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Nakshi kantha, a type of embroidered quilt, is a centuries-old Bengali art tradition of the Bengal region, notably in Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura, and parts of Assam. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The basic materials used are thread and old cloth. [ 4 ]
Nakshi Kanthar Math (Bengali: নকশী কাঁথার মাঠ, lit. 'The Field of the Embroidered Quilt') is a dramatized Bengali verse narrative written by poet Jasimuddin published in 1928.
Nokshi Kantha is an Indian television soap opera in Bengali that premiered on 12 November 2018 and aired on the Bengali General Entertainment Channel Zee Bangla.The show was produced by Magic Moments Motion Pictures of Saibal Banerjee and Leena Gangopadhyay.
Kantha stitching is also used to make simple quilts, commonly known as nakshi kantha. Women in Bengal typically use old saris and cloth and layer them with kantha stitching to make a light blanket, throw, or bedspread, especially for children. Kantha is very popular with tourists visiting the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent.
Tarun Majumdar (or Mazumdar, 8 January 1931 – 4 July 2022) was an Indian film director, documentary filmmaker, author, illustrator and screenwriter who is known for his work in Bengali cinema. [1]
The Hindu calendar is lunisolar but most festival dates are specified using the lunar portion of the calendar. A lunar day is uniquely identified by three calendar elements: māsa (lunar month), pakṣa (lunar fortnight) and tithi (lunar day).
The 12311/12 Netaji Express (formerly known as Kalka Mail) is one of the oldest running trains in India.This train connects Howrah in Kolkata, capital of the State of West Bengal to Kalka in Haryana.
Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library is one of the national libraries of India, [2] located in Patna, Bihar. [3] It was opened to public on 29 October 1891 by Khan Bahadur Khuda Bakhsh with 4,000 manuscripts, of which he inherited 1,400 from his father Maulvi Mohammed Bakhsh.