- published: 09 Aug 2011
- views: 1256
- author: dansara1
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O alor pothojatri/Bidrohi/The Bengal Renaissance
The Bengal Renaissance refers to a social reform movement during the nineteenth and early ...
published: 31 Oct 2011
author: arunava98
O alor pothojatri/Bidrohi/The Bengal Renaissance
The Bengal Renaissance refers to a social reform movement during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in the region of Bengal in Undivided India during the period of British rule. The Bengal renaissance can be said to have started with Raja Ram Mohan Roy (1775--1833) and ended with Rabindranath Tagore (1861--1941), although there have been many stalwarts thereafter embodying particular aspects of the unique intellectual and creative output.[1] Nineteenth century Bengal was a unique blend of religious and social reformers, scholars, literary giants, journalists, patriotic orators and scientists, all merging to form the image of a renaissance, and marked the transition from the 'medieval' to the 'modern
- published: 31 Oct 2011
- views: 332
- author: arunava98
4:02
In Search of the Rajah
'In Search of the Rajah' tries to resurrect through an investigative and introspective len...
published: 17 Aug 2011
author: Indiandiplomacy
In Search of the Rajah
'In Search of the Rajah' tries to resurrect through an investigative and introspective lens- the figure of Raja Rammohan Roy, a key figure in the Bengal renaissance and a man who tried to formulate a manifesto of political equalisation within the colonial backdrop. His manifesto comprised of propagating the right of widows to remarry, their right to property and women's right to education as means to their empowerment. Successfully synthesising the ideals of rationality and universal brotherhood of the Enlightenment Project with the cultural traditions of Bengal, Raja Rammohan Roy's ideas helped to give shape to many initiatives, practices and also a religion that put faith on secular, rational ideals and was atheist to its core. The Indian State continues to strive for this egalitarian system of social order that Raja Rammohan Roy propagated.
- published: 17 Aug 2011
- views: 518
- author: Indiandiplomacy
3:10
Bengal Revolutionaries-Freedom Fighters and Communists
The Bengal Renaissance refers to a social reform movement during the nineteenth and early ...
published: 30 Oct 2011
author: arunava98
Bengal Revolutionaries-Freedom Fighters and Communists
The Bengal Renaissance refers to a social reform movement during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in the region of Bengal in Undivided India during the period of British rule. The Bengal renaissance can be said to have started with Raja Ram Mohan Roy (1775--1833) and ended with Rabindranath Tagore (1861--1941), although there have been many stalwarts thereafter embodying particular aspects of the unique intellectual and creative output.[1] Nineteenth century Bengal was a unique blend of religious and social reformers, scholars, literary giants, journalists, patriotic orators and scientists, all merging to form the image of a renaissance, and marked the transition from the 'medieval' to the 'modern'
- published: 30 Oct 2011
- views: 754
- author: arunava98
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Tagore Song - Rakho Rakho Ray - Arnob
Tagore Song by Arnob. Arnob is a young Bangladeshi musician; initially was known as a memb...
published: 24 Jun 2012
author: koowasha
Tagore Song - Rakho Rakho Ray - Arnob
Tagore Song by Arnob. Arnob is a young Bangladeshi musician; initially was known as a member of folk-rock-fusion band "Bangla" (started in 1998); later gained widespread popularity for his solo career as singer, composer and music director. Arnob graduated in Fine Arts from Santiniketan (university founded by Rabindranath Tagore), India. [ Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) was a Bengali renaissance figure; a mentor of undivided Bengal. He was a music composer, poet, novelist, playwright, artist, activist and a philosopher. Tagore became Asia's first Nobel laureate by winning the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is the only person in the world whose two different songs were chosen as national anthems for two different countries--for India and for Bangladesh. One of his student, Anand Samarkoon, wrote the national anthem of Sri Lanka and the song was greatly inspired by Tagore's music. In 2008, one of Tagore's poem "Stream of Life" from "Gitanjali" became very well-known worldwide because of the song called "Praan" composed by Garry Schyman and sung by Palbasha Siddique, with lyrics adapted from the poem "Stream of Life". The song became phenomenal after it was used as the background music/song for a You-tube video called "Where the Hell is Matt? (2008)" uploaded by traveler and internet celebrity Matt Harding / Dancing Matt.]
