Boat

Boat

Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Bengal Riverine Landscape: Amta, Howrah

Moored near own house

Traditional wharf (ghat). Note steps made of palm trunk

Salti, traditional wooden boat

Canal

Fish hunting

Fish hunting posture

Punting

Positing of helmsman

Traditional dugout (Taler Donga)

Thursday, August 30, 2018

Donga: Dugout made of Palmyra Palm (Tal)


  • water bi-cycle of rural Bengal
  • character of low lying areas 
  • used in household purpose
  • single user boat


Wednesday, August 29, 2018

CHHOT: a typological boat of Bengal

lost her glory
follow shell as well as frame first technology
mainly used for riverine as well as coastal fishing
sailing boat transformed into motorized boat
creation of Namasudras, a fishing caste of Bengal
located Shyampur, Howrah District
on
August 11, 2018
hulk planking

Stem head as the head of Kastha Buri

boat makers guild


Friday, August 24, 2018

Nouka: Sand carrier. Carpentry of Balagarh, Hugli District


Nouka of Balagarh. Act as cargo. carry sand. Length 30 haat (45 feet). made of Babla (Acacia variety).
Area of operation: Barddhaman District

Monday, August 20, 2018

Pauka

Pauka, a traditional wooden boat of Bengal. Pauka is used for fishing as well as cargo. Number of boats drastically fallen but still there are some boats. 

Friday, August 3, 2018

Interview in BBC Radio, London. August 6, 2018

BBC Radio Current Affairs, London will broadcast a story under the heading
"THE WHY FACTOR"
and the topic is
"WHY WE LOVE BOATS"
It is an interview with me about my passion, my research work and its execution.
It will be telecast on
Monday 6 Aug 2018
18:02
Local time
BBC WORLD SERVICE
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cswrk9

Monday, July 9, 2018

a documentary on boat by Somjit Bhattacharyya

A documentary by Mr. Somjit Bhattacharyya on exhibition held at Howrah Book Fair- 2016.  Exhibition was on Heritage Boats of Bengal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOoXxmTdzkE  

Monday, June 11, 2018

Published articles on Boat Museum


Published articles on Boat Museum


Boat Museum: A story in Deccan Herald (June 3, 2018) written by Ranjita Biswas

Story by Deepanjan Ghosh