Painted Corner

A Gandharva Devi

noreply@blogger.com (Devabrata) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:55:00 -0700

This is a sketch of a Gandharva Devi by Promod Kumar Chatterjee.
Promod Kumar met her in Gandharva Loka. He somehow slipped into the
Gandharva Loka and met many Gandharvas. The Devi seen here in this
picture helped him staying in their land where human beings can not
stay.The Devi helped Promod kumar to stay there for three days. It's a
wonderful land and unimaginable by human beings.
Promod Kumar wrote that with the human physical body it is impossible
to stay there.

still present...

noreply@blogger.com (Devabrata) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:41:00 -0700

I do not want to be faded out from the minds of my friends.

Promod Kumar Chattopadhyay

noreply@blogger.com (Devabrata) — Sat, 6 Jun 2009 08:31:00 -0700

Self portrait when he was 31 years- by the artist himself

floral sonata

noreply@blogger.com (Devabrata) — Wed, 3 Jun 2009 06:37:00 -0700

a flower in its dream

noreply@blogger.com (Devabrata) — Tue, 2 Jun 2009 22:04:00 -0700

Crape myrtle, Crepe flower

noreply@blogger.com (Devabrata) — Mon, 1 Jun 2009 05:51:00 -0700

Intimacy with the Divine in the Vital
Only a pure calm and desire less vital can hope to enter this marvelous state.

Photo taken from Narayan Samajpati's garden.
We have planted in the front of our house and expect it will blossom
in the next rainy season.

Crepe Myrtle

noreply@blogger.com (Devabrata) — Fri, 29 May 2009 08:06:00 -0700

a flowery good wish

noreply@blogger.com (Devabrata) — Wed, 27 May 2009 23:31:00 -0700

Fire

noreply@blogger.com (Devabrata) — Sun, 24 May 2009 07:25:00 -0700

In an afternoon

noreply@blogger.com (Devabrata) — Tue, 12 May 2009 07:46:00 -0700

my passion

noreply@blogger.com (Devabrata) — Sat, 9 May 2009 08:51:00 -0700

Years ago in my desparate passion for trees I planted it on the bank
of a pond beside my house. I thought that I could see it blossoming
from my window. But storm and stray cattle endangered the life of the
sapling time and again. I had to make a strong fence to protect it.
Now someone -built a house in between the sapling and my house. This
was painful for me. In course of time some more trees that I planted
-were felled down by the electricity department. I felt sad-to such an
extent that I never went to see the tree. Today after a decade I have
gone near the pond only to see if it has been there at all!
Oh it is so tall-a full-formed adult and is full of flowers!
While staring at it I discovered the passion of my mind in the flkowers!

private moon

noreply@blogger.com (Devabrata) — Wed, 6 May 2009 08:10:00 -0700

Gateway to infinity

noreply@blogger.com (Devabrata) — Tue, 5 May 2009 06:03:00 -0700

Krishnachura

noreply@blogger.com (Devabrata) — Mon, 4 May 2009 04:40:00 -0700

Krishnachura in Kripatirtha

fire in my thoughts

noreply@blogger.com (Devabrata) — Mon, 4 May 2009 04:35:00 -0700

Delonix regia is a species of flowering plant from the Fabaceae
family, noted for its fern-like leaves and flamboyant display of
flowers. Often grown as an ornamental tree and given the name Royal
Poinciana or Flamboyant, it is also known as Krishnachura, Gulmohar,
Peacock Flower, Flame of the Forest, Malinche, and Tabachine.

forest garden

noreply@blogger.com (Devabrata) — Sat, 2 May 2009 07:58:00 -0700

call it a flower...

noreply@blogger.com (Devabrata) — Fri, 1 May 2009 06:07:00 -0700

Even it appears to mimic one!

in the backyard of my house

noreply@blogger.com (Devabrata) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:38:00 -0700

They belong to my neighbour. I am only a virtual thief.

in the shadow of a tree

noreply@blogger.com (Devabrata) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:59:00 -0700

Green, the saviour green

noreply@blogger.com (Devabrata) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:29:00 -0700

When I have been desparately looking for clouds for getting a lease of
life I find none in this cruel April of Calcutta.
But suddenly I find this green-this refreshing and promising green!

April is the cruellest month

noreply@blogger.com (Devabrata) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:06:00 -0700

At least this year's April in Calcutta

Calcutta has been reeling under heat –waves. Two persons died
yesterday when the mercury crossed the 40-degree mark for the fourth
time in six days. The discomfort index was 66 degrees Celsius.
Thursday was bad, with the maximum and minimum temperatures four
degrees above normal, the discomfort index 11 degrees above normal.

deep rooted in Bengal

noreply@blogger.com (Devabrata) — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:35:00 -0700

A Banyan tree inside the campus of Presidency College, Calcutta.
The building seen is of a department behind the main building of the college.

One must have to know about the Presidency College, Calcutta if one
wants to know the history of Bengal Renaissance and the emerging of
modern India. Almost all the great Bengalis studied or taught in this
great institution.
It is the oldest and most prestigious colleges of India. It was
established as Hindu College, on January 20, 1817 in Calcutta. Raja
Ram Mohan Roy, the great social reformer, headed its foundation
committee. It was later renamed as Presidency College in 1855. It was
placed under the control of the University of Calcutta in 1857.
Presidency College was one of the first colleges in India to admit
female students with the first girl student attending class in 1897.

Considered as Harvard of India, Presidency College has undergraduate
and graduate degrees in natural sciences, humanities and social
sciences.

met them in Kodaikanal

noreply@blogger.com (Devabrata) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:36:00 -0700

newness

noreply@blogger.com (Devabrata) — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:12:00 -0700

I dedicate this image to nishikabbo, chhayapath and Pranav on the
occasion of Bengali New Year.
shubha nababarsha

All my Flickr friends perhaps know these flowers. I do not know
whether the plant is Bengal's own but I know that to every Bengali in
West Bengal and Bangladesh is a favourite.

Mysore Palace, Mysore, India

noreply@blogger.com (Devabrata) — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 05:53:00 -0700

Mysore is a city of palaces, but the most magnificent of them all is
the Mysore Palace sometimes known as the Main Palace as well. One of
the most unforgettable images of the city is the image of the
illuminated Mysore Palace against the dark black sky. It takes ninety
seven thousand light bulbs to produce this enchanting image of the
Palace. The Palace is situated in the middle of the city and is a
reminder of the grandeur of a bygone era and is today an invaluable
national treasure.