...much contemporary in feeling. It is mainly the womenfolk who have kept the art alive in this part of the subcontinent. They retain connections with age-ol
...s''' '''or embankments. Alpana does t occur in any of the ancient books on art, although the word Rangavali is mentioned in some of them.
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...This is particularly true for the image of goddess Durga. This traditional art not only enhances the appearance of the Durga image, but also develops some
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...e Chinese traveller Ma Huen, who visited Bengal in 1406 AD, mentioned this art in his travel accounts. Sakher hanri is also known as 'sakher chukai' or 'j
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...od he started to cherish a desire to become an artist inspired by the folk art items such as fairy tales, pithas (cakes) and embroidery works.
...n he got himself admitted in the newly established Government Institute of Art, Dhaka in 1948. He obtained his graduation in first division from this inst
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...had set up twenty-two schools of industrial art, including the three major art schools in Madras, Bombay (Modern Mumbai) and Calcutta. Around 1878 another
...rts, European connoisseurs found a great deal that was admirable in Indian art. They drew the attention of European craftsmen to the excellence of the tec
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...od stuff, are kept hanging there. The women are the makers of this form of art.
Though shika is made for domestic uses, skills in art and the sense of beauty of the artisan find expression through it. Embroide
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...y of Fine Arts at Philadelphia, USA during 1958-59. Hamidur Rahman took up art teaching alongside his work as a painter. He was a professor of fine arts a
...me of cultural references while trying to effect radical change in the way art was practiced. His experimentation with style and technique led him to ques
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'''De, Bishnu''' (1909-1982) poet, prose writer, cinema critic and art connoisseur, was born on 18 July 1909. His father was Abinash Chandra De, a
...uted stories and poems to different magazines in Kolkata. He also wrote on art, music and culture. A number of his books on prose and poetry have been pub
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...eas of Bangladesh. It is both a culinary art and an important women's folk art.
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...ne. Though a great artist, Zoffany could never overcome his poverty by his art activities in Europe. European artists in Bengal, who returned home with gr
...ar-piece in St. John's Church in Calcutta. In the history of modern Indian art, Zoffany occupies an important place. Fellow of the Royal Academy, the Soci
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...esent, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka). He graduated from Dhaka Art College in 1969 amidst a turbulent political situation in erstwhile East Pa
...lpakala Padak' in 2014 and 'Ekushey Padak' in 2017 for his contribution to art and sculpture.
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...nj]]. Earlier it had been believed that the only extant piece of this folk art genre was a gazir pat preserved in the Asutosh Museum, Calcutta.
...ngladesh through the ages, 1992), Lokaxilper Bhubane (In the realm of folk art, 1993), Dhakar Banijyik Karukala (The commercial crafts of Dhaka, 1993), Lo
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...rly. He was the music director and music teacher of [[Jago Art Centre|jago art centre]].
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...Akshay Kumar|akshaya kumar maitreya]]. He was also influenced by the noted art historian Professor Stella Kramrisch, who taught both at the University of
...north Bengal with a view to collect information regarding the specimens of art and architecture of ancient Bengal. The reports on these explorations were
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'''Rahman, Mukhlesur''' (1924-1993) art historian. He was born on 1 February, 1924 in village Mugbelai of [[Kamarkh
...he was appointed the Director of the Museum and was made the Professor of Art History in the same organisation in 1982. He continued in the service of th
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'''Ahmed, Sayeed''' (1931-2010) playwright, art critic, civil servant, was born in Islampur of old Dhaka on 1 January 1931.
...ers of Bangladesh (1979), Contemporary Art (1980) and Contemporary Graphic Art of Bangladesh (1996). Sayeed Ahmed delivered a number of lectures on these
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...n 18 September 1867. The family, famous for its immense wealth, patronised art and culture. Gaganendra lost his father at the age of only 14 and thus his
...ard labour he gave a new lease of life to ''The Indian Society of Oriental Art'' established in 1907.
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'''Baset, Kazi Abdul''' (1935-2002) painter, art teacher was born in Dhaka on 4 December 1935. His father was Abdul Jalil an
...ng he became the head of Drawing and Painting Department of the Government Art Institute. During this time (1991-94) he also acted as the Director of the
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...ge artist of Bangladesh and his remarkable typography has become the cover art of numerous books in this country. He was equally popular as a painter. Qay
...uddin and Patua [[Hassan, Quamrul|Quamrul Hassan]]. His batch mates in the Art Institute included [[Murtaja Baseer|baseer, murtaja]], Chowdhury, Rashid, [
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...senting different phases of Indian art but with special emphasis on Bengal Art.
...t. In particular, the museum has a unique collection of the folk and rural art of the country, of Bengal terracotta through the ages, and of some of the f
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...e the development of sculpture department, Abdur Razzaq focused on his own art-works and sculptures. He was the Acting Director of the Institute of Fine A
...education in the USA. He was specially drawn to various methods of etched art such as etching, dry point, aquatint, matzo-tint and engraving. In addition
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...earnt western art from the Italian artist-teacher Gilerdy and the oriental art techniques from its Principal Percy Brown.
...positions reflect flat treatment of colour, bold lines and candour of folk art.
