recording session at Dhrupad Gurukul. Collaboration between Ustad Bahauddin Dagar and Parvathy Baul.

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Shri Jagganath Temple, Puri. 14.07.2022.

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Starting with Gobor Guho (Jatindra Charan Guho), born into the family of wrestlers, he is the best known wrestler of his time from Bengal or even India. On reaching adulthood, he was 6'1" and weighed around 130 kgs. His expanded chest measured 48 inches. +