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James Prinsep (20 August 1799 – 22 April 1840) was an English scholar, orientalist and antiquary. He was the founding editor of the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal and is best remembered for deciphering the Kharosthi and Brahmi scripts of ancient India. He studied, documented and illustrated many aspects of numismatics, metallurgy, meteorology apart from pursuing his career in India as an assay master at the mint in Benares.
James Prinsep was the seventh son and the tenth child of John Prinsep (1746–1830) and his wife, Sophia Elizabeth Auriol (1760–1850). John Prinsep went to India in 1771 with almost no money and became a successful indigo planter. He returned to England in 1787 with a fortune of £40,000 and established himself as an East India merchant. He moved to Clifton in 1809 after incurring losses. His connections helped him find work for all his sons and several members of the Prinsep family rose to high positions in India. John Prinsep later became a Member of Parliament. James initially went to study in a school in Clifton run by a Mr. Bullock but learnt more at home from his older siblings. He showed a talent for detailed drawing and mechanical invention made him study architecture under the gifted but eccentric Augustus Pugin. His eyesight however declined due to an infection and he was unable to take up architecture as a profession. His father knew of an opening in the assay department at the mint in India and sent him to train in chemistry at Guy's Hospital and later as apprentice to Mr Bingley, assay master at the Royal Mint in London (1818–19).
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Prinsep Ghat (Bengali: প্রিন্সেপ ঘাট) is a ghat built in 1841 during the British Raj, along the Kolkata bank of the Hooghly River in India. The Palladian porch in the memory of the eminent Anglo-Indian scholar and antiquary James Prinsep was designed by W. Fitzgerald and constructed in 1843.
Located between the Water Gate and the St George's Gate of the Fort William, the monument to Prinsep is rich in Greek and Gothic inlays. It was restored by the state's public works department in November 2001 and has since been well-maintained. In its initial years, all royal British entourages used the Prinsep Ghat jetty for embarkation and disembarkation.
Prinsep Ghat is one of the oldest recreational spots of Kolkata. People visit it in the evenings on weekends to go boating on the river, stroll along the bank and purchase food from stalls there. One stall selling ice-cream and fast food has been there for more than 40 years. A 2-kilometre (1.2 mi) stretch of the beautified riverfront from Princep Ghat to Babughat (Baje Kadamtala Ghat) was inaugurated on 24 May 2012. It has illuminated and landscaped gardens and pathways, fountains, and renovated ghats. One of the songs in the Bollywood film Parineeta was shot here on the ghats.
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James Prinsep landed in india in 1819. He came to work in the mint as an essay master for the East India Company but destiny had bigger plans. Truly a man for all seasons, his genius blossomed as an artist,linguist,architect,translator,writer,engineer and scientist. He died at the age of 40. His brilliance has been ignored by world. May this documentary shed light on him and the holy city that he loved.
Princep Ghat Kolkata - James Prinsep Monument of Kolkata - Princep Ghat Kolkata. James Prinsep Monument of Kolkata in Daylight & in Evening with Lighting decoration. View of Princep Ghat, Kolkata.
James Prinsep landed in india in 1819. He came to work in the mint as an essay master for the East India Company but destiny had bigger plans. Truly a man for all seasons, his genius blossomed as an artist,linguist,architect,translator,writer,engineer and scientist. He died at the age of 40. His brilliance has been ignored by world. May this documentary shed light on him and the holy city that he loved.
The story of James Prinsep and of his work and time in Benares, India beginning in 1819. He was an illustrator, builder, assay master of the mint and was responsible for translating ancient languages that opened the door on the great emperor Ashoka. His unrecognized genius is the story of this forthcoming film by director, James Ellison Wills.
Video footage property of The Fading Joy Music: Courtly Dance of Sleeping Beauty (Pavane de la belle au bois dormant) of the piano suite: Ma Mere l'Oye Source: http://freemusicarchive.org/tag/piano/
Prinsep Ghat is a Ghat built during British Raj, along the river bank of Hooghly and on its bank on Kolkata side. The Palladian porch in the memory of eminent orientalist James Prinsep, famous for deciphering the inscriptions of Ashoka, was designed by W. Fitzgerald and constructed in 1843. It is located between the Water Gate and the St George's Gate of the Fort William. It was built in 1841 and named after James Prinsep, the Anglo-Indian scholar and antiquary. The monument rich in Greek and Gothic inlays, was restored by the state's public works department in November 2001 and has since been well-maintained. In its initial years, all the royal British entourages used the Prinsep Ghat jetty for embarkation/disembarkation. Source : Wikipedia This footage is part of the professionally-sh...
Dr. O.P. Kejariwal explains the attraction of Benares for James Prinsep upon arrival in 1820. The upcoming documentary by James Wills tells the story of one of the greatest unsung figures of history, James Prinsep.
James Prinsep Monument. (Time Lapse Video). Time lapse video of the James Prinsep Monument at the Prinsep Ghat in Kolkata.
The uncut interview the physicist - musician Krishna in India, April 2011 for the documentary, The Benares of James Prinsep. Powerful thoughts, profound thinking to challenge your view of things.
James Prinsep landed in india in 1819. He came to work in the mint as an essay master for the East India Company but destiny had bigger plans. Truly a man for all seasons, his genius blossomed as an artist,linguist,architect,translator,writer,engineer and scientist. He died at the age of 40. His brilliance has been ignored by world. May this documentary shed light on him and the holy city that he loved.
The story of James Prinsep and of his work and time in Benares, India beginning in 1819. He was an illustrator, builder, assay master of the mint and was responsible for translating ancient languages that opened the door on the great emperor Ashoka. His unrecognized genius is the story of this forthcoming film by director, James Ellison Wills.
