WAYS OF SEEING: Art, Iconography, Craft and Museums
Curated by Mrinmoy Das, Founder, www.abhijna-emuseum.com Curators Note: The talk series is aimed to provide an elaborative idea on all
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Assam
Numismatic Tales: A talk series by Numismatic Collectors of Assam
Numismatics is formally denoted as a scientific study of coins and currencies of all places and periods. A numismatist is
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Museums of Assam and Public Education
The Assam State Museum was formed by the Kamarupa Anusandhan Samiti (Assam Research Society, 1912) and formally inaugurated by Sir
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Anchoring to the Past: A New Discovery in Dhubri
Dhubri is situated on the westernmost part of Assam; this place with a rich history as the gateway to undivided
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Rongali Bihu: The Cultural Facet of Assamese Community
Festivals signify special moments shared by groups of people which are expressed through various traditional gestures and customs. In words
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Ambari Archaeological Museum, Guwahati, Assam
The Ambari Archaeological Museum was established in the year 2004 to house the treasures found during the extensive excavation carried
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Ugratara Temple, Assam
A lesser known Sakti Pῑtha of Devi Sati lies in the pious land of Kamrup, not far away from the
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Madan Kamdev: An Amalgamation of Devotion, Love and Erotica
It is truly amazing to see the vastness of ancient archeological edifices and artefacts scattered all over the land of
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Sivasagar: An Ancient complex of cultural consolidation of the Ahoms
India’s north-east has an enchanting and a very rich cultural history. Assam which lies in the heart of this very
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Thaora Dol, Sivasagar, Assam
Thaora Dol (1683-1685), Dol meaning temple, was built by Alan Burha Dihingia Barbarua during the reign of Ahom king Gadadhar
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Jyoti Bharati Museum (Poki), Tezpur, Assam
Poki, presently the Jyoti Bharati Museum, was the ancestral home of Rupkonwar Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, the doyen of Assamese culture.
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Tezpur District Museum, Assam
In Assam there are 12 district museums, each providing an insight to the rich and diverse cultural heritage of the
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Matiabag Palace, Rajbari, Gauripur, Assam
The historic palace is situated on a hillock called Matiabag near the bank of river Godadhar in Gauripur under Dhubri
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Doul Govinda Temple, Assam
Temples are a symbolic body where the deity presides which is designed to bring humans and gods together. A temple
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Temple of Ashwaklanta
On the banks of the mighty Brahmaputra in North Guwahati lies a temple built by the great Ahom king Siva
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The Sarthebari Bell-Metal Industry of Assam
The bell-metal industry of Assam is the second largest handicraft sector after bamboo craft. Bell-metal is an alloy of copper
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Gola Ghar, Sivasagar
The Gola Ghar or the ammunition store house of the Ahoms is situated near the Talatal ghar in Sivasagar district
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The Unique Mask Tradition of Bharigaan
The wooden theatrical mask of the Rabhas of Assam is associated with the performance of Bharigaan, a lesser known theatrical
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The Tradition of Solapith Craftwork
One of the finest and living traditions of craft making is Solapith which is purely Indian in origin and has
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Ambubachi – Mysticism around Menstruation of the Goddess
The sanskrit term ‘ambuvaci’, from which the local assamese word, ‘ambubachi‘ or ‘ambubosi‘ is derived, literally means ‘the issuing forth
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Kamakhya Shakti Peeth : A virtual walk-through
Majority take ‘ambubachi‘ festival as celebration of goddess Kamakhya’s menstruation but infact it is the menstruation of the entire Mother
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