Girindrashekhar Bose
31 January 1887- 3 June 1953
The Father of Psychoanalysis in India.
An established doctor who later delved into the field of Psychoanalysis, G Bose obtained his Master's degree in psychology in 1917 and was awarded the first doctorate in psychology from an
Indian University in 1921.
His theories and counters to Sigmund Freud's theories had led to Freud being quite impressed by his work which culminated in a twenty year long correspondence between the two.
Whereas the Cartesian "mind-body" divide was the driving force in
Western approaches to psychoanalysis, Dr. Bose approaches it through the Yoga.
Whereas Guilt forms the crux of Freudian psychoanalysis , Dharma Sankata , or self doubt is at the heart of theory that Dr Basu developed, The Concept of Repression being his PhD Thesis.
In this process Bose re read the entire Bhagavada Gita from the perspective of psychology.
Dr Bose also published "A new theory of Mental life" in the periodical Samiksha , in which he marked in detail his differences with Freud.
Dr Bose also published his interpretation
Of the Yoga Sutras.
Most of his work is available in Bangla for those willing and interested in the subject.
It is quite interesting, personal favourite being Svapna, his book on dreams and interpretations thereof.
Acharya Bose laid the foundation of the Indian
Psychoanalytical Society on 26 January 1922, a move lauded By Freud himself where he says, " The most interesting item of news in the psycho-world is the foundation of the local group in Calcutta, led by Dr G Bose , a Professor Extraordinary"
Dr Bose also founded
The General Hospital Psychiatric Unit at what is now the RG Kar Medical College in Calcutta, on 01 May 1933, the first ever OPD for psychiatric patients in India.
Dr Bose came from an illustrious family, the youngest of 9 siblings. The famous author Rajshekhar Basu aka Parashuram was his elder brother.
Regular readers might find it strange that we started discussing about Dr. Bose all of a sudden . This is because our upcoming thread
On #Bengaliwomantravellers, is about Durgaboti Ghose, who was the daughter of Indumati and Acharya Girindrashekhar Bose, the author of Paschimjatriki or The Westward Traveller, where she recounts her meeting with Ruth Brunswick, her friend and also Sigmund Freud's collaborator.
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Since the Padma Vs Gangetic Ilish debate is in vogue. Here's what I know. Would be a longish thread 🧵 though
1. The Gangetic Ilish tastes better and has a different odour than the Ilish from Padma.
Kamalkumar Majumdar , out of jest, had mentioned ," গঙ্গার ইলিশ দুশো বছর ধরে কোম্পানির তেল খেয়েছে। এই ইলিশের সাথে অন্য ইলিশ পাল্লা দেবে কি করে? " But this is a wrong idea. Because Padma ilish has higher fat content compared to the Gangetic Ilish. One can check out for themselves. Now, how to differentiate or identify which one is which?
( Jatindramohan Dutta remarks " পুবদেশের মাছে তেল আর কলকাতার ইলিশের সুগন্ধ বেশি।"
2. The ilish from the Ganges is as good as the ones available in the Gomti river. Dhaleshwari and Diamond Harbour also have excellent Ilish. Kolaghat, as I have mentioned before, has good locations from where one can buy Ilish
3. Padma has different variants of Ilish. The Padmo ( পদ্ম) Ilish, Chandana Ilish ( Hilsa Kili, not to be confused with Chandana fish , which is different ) and Gurta Ilish.
The Padma Ilish has a silvery texture with a tinge of greenish tint on its back .
Chorebagan Art Studio, which was located at 24 Bhoobun Banerjee lane of Kolkata , was one of the pioneering art studios, that specialized and popularized lithography. Indeed, the popularity of lithography did also lead to the decline of Kalighat Pat as an art form.
Lithography was first used in India in the 1820s and Graham Shaw has argued that its impact was more significant than the introduction of typography in the 1550s.
The Chorebagan Art Studio was most probably started by one Amar Nath Shaha in early1880's.
This, went side by side with rise of the theater movement also based on religious texts and stories. Such as those staged by Girish Ghosh.
The Hindu theater company , started by Prassana Kumar Thakur, or the theater of Nabin Chandra Basu were also staging plays along similar… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
The Dakshineswar Conspiracy case or Dakshineswar Bomb case was a sensational case which was also related to events in North India, Kakori to be precise, through the engagement of one central figure, Rajendra Nath Lahiri.
It was in Bachaspatipara of Dakshineswar that the revolutionaries used to meet. And it was from this hideout, that Ananta Hari Mitra along with others was picked up from, either on a tip off or due to sheer luck of the colonial police. Among those who were captured were Anant… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Rajendra Lahiri would be later shifted to Lucknow jai for his involvement with the Kakori Train Conspiracy case
A cartoon from Basantak Magazine ( বসন্তক পত্রিকা) titled ," India's latest Gift, may she enjoy the Gifting". ( ইংলন্ডকে"ভারত মাতার" উপঢৌকন প্রদান)
Wow. This is the earliest cartoon/art that I have seen referring to "Bharat Mata."
Dated, 1873 or 1874.
The image was drawn, in all probability by Girindrakumar Dutta for the Basantak magazine/Patrika. Basantak Patrika was a satirical magazine which ran briefly during this period. Along with Harabola Bhand, these were the first magazines to carry political cartoons.
@sreejit_d da, any earlier references? In painting/sketch/drawings that is
Since I am missing home, and this cookie can't even figure out what to cook, here's me trying to compensate by just staring at Fish recipes and photos and remembering the wise words of Kobi Ishwar Gupta.
It's a cool , yet sunny day. An ailing octagenarian lies on his cot. Weakened by the rigours of old age.
Nearby, in the Radha-Madhav temple he has built and devoted his post retirement life to, is abuzz with the festivities of Annakut. Several devotees have assembled , some poor… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
The man was Ganapati Chakraborty. One of Bengal's first on stage illusionists and the mentor to latter day magicians such as PC Sorcar (Sr), K Lal, and other Bengali magicians of that era.
Born into a zamindar family, Ganapati had run away from home at the age of 17, with his… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
One of his most popular acts was the "Illusion Tree".
Speed was his forté, along with excellent acting skills of course.
In the act, he would be tied up on a cross , chained and handcuffed with various instruments. A screen would be put up and he would appear unchained , in a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…