Abanindranath was an enigma and continues to be one. His Bharat Mata has been the perfect representation of Mother India. Painted in 1905, the year of Bengal Partition of 1905, Mother is depicted wearing a saffron wrap, like a ‘Sadhvi’.
Category: Culture
Rokeya Begum— The Feminist Thinker, Writer, Educator and Political Activist from British India.
Rokeya’s words clearly demonstrate how clear she was with her idea of liberty, which will materialise only if women wake up to the fact that they have the potential to change the world, coming out of their closets.
The Partitions of Bengal I
Yes, in plural. Between 1835 and 1947, the borders of Bengal have been redrawn five times. Till 1835, the administrative control of northwest Provinces, covering most of what is now Uttar Pradesh and Arakan Hills were run by the Bengal Presidency. These were split off, with Arakan becoming a part of Myanmar. Again, in 1874,…
Once Upon a Time…in Advertising
by Monojit Lahiri Phew! From “Thank God you’re not one of those small-town, Vernac types, dear boy” to “Oye angrez, Hindi aati hai?”…we’ve indeed come a long way, baby! But to begin at the beginning…it was a completely different planet, the India and Kolkata of the early seventies and a totally different adspace too….
Marilyn Monroe – Max Factor
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING EYE-POPPING? PRESENTING DEAD BLONDE ROCKING!! by Monojit Lahiri Advertising is the art of seducing and enticing the unguarded to buy products & services that sell images & dreams, aspirations, hopes & desires … Today, more than ever in a hugely competitive market where consumers are spoilt for choices, the challenge for the…