- published: 24 Jun 2012
- views: 1559
- author: koowasha
40:53
In Search of the Rajah
'In Search of the Rajah' tries to resurrect through an investigative and introspective len...
published: 07 Aug 2012
author: Indiandiplomacy
In Search of the Rajah
'In Search of the Rajah' tries to resurrect through an investigative and introspective lens- the figure of Raja Rammohan Roy, a key figure in the Bengal renaissance and a man who tried to formulate a manifesto of political equalisation within the colonial backdrop. His manifesto comprised of propagating the right of widows to remarry, their right to property and women's right to education as means to their empowerment. Successfully synthesising the ideals of rationality and universal brotherhood of the Enlightenment Project with the cultural traditions of Bengal, Raja Rammohan Roy's ideas helped to give shape to many initiatives, practices and also a religion that put faith on secular, rational ideals and was atheist to its core. The Indian State continues to strive for this egalitarian system of social order that Raja Rammohan Roy propagated.
- published: 07 Aug 2012
- views: 77
- author: Indiandiplomacy
77:54
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa and Swami Vivekananda Documentary(Vedanta Society)
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (February 18, 1836 - August 16, 1886), born Gadadhar Chattopad...
published: 15 May 2012
author: StudyingComputers
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa and Swami Vivekananda Documentary(Vedanta Society)
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (February 18, 1836 - August 16, 1886), born Gadadhar Chattopadhyay is a famous mystic of nineteenth century India. His religious school of thought led to the formation of the Ramakrishna Mission by his chief disciple Swami Vivekananda—both were influential figures in the Bengali Renaissance and the Hindu renaissance during 19th and 20th century. He was considered an avatar or incarnation of God by many of his disciples, and is considered as such by many of his devotees today. Ramakrishna was born into a poor Brahmin Vaishnava family in rural Bengal. He became the priest at the Dakshineswar Kali Temple, dedicated to Mother Kali, which had the influence of the main strands of Bengali and Indian bhakti.[2] His first spiritual teacher was an ascetic woman skilled in Tantra and vaishnava bhakti. Later an Advaita Vedantin ascetic taught him non-dual meditation, under whom Ramakrishna experienced Nirvikalpa Samadhi. Ramakrishna also experimented with other religions, notably Islam and Christianity, and said that they all lead to the same God.[2] He had wide popular appeal, speaking in rustic Bengali, making use of many stories and parables. Though conventionally uneducated, he attracted attention among the Bengali intelligentsia and middle classes. By the mid-1870s Ramakrishna had become the focal point of a resurgence of Hinduism, particularly among Westernized intellectuals. He eventually gathered and organized a group of followers, led by his chief ...
- published: 15 May 2012
- views: 16080
- author: StudyingComputers
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Satyajit Ray: Introspections (1983) Part 1
An interview with the renowned Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray. He discusses his childhood, ...
published: 23 Feb 2012
author: Ashish Chanda
Satyajit Ray: Introspections (1983) Part 1
An interview with the renowned Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray. He discusses his childhood, the influence of the Bengal renaissance, his interest in design and typography, his approach to political films and violence in cinema, his interest in period films and children's films, his response to Western films and critics, and thoughts on life and death. Credits Presented by Cine Arts India Produced and Directed by K. Bikram Singh. Filmed in 1983 in Bombay, India. Publisher: West Long Branch, NJ: Kultur; Museum of Modern Art, 1990. Series: Museum of Modern Art Film Library Collectors series (Museum of Modern Art) PART 2 www.youtube.com PART 3 www.youtube.com PART 4 (FINAL PART) www.youtube.com
- published: 23 Feb 2012
- views: 16713
- author: Ashish Chanda
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Tagore Song - Majhe Majhe Tobo - Arnob and Friends
Tagore Song by Arnob. Arnob is a young Bangladeshi musician; initially was known as a memb...
published: 30 Aug 2009
author: koowasha
Tagore Song - Majhe Majhe Tobo - Arnob and Friends
Tagore Song by Arnob. Arnob is a young Bangladeshi musician; initially was known as a member of folk-rock-fusion band "Bangla" (started in 1998); later gained widespread popularity for his solo career as singer, composer and music director. Arnob graduated in Fine Arts from Santiniketan (university founded by Rabindranath Tagore), India. [ Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) was a Bengali renaissance figure; a mentor of undivided Bengal. He was a music composer, poet, novelist, playwright, artist, activist and a philosopher. Tagore became Asia's first Nobel laureate by winning the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is the only person in the world whose two different songs were chosen as national anthems for two different countries--for India and for Bangladesh. One of his student, Anand Samarkoon, wrote the national anthem of Sri Lanka and the song was greatly inspired by Tagore's music. In 2008, one of Tagore's poem "Stream of Life" from "Gitanjali" became very well-known worldwide because of the song called "Praan" composed by Garry Schyman and sung by Palbasha Siddique, with lyrics adapted from the poem "Stream of Life". The song became phenomenal after it was used as the background music/song for a You-tube video called "Where the Hell is Matt? (2008)" uploaded by traveler and internet celebrity Matt Harding / Dancing Matt.]
