Monday, December 21, 2009

Khoro Kisti

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Specially meant for carrying straw from Sundarbans to Kolkata propelled by sail and oar. The Khorokisti, a meticulously constructed stra...
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Dingi

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Dingi of Balagarh, Hugli. Balagarh- the commercial boat building centre. 

Salti (Khoro Salti)

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Carry straw in creeks of South Twenty Four Parganas.

Jale Dingi

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Jele Dingi: Fishing boat of the Ganges.
Thursday, December 17, 2009

Sultani

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Sultani: Popularly this boat is known as medinipuri bot (boat of Medinipur). It is used mainly to carry cargo of wide range like sand, b...
Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Dungi of Subarnarekha

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In Subarnarekha river of Bengal this type of boat is common for fishing. Boat users termed it as Dunga.

Boat Race of Bengal

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Baich : Boat race of Bengal is a popular festival in Bengal. Murshidabad, Nadia, North Twenty Four Parganas and South Twenty Four Pargan...
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Plantain raft

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--> Kalar Bhaela, the plantain raft: three to four plantain trunks are used to construct such type of watercraft, found mainly in K...
Friday, December 4, 2009

Malo Bachhari

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Malo Bachhari, a fishing boat of Sundarbans. Length 28 to 32 haat. Bachhari is the typological variation used by the Malo fishing communit...

Tabure on a Sprit Sail

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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Glimpse of Bengal

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Rivers, canals, streams, lakes, bills and other waterbodies form an important source of cheap transportation. This is specially so in We...
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Patia

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Patia : admixture of Clinker and reverse clinker technology. Coastal fishing boat. 18 feet minimum length. Striking Feature: Planking t...

"Bali Tolar Nouko" of Balagarh

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Balagarh in Hugli district of West Bengal, a traditional boat building centre. Smooth Skinned, rabbeted and stapled boat build in she...

Float

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Watercraft (Boat): concept development Banana trunk used as float. Snapped in Sundarbans, West Bengal in 2003
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