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Remembering Indiaâs First Modern Sculptor, Ramkinkar Baij He broke free from the stultifying conformism of colonial and pre-modern studio sculpturing to encompass in his work the lives and struggles of plain, unremarkable human beings. Ramkinkar Baij: (May 25, 1906 â August 2, 1980) Credit: Twitter My memories of Ramkinkar Baij, such as they are, are interlaced with two things that one rarely associates with an artist. The first, curiously, is kerosene. And the second, somewhat less oddly, is summer, or rather, a hot summer day. One afternoon in the middle of April, in 1973, my friend and I were walking around Santiniketanâs quiet Ratan Pally on some errand, when my friend nudged me and pointed at someone who was coming from the opposite direction. He was a bare-bodied, bare-footed man in a short dhoti and a wide straw topi, and slung from his right arm by a piece of rope was a green bottle that smelt strongly of kerosene as he passed by us. ....
Updated Mar 09, 2021 | 13:39 IST There is an intriguing legend behind the naming of Koilaghat Street or the Koilaghat building. And do you know the British constructed Strand Road with soil shipped from UK? Check the report below to know more. Old Koilaghat Building Koilaghat Street Strand Road View Kolkata (Pic credit: Biswarup Ganguly on Wikimedia Commons) Key Highlights The British empire first began with the English traders getting a toe hold in the natural harbour of what was then named Calcutta The Old Fort William they built there was known as Qila by the Indians and since it lay on the banks of a waterbody, the word Ghat came along ....
There is an intriguing legend behind the naming of Koilaghat Street or the Koilaghat building. And do you know the British constructed Strand Road with soil shipped from UK? Check the report below to know more. ....
Primary Historical Facts Related To Ajatashatru Here are the primary facts related to this story. Ajatashatru (c. 492 BC-460 BC) was probably the second king of the Haryanka dynasty. The Haryanka dynasty (c. 544 BCE - c. 413 BC) was an imperial dynasty of ancient India, which came into the limelight of history when their King Bimbisara spread his influence through conquests and strategic marriage alliances. King Bimbisara’s capital was situated at a place called Girivraj, which is the modern town of Rajgir in the Indian state of Bihar. King Bimbisara’s only son was Ajatashatru. The name Ajatashatru can be translated to mean a person who has no living enemies or a person for whom no enemies ever existed. True to his name, this ruler in Indian history made sure that nobody interfered with his chosen path, not even his own father. When Ajatashatru was born, Bimbisara was overjoyed to have a son. However, legend has it that the birth of this prince was preceded many bad ....
Dutch Nobel laureate who warned about holes in ozone layer, dies age 87 Paul Crutzen in 1996. Photo: Biswarup Ganguly via Wikimedia Commons Dutch scientist and Nobel laureate Paul Crutzen has died at the age of 87. His death on Thursday was confirmed by the Max Planck Institute where Crutzen was director of atmospheric chemistry from 1980 until his retirement in 2000. ‘Along with scientists Sherry Rowland and Mario Molina, Crutzen alerted the world to the dangers of ozone depletion caused by chlorofluorocarbons from spray cans,’ the Independent quoted climate scientist Michael Penn as saying. Martin Stratmann, the president of the Max Planck Institute, called Crutzen a ‘pioneer’ and said his work was a ‘rare example of fundamental scientific research leading to a global political decision.’ ....