Bengal house where Bhagat Singh hid after Saunder's killing in a shambles 💔
Uyari village of Khandaghosh block under West Bengal’s Bardhaman district houses the ancestral residence of legendary freedom fighter from Bengal & Bhagat Singh’s close associate, Batukeshwar Dutt
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Rare unseen pictures of Ma Sarada Devi
1. Ma Sarada is sitting in the middle. This group photo was taken in April,1905.
2. Ma Sarada & Sister Nivedita. Photo was taken by Mr. Harrington
3. Her rare pic in studio
4. Ma Sarada worshiping at her Udbodhan residence in #Kolkata
In Panchkula, near the Khair forest area, more than 10,000 trees were cut overnight using silent cutters.
Khair wood is expensive, and the logs were transported on camels.
To avoid suspicion, the remaining stumps were burned.
This came to the notice of a forest guard named Vijay Kumar.
He said his father was a gardener, and seeing trees being cut felt like losing a part of his own family.
He raised a complaint with the forest minister.
But instead of action, he was suspended.
He is now sitting on a protest alone.
All this is happening in Haryana, where forest cover is already very low, around 3.25 percent.
So far, the issue has received very little media attention.
@babumoshoy Gujarat easily takes the crown for the most underwhelming food in the country. From the bland offerings in Ahmedabad to the borderline inedible Kathiyawadi specialty joints, the entire state is a literal dead zone for anyone who appreciates actual taste
Holi even became a tool for Political Resistance! ✊
In 1926, while in Mandalay Jail, Subhas Chandra Bose led a hunger strike demanding the right for political prisoners to celebrate Holi. He even submitted a budget of ₹100 for the festivities.
The 5-Day Holiday: When Holi Ruled Bengal’s Colonial Calendar 🌸📜
Did you know that In 1787, the British gave a massive 5-day break for #Holi in Bengal, while Durga Puja was barely a blip! 😮
Early colonial records show Holi was once the bigger official holiday. 🌸📜
The Shift: As the 19th century progressed, the Bengali middle class began to center their identity around Durga Puja.
The British became more rigid
They viewed Holi as "unruly" & Durga Puja as "stately." Slowly, the 5-day Holi break was trimmed, and the Puja vacation expanded.
This Shrine Pose picture of Shree Ramakrishna Paramahamsa was taken in front of the Krishna temple at Dakshineswar in 1884, when Sri Ramakrishna was 48 years old.
Bavanath Chatterjee, the Master’s devotee from Baranagore, took this photograph of HIM in a high yogic state. 🌺
Firpo’s Restaurant in Chowringhee, #Kolkata was established after the WWI around 1917 by Angelo Firpo, an Italian
Between 1917 & 1960, A. Firpo Ltd employed more than 500 people!
It had a turnover of one billion liras at that time & produced bread for the entire Bengal region.