Clay Images of West BengalCalcutta Notes 13th November 1980 am Went with Shanu Lahiri to Viswa Bharati (and Prodip). Met the curator-Mr Samar Bhowmick-of the Rabindranath Museum. Bought a booklet on the Tagore family. Jayram Kushari (meaning?) was the ancestor- Tagore got the title 'thakur' later, JK from Jeshore and migrated to Cal in late 18th c. He was the landlord of Gobindapur-he bought the land from Gobinda Sadam Dutta and the East India Company bought Gobindapur from JK. Temples-Triveni from 15th-17th c a centre of tantra and Vaishnavism (Basudeva temple-terracotta and Hanseswari temple-brick). I was told that after Jp the women etc make dolls for the melas. These are made from small moulds (animals, babus etc) and painted. Saw a really good painting in Viswa Bharati that depicts Dp and the sale of these kinds of things. 14th November 1980- Patuapara and Kumartuli 15th November 1980 - Krishnanagar 16th November 1980 - Krishnanagar 17th November 1980 - Krishnanagar 19th November 1980 - Calcutta + Dutta family 20th November 1980 - Kumartuli 21st November 1980 - Calcutta State Archaeological Museum 22nd November 1980 - Krishnanagar + Nabadwip 23rd November 1980 - Krishnanagar + Shantipur 26th November 1980 - Mecheda + Tamluk 30th November 1980 - Krishnanagar |