- published: 30 Aug 2009
- views: 236154
- author: koowasha
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Moner Manush-Part 1 Bangla Movie 2011
bangla new movie-Moner Manush 2011 The Director-Goutam Ghose Actor/Actress : Prasenjit, Ra...
published: 03 Jun 2011
author: BhangaFaridPur
Moner Manush-Part 1 Bangla Movie 2011
bangla new movie-Moner Manush 2011 The Director-Goutam Ghose Actor/Actress : Prasenjit, Raisul Islam Asad, Chanchal Chowdhury, Priyanshu Chatterjee, Sayed Hasan Imam, Gulshan Ara Champa, Paoli Dam, Shuvra, Rokeya Prachi, BB Rasel, Shantilal Mukhopaddhay, Mir Nowfil Ashrafi & Taathoi. RABINDRANATH TAGORE'S ELDER BROTHER JYOTIRINDRANATH TAGORE, A WESTERN EDUCATED BRIGHT YOUNG MAN FROM THE 19TH CENTURY BENGAL MET THE OCTOGENARIAN LALAN FAQIR AND DREW A POTRAIT OF THE POET SAINT IN THE FORMER'S HOUSEBOAT AFLOAT THE RIVER PADMA. JYOTIRINDRANATH, AN URBAN INTELLECTUAL EXCHANGE VIEWS WITH THE MAN OF NATIVE WISDOM. THEIR EXCHANGE OF IDEAS FORM THE CINEMATIC NARRATIVE OF THIS FILM. THE NARRATIVE IS A SAGA OF THE LIFE AND TIME OF LALAN FAQIR AND HIS LIBERAL SECT WHO LIVED A LIFE OF HIGH ORDER IN AN OTHERWISE SUPERSTITIOUS 19TH CENTURY INDIAN SOCIETY. LALAN INHERITED THE BEST OF THE LIBERAL AND ENLIGHTENED TRADITION OF HINDUISM, BUDDHISM AND ISLAM TO DEVELOP A PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE WHICH IS EXTREMELY SECULAR AND TOLERANT. THUS BECAME AN EASY PREY FOR THE FUNDAMENTALISTS OF THE HINDU AND MUSLIM INSTITUTIONS. THEY WERE THE PARALLEL STREAM FLOWING FREELY IN THE HEART OF RURAL BENGAL WHEN MEN LIKE RABINDRANATH TAGORE WERE GERMINATING IDEAS OF THE BENGAL RENAISSANCE. THE LOVE AND COMPASSION OF LALAN IS RELEVANT MORE THAN EVER IN TODAY'S WORLD OF INTOLERANCE AND HATE.
- published: 03 Jun 2011
- views: 104169
- author: BhangaFaridPur
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Moner Manush-Part 2 Bangla Movie 2011
bangla new movie-Moner Manush 2011 The Director-Goutam Ghose Actor/Actress : Prasenjit, Ra...
