The Great Escape in pictures:
On the Occasion of Netaji’s Birth anniversary presenting an illustrative series on Netaji’s Great Escape from Calcutta to Berlin originally done for @satyanewshi's thread as an humble tribute to one of the tallest leader of our freedom struggle
1. Subhas Bose dressed up as as Md. Zia Uddin on 16Jan 1941 to fool the British sleuths as he plotted his escape .
2. On the night of 16 Jan 1941 Quietly his nephew Sisir Bose drove him to Gomoh station .
3. From there Bose took a Kalka Mail during night.
4. Subhas Bose then landed Peshawar .
5. From Peshawar Bose crossed over to afghanistan with his guide Bhagar Ram Talwar.
6. Bose with his guide trekked through the difficult terrain of khyber pass to reach Kabul.
7. As Bose escape became known to British govt 10 days later i.e on 26 Jan ,1941.British Viceroy Linlithgow was enraged with Governor Herbert.
To know in detail the fascinating history of Great escape from Calcutta to Kabul
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The other Raash 🧵🌼: The Raash season is on, and isn't it surprising that Nabadwip, being one of the core centers for the propagation of Vaishnavite traditions, is famous for its own Shakta Raash instead of Radha-Krishna’s Raash celebrated elsewhere. 1/10
Shakta Raash is associated with the worship of gigantic goddess idols and many unorthodox forms of the goddess, whose worship you won’t commonly see elsewhere. You will find intriguing names like Bhadrakali, Ugrachanda, Ganga, various unorthodox forms of Kali, etc., 2/10
all grand and symmetrical. Nabadwip Raash idols have their own distinctive artistry and backstory not much following the scriptures which makes it special. Tracing back how a purely Vaishnavite festival became linked to hardcore Tantrik and Shakta 3/10
🌸Decoding Mahishasurmardini 🧵
One program, 90+ years of magic —what binds us to the magic of Mahisashurmardini? Over time, glory of the broadcast has transcended into ritual, becoming almost synonymous with festival. Here, we delve into some snippets centering on the nostalgia.
Mahishasurmardini longest running broadcast of AIR, as we hear it today, mainly stands on the shoulders of three key great personalities in the history of Indian radio: Pankaj Mullick, Banikumar, and Birendrakrishna Bhadra. Pankaj Mullick was the first among this trio to join
and start working at Indian Broadcasting Company as early as September 1927. Baidyanath Bhattacharya, aka Banikumar, came next. A mixed broadcast of literature readings and live singing was the most popular broadcast, Betar Bichitra, back then.
If you were a resident of early 19-20th century Kolkata, you would have sighted a majestic European castle in the city while roaming. Yes, Calcutta did have a grand majestic castle owned by a Bengali.
In the Pathuriaghata area once existed the Tagore Castle in its full glory. The majestic castle was remodeled from the old house bought in 1820 by Kaliprasanna Tagore, who was an associate of Dwarkanath Tagore. His brother, Prasanna K Tagore, inherited the house at Pathuriaghata.
Later, Prasanna's nephew Yutindramohun Tagore inherited the property and remodeled the house into a majestic castle in 1892. The planning of Tagore Castle was inspired by the popular Windsor Castle of England. The popular Mackintosh Burn company engineered the Castle of Calcutta.
Bishnu Charan Ghosh popularized Indian Yoga in the Western world much before it came into fashion, as early as the 1930s. Alongside his son-in-law Buddha Bose, Ghosh traveled to the USA, Europe, Japan, campaigning to promote Indian yogic practices and exercises. 1/5
Ghosh's expertise lay in the Hatha Yoga sect, and he was well aware that even these skills could be used to attract crowds and attention through the display of stunts, asanas, and more. Post India's Independence, Ghosh returned to India. Bose mentored Manohar Aich, 2/5
who later gained international fame for his fitness. Bishnu Charan authored multiple tutorial books, which have received worldwide recognition. He was invited for lecture tours at renowned universities globally. 3/5
Do you know how Dolyatra got its name? ✨
One of the legends attached to Dol's origin traces back to Puri. Lord Jagannath of Puri has two representative idols (proxy metal deities) in two forms: Madanmohan in the Krishna form and Dol Govinda in the Narayan form. 1/6
Dol Govinda is worshipped along with his two consorts, Shree Devi (Lakshmi) and Bhu Devi. The idols are placed just below the wooden main Jagannath in the sanctum throughout the year. But during this specific purnima tithi, 2/6
the Dol Govinda idol is taken out from the main temple in a special traditional swing palanquin, and sevaks carry the procession of Dol Govinda touring around the temple premises, nearby houses, even from door to door. During Dol festival, the Dol Govinda is offered the dol 3/6
This remarkable Bengali advocate once boldly challenged the English court, declaring, "I need to teach your Lordship a little about law," and emerged victorious. From the busy avenue to the university of the city, what's the common link? Explore 👇🏽
Talking about the iconic advocate and gem of a philanthropist, Sir Rashbehari Ghosh, who had set up multiple instances of establishing various great contributions to Bengali society, which are almost forgotten over time.
The city of Kolkata is synonymous with Rashbehari Avenue connecting Gariahat and Ballygunge, which serves as one of the core points of the city. But people often think the area is named after Rashbehari Bose, but originally,