The cause of #WomenInCulture Although the role of women in society is obviously just as important as that of men, it is far from being properly recognised. The world of culture is coming together to launch #WomenInCulture, a worldwide movement intending to promote the role of women in the fields of history, art, culture, science […]
#MCMexclusive #CultureWorkers #India Tell us a bit about yourself… I was born in a middle class business family in the early seventies. I grew up in a very conservative Bengali environment. At every point of my life during my childhood I was taught how to grow up to a dignified lady in future. Although I […]
The history of Indian Railways is powered by the achievements of it’s female cadre alongside their male counterparts. On International Museum Day here is a list of the 1st Ladies of Railways who have contributed with their efforts to raise the bar of achievement and make way for others in their field. We raise a […]
#MCMexclusive #WomenInCulture #CultureWorkers #India Dastangoi is a 13th century Urdu oral storytelling art form.This form of the art was revived in 2005 and thousands of shows have been performed in India and abroad since then. One of the earliest references in print to dastangoi is a 19th-century text containing 46 volumes of the adventures of Amir […]
The city recently witnessed an innovative approach of preserving our cultural heritage of Alpona and Broto Kotha, thanks to the international organisation Museum Week, Culture For Causes Network (Paris, France) and Museum Culture Marketing, New Delhi. The event was organised on April 25, 2019 at the NSHM Knowledge Campus, Kolkata. Kolpona Theke Alpona, an event […]
Bengali women from time immemorial performed various magico-religious rituals to appease and influence their Gods to grant them their wishes. These rituals involved finger painted designs drawn on clay floors and walls. These women, often powerless members of society, used this art form to convey their hopes and wants to their Gods and display their […]
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