published: 03 Jun 2011
author: BhangaFaridPur
Moner Manush-Part 2 Bangla Movie 2011
bangla new movie-Moner Manush 2011 The Director-Goutam Ghose Actor/Actress : Prasenjit, Raisul Islam Asad, Chanchal Chowdhury, Priyanshu Chatterjee, Sayed Hasan Imam, Gulshan Ara Champa, Paoli Dam, Shuvra, Rokeya Prachi, BB Rasel, Shantilal Mukhopaddhay, Mir Nowfil Ashrafi & Taathoi. RABINDRANATH TAGORE'S ELDER BROTHER JYOTIRINDRANATH TAGORE, A WESTERN EDUCATED BRIGHT YOUNG MAN FROM THE 19TH CENTURY BENGAL MET THE OCTOGENARIAN LALAN FAQIR AND DREW A POTRAIT OF THE POET SAINT IN THE FORMER'S HOUSEBOAT AFLOAT THE RIVER PADMA. JYOTIRINDRANATH, AN URBAN INTELLECTUAL EXCHANGE VIEWS WITH THE MAN OF NATIVE WISDOM. THEIR EXCHANGE OF IDEAS FORM THE CINEMATIC NARRATIVE OF THIS FILM. THE NARRATIVE IS A SAGA OF THE LIFE AND TIME OF LALAN FAQIR AND HIS LIBERAL SECT WHO LIVED A LIFE OF HIGH ORDER IN AN OTHERWISE SUPERSTITIOUS 19TH CENTURY INDIAN SOCIETY. LALAN INHERITED THE BEST OF THE LIBERAL AND ENLIGHTENED TRADITION OF HINDUISM, BUDDHISM AND ISLAM TO DEVELOP A PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE WHICH IS EXTREMELY SECULAR AND TOLERANT. THUS BECAME AN EASY PREY FOR THE FUNDAMENTALISTS OF THE HINDU AND MUSLIM INSTITUTIONS. THEY WERE THE PARALLEL STREAM FLOWING FREELY IN THE HEART OF RURAL BENGAL WHEN MEN LIKE RABINDRANATH TAGORE WERE GERMINATING IDEAS OF THE BENGAL RENAISSANCE. THE LOVE AND COMPASSION OF LALAN IS RELEVANT MORE THAN EVER IN TODAY'S WORLD OF INTOLERANCE AND HATE
- published: 03 Jun 2011
- views: 53227
- author: BhangaFaridPur
15:00
Moner Manush-Part 3 Bangla Movie 2011
bangla new movie-Moner Manush 2011 The Director-Goutam Ghose Actor/Actress : Prasenjit, Ra...
published: 03 Jun 2011
author: BhangaFaridPur
Moner Manush-Part 3 Bangla Movie 2011
bangla new movie-Moner Manush 2011 The Director-Goutam Ghose Actor/Actress : Prasenjit, Raisul Islam Asad, Chanchal Chowdhury, Priyanshu Chatterjee, Sayed Hasan Imam, Gulshan Ara Champa, Paoli Dam, Shuvra, Rokeya Prachi, BB Rasel, Shantilal Mukhopaddhay, Mir Nowfil Ashrafi & Taathoi. RABINDRANATH TAGORE'S ELDER BROTHER JYOTIRINDRANATH TAGORE, A WESTERN EDUCATED BRIGHT YOUNG MAN FROM THE 19TH CENTURY BENGAL MET THE OCTOGENARIAN LALAN FAQIR AND DREW A POTRAIT OF THE POET SAINT IN THE FORMER'S HOUSEBOAT AFLOAT THE RIVER PADMA. JYOTIRINDRANATH, AN URBAN INTELLECTUAL EXCHANGE VIEWS WITH THE MAN OF NATIVE WISDOM. THEIR EXCHANGE OF IDEAS FORM THE CINEMATIC NARRATIVE OF THIS FILM. THE NARRATIVE IS A SAGA OF THE LIFE AND TIME OF LALAN FAQIR AND HIS LIBERAL SECT WHO LIVED A LIFE OF HIGH ORDER IN AN OTHERWISE SUPERSTITIOUS 19TH CENTURY INDIAN SOCIETY. LALAN INHERITED THE BEST OF THE LIBERAL AND ENLIGHTENED TRADITION OF HINDUISM, BUDDHISM AND ISLAM TO DEVELOP A PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE WHICH IS EXTREMELY SECULAR AND TOLERANT. THUS BECAME AN EASY PREY FOR THE FUNDAMENTALISTS OF THE HINDU AND MUSLIM INSTITUTIONS. THEY WERE THE PARALLEL STREAM FLOWING FREELY IN THE HEART OF RURAL BENGAL WHEN MEN LIKE RABINDRANATH TAGORE WERE GERMINATING IDEAS OF THE BENGAL RENAISSANCE. THE LOVE AND COMPASSION OF LALAN IS RELEVANT MORE THAN EVER IN TODAY'S WORLD OF INTOLERANCE AND HATE
- published: 03 Jun 2011
- views: 19804
- author: BhangaFaridPur
15:00
Moner Manush-Part 4 Bangla Movie 2011
bangla new movie-Moner Manush 2011 The Director-Goutam Ghose Actor/Actress : Prasenjit, Ra...
