Manasamangal Kāvya — Depiction of Manasā, the snake goddess in 20th century Bengali popular art. Manasamangal Kāvya ( Bengali: মনসামঙ্গল কাব্য ) is the oldest of the Mangal Kāvya and narrates how the snake goddess Manasa established her worship in Bengal by… … Wikipedia
Adi Ganga — ( bn. আদি গঙ্গা), also known as Gobindapur creek, Surman’s Nullah and Tolly’s Nullah, was the main flow of the Hooghly River from the 15th to 17th century but has subsequently virtually dried up. [Roy, Niharranjan, Bangalir Itihas, Adi Parba , Bn … Wikipedia
Job Charnock — Infobox Person name = Job Charnock birth date = c. 1630 birth place = death date = 10 January 1693 death place = other names = known for = Founding Calcutta occupation = Colonial AdministratorJob Charnock (c 1630 1693) was a servant and… … Wikipedia
History of Kolkata — Kolkata (Bangla: IPAudio|Calcutta pronunciation.ogg| [ kolkat̪a] কলকাতা; formerly named Audio|Hi Calcutta.ogg|Calcutta) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in eastern India on the east bank of the River Hooghly. The… … Wikipedia
Sutanuti — ( bn. সুতানুটি) was one of the three villages which were merged to form the city of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) in India. The other two villages were Gobindapur and Kalikata. Job Charnock, an administrator with the British East India Company is… … Wikipedia
Bengali theatre — refers to plays in the Bengali language. There are some Hindi theatres which are accepted by the Bengali people (e.g. the productions of Rangakarmee, a group whose productions are directed mainly by Usha Ganguly; the productions by Padatik,… … Wikipedia
Mangal-Kāvya — Depiction of Manasā, the snake goddess in 20th century Bengali popular art. Mangal Kāvya (Bengali: মঙ্গলকাব্য, Poems of Benediction ) is a group of Bengali Hindu religious texts, composed more or less between 13th Century and 18th Century,… … Wikipedia
Chitpur — Nabaratna Temple in 1798 Chitpur (or Chitpore) (Bengali: চিত্পুর) is a neighbourhood in north Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) in the Indian state of … Wikipedia
Saptagram — (Bengali: সপ্তগ্রাম) (colloquially called Satgaon) was a major port, the chief city and sometimes capital of southern Bengal, in ancient and medieval times, the location presently being in the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.… … Wikipedia
Manasa — For the town in Neemuch district, India, see Manasa, Madhya Pradesh. Manasa Goddess of Snakes and Poison Sanskrit Transliteration Manasā Affil … Wikipedia