James Prinsep landed in india in 1819. He came to work in the mint as an essay master for the East India Company but destiny had bigger plans. Truly a man for all seasons, his genius blossomed as an artist,linguist,architect,translator,writer,engineer and scientist. He died at the age of 40. His brilliance has been ignored by world. May this documentary shed light on him and the holy city that he loved.
Dr. O.P. Kejariwal explains the attraction of Benares for James Prinsep upon arrival in 1820. The upcoming documentary by James Wills tells the story of one of the greatest unsung figures of history, James Prinsep.
Watch the beautiful Construction of James Prinsep Ghat @ Kolkata. The construction of this ghat was made during the British rule in India. It is located at the river bank of Ganges. It was made in the memory of eminent & renowned British Scholar James Prinsep.
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James Prinsep landed in india in 1819. He came to work in the mint as an essay master for the East India Company but destiny had bigger plans. Truly a man for all seasons, his genius blossomed as an artist,linguist,architect,translator,writer,engineer and scientist. He died at the age of 40. His brilliance has been ignored by world. May this documentary shed light on him and the holy city that he loved.
Princep Ghat Kolkata - James Prinsep Monument of Kolkata - Princep Ghat Kolkata. James Prinsep Monument of Kolkata in Daylight & in Evening with Lighting decoration. View of Princep Ghat, Kolkata.
James Prinsep landed in india in 1819. He came to work in the mint as an essay master for the East India Company but destiny had bigger plans. Truly a man for all seasons, his genius blossomed as an artist,linguist,architect,translator,writer,engineer and scientist. He died at the age of 40. His brilliance has been ignored by world. May this documentary shed light on him and the holy city that he loved.
The story of James Prinsep and of his work and time in Benares, India beginning in 1819. He was an illustrator, builder, assay master of the mint and was responsible for translating ancient languages that opened the door on the great emperor Ashoka. His unrecognized genius is the story of this forthcoming film by director, James Ellison Wills.
Video footage property of The Fading Joy Music: Courtly Dance of Sleeping Beauty (Pavane de la belle au bois dormant) of the piano suite: Ma Mere l'Oye Source: http://freemusicarchive.org/tag/piano/
Prinsep Ghat is a Ghat built during British Raj, along the river bank of Hooghly and on its bank on Kolkata side. The Palladian porch in the memory of eminent orientalist James Prinsep, famous for deciphering the inscriptions of Ashoka, was designed by W. Fitzgerald and constructed in 1843. It is located between the Water Gate and the St George's Gate of the Fort William. It was built in 1841 and named after James Prinsep, the Anglo-Indian scholar and antiquary. The monument rich in Greek and Gothic inlays, was restored by the state's public works department in November 2001 and has since been well-maintained. In its initial years, all the royal British entourages used the Prinsep Ghat jetty for embarkation/disembarkation. Source : Wikipedia This footage is part of the professionally-sh...
Dr. O.P. Kejariwal explains the attraction of Benares for James Prinsep upon arrival in 1820. The upcoming documentary by James Wills tells the story of one of the greatest unsung figures of history, James Prinsep.
James Prinsep Monument. (Time Lapse Video). Time lapse video of the James Prinsep Monument at the Prinsep Ghat in Kolkata.
James Prinsep landed in india in 1819. He came to work in the mint as an essay master for the East India Company but destiny had bigger plans. Truly a man for all seasons, his genius blossomed as an artist,linguist,architect,translator,writer,engineer and scientist. He died at the age of 40. His brilliance has been ignored by world. May this documentary shed light on him and the holy city that he loved.
James Prinsep landed in india in 1819. He came to work in the mint as an essay master for the East India Company but destiny had bigger plans. Truly a man for all seasons, his genius blossomed as an artist,linguist,architect,translator,writer,engineer and scientist. He died at the age of 40. His brilliance has been ignored by world. May this documentary shed light on him and the holy city that he loved.
The uncut interview the physicist - musician Krishna in India, April 2011 for the documentary, The Benares of James Prinsep. Powerful thoughts, profound thinking to challenge your view of things.
Brahmi is the modern name given to one of the oldest writing systems used in South and Central Asia during the final centuries BCE and the early centuries CE.Like its contemporary, Kharoṣṭhī, which was used in what is now Afghanistan and Pakistan, it is an abugida.The best-known Brahmi inscriptions are the rock-cut edicts of Ashoka in north-central India, dated to 250–232 BCE.The script was deciphered in 1837 by James Prinsep, an archaeologist, philologist, and official of the East India Company. ---Image-Copyright-and-Permission--- About the author(s): No machine-readable author provided. Vadakkan assumed (based on copyright claims). License: Creative Commons ShareAlike 1.0 Generic (CC SA 1.0) Author(s): Vadakkan (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Vadakkan) ---Image-Copyright-and-P...
Radio Station: www.freedomslips.com Show: www.shinysideout.net Show 80 - Yeti Pre-19th century According to H. Siiger, the Yeti was a part of the pre-Buddhist beliefs of several Himalayan people. He was told that the Lepcha people worshipped a "Glacier Being" as a God of the Hunt. He also reported that followers of the Bön religion once believed the blood of the "mi rgod" or "wild man" had use in certain mystical ceremonies. The being was depicted as an apelike creature who carries a large stone as a weapon and makes a whistling swoosh sound.[28] 19th century When we started to do serious adventuring around the world by ship we started finding creatures and reports were thick and fast. In 1832, James Prinsep's Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal published trekker B. H. Hodgson's acc...
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