published: 03 Jun 2011
author: BhangaFaridPur
Moner Manush-Part 4 Bangla Movie 2011
bangla new movie-Moner Manush 2011 The Director-Goutam Ghose Actor/Actress : Prasenjit, Raisul Islam Asad, Chanchal Chowdhury, Priyanshu Chatterjee, Sayed Hasan Imam, Gulshan Ara Champa, Paoli Dam, Shuvra, Rokeya Prachi, BB Rasel, Shantilal Mukhopaddhay, Mir Nowfil Ashrafi & Taathoi. RABINDRANATH TAGORE'S ELDER BROTHER JYOTIRINDRANATH TAGORE, A WESTERN EDUCATED BRIGHT YOUNG MAN FROM THE 19TH CENTURY BENGAL MET THE OCTOGENARIAN LALAN FAQIR AND DREW A POTRAIT OF THE POET SAINT IN THE FORMER'S HOUSEBOAT AFLOAT THE RIVER PADMA. JYOTIRINDRANATH, AN URBAN INTELLECTUAL EXCHANGE VIEWS WITH THE MAN OF NATIVE WISDOM. THEIR EXCHANGE OF IDEAS FORM THE CINEMATIC NARRATIVE OF THIS FILM. THE NARRATIVE IS A SAGA OF THE LIFE AND TIME OF LALAN FAQIR AND HIS LIBERAL SECT WHO LIVED A LIFE OF HIGH ORDER IN AN OTHERWISE SUPERSTITIOUS 19TH CENTURY INDIAN SOCIETY. LALAN INHERITED THE BEST OF THE LIBERAL AND ENLIGHTENED TRADITION OF HINDUISM, BUDDHISM AND ISLAM TO DEVELOP A PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE WHICH IS EXTREMELY SECULAR AND TOLERANT. THUS BECAME AN EASY PREY FOR THE FUNDAMENTALISTS OF THE HINDU AND MUSLIM INSTITUTIONS. THEY WERE THE PARALLEL STREAM FLOWING FREELY IN THE HEART OF RURAL BENGAL WHEN MEN LIKE RABINDRANATH TAGORE WERE GERMINATING IDEAS OF THE BENGAL RENAISSANCE. THE LOVE AND COMPASSION OF LALAN IS RELEVANT MORE THAN EVER IN TODAY'S WORLD OF INTOLERANCE AND HATE
- published: 03 Jun 2011
- views: 15454
- author: BhangaFaridPur
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Satyajit Ray: Introspections (1983) Part 2
Satyajit Ray: Introspections (1983) Part 2 An interview with the renowned Indian filmmaker...
published: 23 Feb 2012
author: Ashish Chanda
Satyajit Ray: Introspections (1983) Part 2
Satyajit Ray: Introspections (1983) Part 2 An interview with the renowned Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray. He discusses his childhood, the influence of the Bengal renaissance, his interest in design and typography, his approach to political films and violence in cinema, his interest in period films and children's films, his response to Western films and critics, and thoughts on life and death. Credits Presented by Cine Arts India Produced and Directed by K. Bikram Singh. Filmed in 1983 in Bombay, India. Publisher: West Long Branch, NJ: Kultur; Museum of Modern Art, 1990. Series: Museum of Modern Art Film Library Collectors series (Museum of Modern Art)
- published: 23 Feb 2012
- views: 3430
- author: Ashish Chanda
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Before Tagore: Music, Farce, and Muslim Patrons in 19th Century Bengal - By Richard David Williams and Priyanka Basu
Thursday 29 March 2012, 6.00-8.00pm
Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives
277 Ban...
published: 18 Oct 2012
author: bricklanecircle
Before Tagore: Music, Farce, and Muslim Patrons in 19th Century Bengal - By Richard David Williams and Priyanka Basu
Thursday 29 March 2012, 6.00-8.00pm
Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives
277 Bancroft Road, London E1 4DQ
Abstract:
When we think of the cultural achievements that came out of colonial Calcutta, often we are drawn immediately to those of the Tagore family. More often than not, the longer history of Bengali artistic innovation and musical production is sidelined. This panel presentation discusses the various kinds of genre, artist, and performance space that thrived amid the Bengal Renaissance. A re-examination of the field indicates the many audiences and tastes that were cultivated in court cultures, religious processions, and the salons of the gentry. By considering genres such as Kobigaan in relation to the stage and farces, the conversation between these art forms and their creators comes into focus. These developments were not merely background material for later displays of genius, and demand recognition as profound contributions to the musical heritage of Bengal.
