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kaalbela · 3 months

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Kantha (Bengali: কাঁথা) is a form of embroidery originating in Bengal region, i.e. Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and parts of Assam. It has its roots in nakshi kantha, an ancient practice among bengali women of making quilts from old saris and rags by sewing them together. In modern usage, kantha generally refers to the specific type of stitch used. The kantha needlework is distinct and recognised for its delicacy. The stitching on the cloth gives it a slightly wrinkled, wavy effect. Today, kantha embroidery can be found on all types of garments as well as household items like pillowcases, bags and cushions.

While it is an increasingly diversifying art form, traditional kantha embroidery motifs are still sought after. Traditional kantha embroidery is two-dimensional and are usually of two distinct types: geometric forms with a central focal point, carried over from the nakshi kantha tradition and influenced by islamic art forms; and more fluid plant, floral, animal and rural motifs with stick-figure humans depicting folklores and rural life in Bengal.

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#bangla tag #textiles #ots #kantha #nakshi kantha #bengal #bengali #bangladesh #india #embroidery #needlework #textile art #embroidery art #south asia #south asian

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suehprokram · 4 months

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Bengali Muscle Woman

#artistic nude #ai art #female bodybuilder #ifbb #bengali #bangladeshi #realism

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justdavina · 5 months

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Adorable East Indian Girl!. OMG.... she's so pretty!

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why-this-kolaveri-di · 23 days

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Me honest reaction after watching cool-phool people of Tumblr: 🌹

ben-10 ke ghar se bahar bhi nikalna chord diya hai... 🥹 😂

#shit posting #random rants #indian #bengali #brown girls #desi hu #hindi #bollywood songs #indian aesthetic #desi teen #desi stuff #desi aesthetic #desi tumblr #being desi #desi academia #desi blog #desi blr #desi tag

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queerism1969 · 8 months

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enigma-the-mysterious · 3 months

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We have moved on from the reverse casteism phase to the thinly veiled racism phase. Stay tuned to find out what new stuff hindutvavadis are going to come up with next 👍🏽😀

Trump would be so proud of these people

#original post #not incorrect quotes #lol #bengali #bangla #india #desi tag #desiblr #desi tumblr #desi stuff #desi

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dyingenigma · 10 months

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Hands.

The Namesake (2006) dir. Mira Nair

#the namesake #tabu #irfan khan #kal penn #zuleikha robinson #film #cinema #film stills #dailyasiandramas #bengali #bengali film #mira nair #my upload

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disease · 7 months

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"THE RAIN IN CALCUTTA" GAGANENDRANATH TAGORE // c. 1920s [ink and wash on paper | 24.4 x 33.3 cm.]

#gaganendranath tagore #ink and wash #painting #modern art #monochrome #20s #bengali #art #u

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majestativa · 4 months

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Poetry, I suspect, was ruling my stars from the very first moment of my being. I had no way of avoiding its grips.

— Nabaneeta Dev Sen, Acrobat, transl by Nandana Sen, (2021)

#Bengali #Nabaneeta Dev Sen #Acrobat #Nandana Sen #(2021)#Essence

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yourdailyqueer · 4 months

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Manabi Bandyopadhyay

Gender: Transgender woman

Sexuality: N/A

DOB: Born 1964

Ethnicity: Bengali

Occupation: Professor, reality star, writer

Note: First openly transgender Indian college principal

#Manabi Bandyopadhyay #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbt rights #lgbt people #transgender #trans woman #1964 #indian #bengali #poc #asian #teacher #reality star #writer #first #popular #popular post

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kaalbela · 4 months

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Abbas Attar's photographs of Dhaka on December 16, 1971: when the Pakistani Armed Forces finally surrendered to Mukti Bahini, ending the nine-month Liberation War and 1971 Bangladesh genocide and marking the official secession of East Pakistan to become the new state of Bangladesh. Bangladesh commemorates this day as Victory Day (বিজয় দিবস) to honour the martyrs who laid their lives down in the war.

#বিজয় দিবসের অনেক শুভেচ্ছা সকলকে #and one day we will celebrate a victory day for palestine #bangladesh #bangla tag #victory day #bangladesh liberation war #bengali #south asia #asia #history #historical photos #south asian history #ph #ots #abbas attar #iranian artist

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shyam-kariya · 5 months

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Apur sansar (1959) - satyajit ray

#satyajit ray #old 90s #old bollywood #poems on tumblr #poetic #aesthetic quotes #quotes #words typed #words #wordsnquotes #relatable quotes #wordsofwisdom #book quotes #life quotes #words to live by #bengali #shyam #shyam kariya #shyam writes

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nobrashfestivity · 8 months

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Kalam Patua

Renowned Kalighat painter, Kalam Patua was born on November 1, 1962 in Jhilli village, Murshidabad district of West Bengal. Kalam was born in the Patua community who skilled themselves as the scroll painters and wandered along the ghats of Kali temple in Kolkata in early 18th century to showcase their unique style of patachitra scroll paintings, which thereafter got the recognitions as kalighat paintings.

#Kalighat painter #Kalam Patua #kalighat paintings.#india #south asian artist #bengali

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psykopaths · 28 days

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