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...enhance the artistic quality of films, create awareness about the value of art and promote conscious efforts to produce quality films.
...esh Film Society. It initiated an effective movement for the exhibition of art films, organising discussions, seminars and workshops, publication of a qua
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'''Shataranji''' is a creative art of weaving and technically it is similar to modern tapestry. In the past, S
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...ist. He was interested mainly in painting all his life. He was immersed in art only at home and abroad for a long time. He was diverse at various experime
...n Art Museum, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Jakarta Art Council, Bali Art Center, IMF, World Bank, Beijing, Tokyo, Paris, Bengal Foundation, BRAC, Ar
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...al''' (1882-1966) is considered to be one of the pioneers of modern Indian art. Though his paternal home was in Hoogly, Bengal, he was born on 3 December
...e of Abanindranath Tagore, the leader of the revivalist movement in Indian art. The movement, which later became known as the Bengal School, was related t
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...tists were first published in Prabasi. Ramananda himself was interested in art studies and wrote on the Ajanta Cave paintings in the first issue. Besides
...ahire Bangali. Though creative writing was its forte, articles on history, art, archaeology, sociology, education, literature and literary theories, scien
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...talent and international repute. He played a pioneering role in the modern art movement in Bangladesh that began, by all accounts, with the setting up of
...ts of Zainul Abedin and a few of his colleagues that a tradition of Modern Art took shape in Bangladesh just within a decade. For his artistic and visiona
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...preading over almost eight thousand square metre area of its six sections- Art, Archaeology, Anthropology, Zoology, Geology and Botany with about one mill
...Shatavahana, Gandhara, Kusana, Gupta, Pala-Sena, Chandela, Hoysala, Chola art galleries besides the minor antiquity collections through the ages. A modes
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...initiated rural artists and still in demand in the folk society. As a folk art it makes an important element of Bengal cultural heritage.
...f Rama, loves of Krishna, tale of Gazi etc became the themes of Hindu pata art.
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In 1946 he made attempts to get himself admitted to the Calcutta Art Institute. But his efforts went in vain as he could not submit the applicat
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...of autorickshaws or baby taxis. Rickshaw art has been compared to traffic art in other parts of the world, such as the decorated trucks of Pakistan.
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...ent of Krishna. Being an attentive Krisha lover, Chaitannya introduced the art of devotional dance in the musical performance of Krishnaleela. Kabir tried
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...r used to work on and thus developed a liking for art. Sultan knew that an art education was only possible in Calcutta, but family hardship stood in the w
..., who was a member of the governing body of the School, Sultan entered the Art School. Suhrawardy also offered him accommodation in his house, and the use
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...h endeavoured to create a new form of drama by combining oriental dramatic art with western drama. Apart from writing original plays such as ''Kauravaviyo
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...(BPS). He devoted himself to promoting and popularising photography as an art medium. He wrote a number of books on photography. Among them ''Adhunik Pho
...87). He was honoured as ESFIAP at the FIAP (Federation International de L' Art Photographique) 19th Congress in Germany (1987); Hon FPAD (the highest hono
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...ratachari movement]], Manimela, Mukul Fauj etc. Apart from his interest in art, he was also interested in physical exercise and, in 1945, he became the Be
...ght at the same institute till 1960. In 1950, Quamrul Hassan organised the Art Group in Dhaka.
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...y, fortune telling, horoscope and the like. Magic also plays a role in the art of modern advertisement of products. Modern entertainer magicians perform t
...e art to a sophisticated level. Some women also did well in performing the art. The most outstanding magician of Bangladesh is Jewel Aich, who entertain p
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...shid, his Bengali heritage led him to explore the possibilities of jute in art. Working initially with jute and cotton, and then with jute, cotton and sil
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...excavated material is in the collection of the [[Asutosh Museum of Indian Art|asutosh museum]] and the State Archaeological Museum, Calcutta, and in addi
...art in its stylistic affiliation seems to run a parallel course with those art objects of Gangetic India of c 350 BC through to c 500 AD. They reveal the
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...ya [[Abedin, Zainul|zainul abedin]] was his teacher and while a student of art, he became close to celebrated painters like Quamrul Hassan and SM Sultan.
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...acher in Nawabpur School. In 1954, he got appointed as a faculty member in Art Institute, Dhaka (presently Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka). In
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'''Embroidery''' art of ornamental needlework. Embroidery can be of two types: folk and formal.
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...ty. With this end in view, the magazine published articles on the history, art, literature and philosophy of [[Islam|islam]]. Whenever any unfounded and d
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...es, pamphlets and booklets on literature, history, geography, religion and art. These were published in two volumes in 1914 and 1922. [Ratan Lal Chakrabor
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...ata, India), Gurusaday Dutt Museum (Kolkata, India) and the Museum of Folk Art and Crafts ([[Sonargaon|sonargaon]], Bangladesh) possess a large variety of
...the scroll paintings of Bangladesh are linked to the traditional pictorial art of continental India of the pre-Buddhist and pre-Ajanta epochs, and of Tibe
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...dent of British painter CL Palmer. Later he joined the Calcutta Government Art School, where he came in contact with an eminent artist Pulin Kunda, and as
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