Priyanka Basu is an MPhil/PhD student at the Department of the Languages and Cultures of South Asia, SOAS, UK on a Felix Scholarship. Her research topic is entitled, "Cockfight in Tune: Reading Nations, Communities and Peformances in the 'Bengali' Kobigaan". She has been awarded an MPhil degree for her dissertation on From the Profane to the Proscenium: Re-Reading the Early Farces of Colonial Bengalby the Centre for English Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. She has worked as a Research Associate with the Asian Heritage Foundation in New Delhi and taught as guest-lecturer in Bethune College and THK Jain College, University of Calcutta. She has presented papers at several national and international conferences and seminars and has a number of publications to her credit.
Richard David Williams is an MPhil/PhD student at the Department of Music and a member of the India Institute at King’s College London. He was previously awarded his BA in Theology and then an MPhil in Modern South Asian Studies at the University of Oxford. His current work explores the relationship between Hindustani musical cultures and Bengal across the nineteenth century, focusing in particular on the court-in-exile of Wajid Ali Shah in Calcutta. His broader interests include classical Hindi literature, processes of oral and scribal transmission, and khyal.
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Visiting Kolkata, India (Exploring Calcutta, India)
This is a travel video from my experience in Kolkata, India. I really enjoyed visiting Ca...
published: 29 Sep 2012
author: Nomadic Samuel
Visiting Kolkata, India (Exploring Calcutta, India)
This is a travel video from my experience in Kolkata, India. I really enjoyed visiting Calcutta as it is my favourite large city in all of India.
http://nomadicsamuel.com : Kolkata /kɒlˈkætə/, or Calcutta /kælˈkʌtə/, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly river, it is the principal commercial, cultural, and educational centre of East India, while the Port of Kolkata is India's oldest operating port as well as its sole major riverine port. As of 2011, the city had 4.5 million residents; the urban agglomeration, which comprises the city and its suburbs, was home to approximately 14.1 million, making it the third-most populous metropolitan area in India. As of 2008, its economic output as measured by gross domestic product ranked third among South Asian cities, behind Mumbai and Delhi.[6] As a growing metropolitan city in a developing country, Kolkata confronts substantial urban pollution, traffic congestion, poverty, overpopulation, and other logistic and socioeconomic problems.
In the late 17th century, the three villages that predated Kolkata were ruled by the Nawab of Bengal under Mughal suzerainty. After the Nawab granted the East India Company a trading license in 1690,[7] the area was developed by the Company into an increasingly fortified mercantile base. Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah occupied Kolkata in 1756, and the East India Company retook it in the following year and by 1772 assumed full sovereignty. Under East India Company and later under the British Raj, Kolkata served as the capital of India until 1911, when its perceived geographical disadvantages, combined with growing nationalism in Bengal, led to a shift of the capital to New Delhi. The city was a centre of the Indian independence movement; it remains a hotbed of contemporary state politics. Following Indian independence in 1947, Kolkata—which was once the centre of modern Indian education, science, culture, and politics—witnessed several decades of relative economic stagnation. Since the early 2000s, an economic rejuvenation has led to accelerated growth.
As a nucleus of the 19th- and early 20th-century Bengal Renaissance and a religiously and ethnically diverse centre of culture in Bengal and India, Kolkata has established local traditions in drama, art, film, theatre, and literature that have gained wide audiences. Many people from Kolkata—among them several Nobel laureates—have contributed to the arts, the sciences, and other areas, while Kolkata culture features idiosyncrasies that include distinctively close-knit neighbourhoods (paras) and freestyle intellectual exchanges (adda). West Bengal's share of the Bengali film industry is based in the city, which also hosts venerable cultural institutions of national importance, such as the Academy of Fine Arts, the Victoria Memorial, the Asiatic Society, the Indian Museum, and the National Library of India. Though home to major cricketing venues and franchises, Kolkata differs from other Indian cities by giving importance to association football and other sports: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolkata
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53:56
Disconnected Genius: Dwarkanath and Rabindranath
Dwarkanath Tagore was an early 19th century self-made entrepreneur who
has been compared w...
published: 28 Oct 2012
author: Aniruddho Sanyal
Disconnected Genius: Dwarkanath and Rabindranath
Dwarkanath Tagore was an early 19th century self-made entrepreneur who
has been compared with Jamshedji Tata - the industrial pioneer. He was also the
grandfather of Rabindranath Tagore, though curiously, the poet in his substantial
body of works, hardly mentions Dwarkanath, who was a man of rare qualities
ranging from strong business acumen to the love of the arts, poetry and music.
Though at times ruthless in business, he was also a progressive thinker and a
generous donor to many charities and worthy causes.
This is also a homage to Professor Blair Kling, the most recent authority on Dwarkanath Tagore, whom I had the good fortune to interview. This is the only footage there is of him talking about the subject to which he dedicated his life's work. Sadly, he passed away last year.
Testimonials from noted Tagore scholars:
'Prince' Dwarkanath Tagore (1794-1846), the grandfather of Rabindranath Tagore, was one of the
most interesting Indians of the nineteenth century, with a convincing claim to be India's first industrial
entrepreneur. His business empire traded with the West and the East. Yet, his spiritually inclined
grandson rejected his commercially minded grandfather's memory, and today Dwarkanath is largely
unremembered, even in India. Aniruddho Sanyal's personal tribute to Dwarkanath, "Disconnected
Genius", brings this larger-than-life man alive. It is an attractive mixture of historical material,
contemporary footage shot in both Calcutta, England and the United States, dramatized scenes from
Dwarkanath's life, and a fascinating interview with Blair Kling, an American economic historian who
wrote an important book on Dwarkanath's empire. Anyone interested in the Tagore family and the
roots of modern India's current economic rise should see "Disconnected Genius"
Andrew Robinson, Tagore scholar and biographer, world renowned authority on Satyajit Ray and
formerly Editor, Times Literary Supplement
Aniruddho Sanyal’s documentary, “Disconnected Genius,” captures the important place of
Dwarkanath Tagore, the grandfather of Rabindranath, in the history of modern India. It depicts
Dwarkanath, who flourished in early nineteenth-century Calcutta, as a man of many facets—business
and industrial entrepreneur, patron of western education and theater, social leader who broke taboos
by associating with Europeans and bringing British and Indian elites together, and citizen of the
British Empire who spent long periods in London where he hobnobbed with literati and social leaders
and with Queen Victoria herself. Sanyal’s vivid and concise portrayal of Dwarkanath also explores
the mystery of why Rabindranath in none of his writings acknowledged the achievements of his
illustrious ancestor.
Blair Kling, Professor of History, Tagore scholar and author of “Partner in Empire: Dwarkanath
Tagore,” the greatest sourcebook on the subject of Rabindranath’s grandfather and the 19th
century renaissance in Bengal.
Aniruddho Sanyal's impressive film on Dwarkanath Tagore - Rabindranath's grandfather - is a long
overdue assessment of a pioneering Indian entrepreneur who made his mark in a highly competitive
colonial business world. It goes to show that the Tagores were modernists, starting effectively with
Dwarkanath. Rabindranath Tagore's myriad modernising efforts in the field of Indian culture are but a
continuation of the same momentum. Both Rajah RamMohun Roy and Dwarkanath Tagore began a
progressive dialogue with the west which was temporarily regressed by Maharshi Debendranath,
Dwarkanath's son. Fortunately it was revitalised by Rabindranath to inspire India in search of her
rightful place in the world.
Krishna Dutta, Tagore scholar and biographer. Author (with Andrew Robinson) of “Rabindranath
Tagore: The Myriad Minded Man”( St. Martin’s Press, 1996) and several other seminal volumes
on Rabindranath Tagore and a path-breaking book on Calcutta.
Aniruddho Sanyal holds a PhD in Finance and has been a risk technology
professional for two decades. He also makes documentaries in his spare time on
themes of interest to the Indian diaspora
Youtube results:
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Moner Manush (মনের মানুষ) ~ 2010 Full Movie [HDTV]
Movie : Moner Manush Cast : Lalan Fakir - Prosenjit I Young Lalan - Jisan , Shiraj Sai - R...
published: 27 Jun 2011
author: ShonarBanglaTV
Moner Manush (মনের মানুষ) ~ 2010 Full Movie [HDTV]
Movie : Moner Manush Cast : Lalan Fakir - Prosenjit I Young Lalan - Jisan , Shiraj Sai - Raisul Islam Asad I Kobiraj - Hasan Imam , Jyotirindranath Tagore - Priyanshu Chatterjee I Padmabati Gulshan Ara - Champa , Golapi - Tathoi I Ginnima - Laila Hasan , Bina - Deepa Podder I Mayur - Shormi , Kalua - Chanchal Chowdhury I Harinath Majumdar - Shantilal Mukherjee , Mir Mosharaf Hussain - Anirban Guha I Bargakhepi - Bibi Russell , Komli - Paoli Dam I Bhanumati - Shuvra Kundu , Hindu Priest - Shanu Banerjee I Moulavi - Amir Shirazi . Directed by : Goutam Ghose Produced by : Gautam Kundu, Habibur Rahman Khan Screenplay by : Goutam Ghose Based on Moner Manush by : Sunil Ganguly Music by : Goutam Ghose Cinematography : Goutam Ghose Editing by : Moloy Banerjee Release date(s) : December 3, 2010 Country : India, Bangladesh Language : Bengali Moner Manush is a Bengali feature film based on the life and philosophy of Fakir Lalan Shah, a noted spiritual leader, poet and folk singer of Bengal in the 19th century. Directed by Goutam Ghose, the film has Prosenjit as the lead actor portraying the character of Lalan Fakir. Paoli Dam plays the character of Komli, the key female disciple of Lalan. Moner Manush has been regarded as one of the best creations of recent times, based on the response received by people of Bengal. This effort from Goutom Ghosh comes in the time of growing Bengali movies, making it certain that the revival of golden period of Bengali cinema is not far away. THE ...
- published: 27 Jun 2011
- views: 668401
- author: ShonarBanglaTV
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Satyajit Ray: Introspections (1983) Part 3
An interview with the renowned Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray. He discusses his childhood, ...
published: 23 Feb 2012
author: Ashish Chanda
Satyajit Ray: Introspections (1983) Part 3
An interview with the renowned Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray. He discusses his childhood, the influence of the Bengal renaissance, his interest in design and typography, his approach to political films and violence in cinema, his interest in period films and children's films, his response to Western films and critics, and thoughts on life and death. Credits Presented by Cine Arts India Produced and Directed by K. Bikram Singh. Filmed in 1983 in Bombay, India. Publisher: West Long Branch, NJ: Kultur; Museum of Modern Art, 1990. Series: Museum of Modern Art Film Library Collectors series (Museum of Modern Art)
- published: 23 Feb 2012
- views: 2126
- author: Ashish Chanda
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WEST BENGAL INDIA TEA GARDENS BEAUTY VIDEO 1
WEST BENGAL INDIA TEA GARDENS BEAUTY VIDEO 1 ---------------------------------------------...
published: 06 May 2012
author: davwht9
WEST BENGAL INDIA TEA GARDENS BEAUTY VIDEO 1
WEST BENGAL INDIA TEA GARDENS BEAUTY VIDEO 1 --------------------------------------------------- WEST BENGAL INDIA TEA GARDENS BEAUTY West Bengal /bɛŋˈɡɔːl/ (proposed new English name: Paschim Banga[3]) is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous.[4] It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants.[4] Covering a total area of 34267 sq mi (88750 km2), it is bordered by the countries of Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh, and the Indian states of Orissa, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim, and Assam. The state capital is Kolkata (formerly Calcutta). West Bengal encompasses two broad natural regions: the Gangetic Plain in the south and the sub-Himalayan and Himalayan area in the north. In the 3rd century BC, the broader region of Bengal was conquered by the emperor Ashoka. In the 4th century AD, it was absorbed into the Gupta Empire. From the 13th century onward, the region was ruled by several sultans, powerful Hindu states and Baro-Bhuyan landlords, until the beginning of British rule in the 18th century. The British East India Company cemented their hold on the region following the Battle of Plassey in 1757, and the city of Calcutta (now known as Kolkata) served for many years as the capital of British India. The early and prolonged exposure to British administration resulted in expansion of Western education, culminating in development in science, institutional education, and social reforms ...
- published: 06 May 2012
- views: 199
- author: davwht9
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Kolkata Blues
The film is a glimpse into the myriad of musical traditions that Kolkata possesses. Cultur...
published: 04 May 2011
author: Indiandiplomacy
Kolkata Blues
The film is a glimpse into the myriad of musical traditions that Kolkata possesses. Culturally, Kolkata has been at the epicenter of the Bengal renaissance movement and much of the music that has emerged from the city reflects the revolutionary spirit of Bengal, the Bengali attitude toward reform and action towards social change. Kolkata Blues is an intimate return to the city in order to place its music in the larger urban-political canvas and to show the reactionary power of music to social injustices.
- published: 04 May 2011
- views: 410
- author: Indiandiplomacy
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