Gangaburi: a projection on river through song. creation of Life Bangladesh. courtesy MOLLA SAGAR

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzZufcqlWOw

An Article (in Bengali) on Boats of Bengal in Sanskriti Chetana 19.08.2019

Sanskriti Chetana 19.08.2019

A VDO documentary on Rivers, Boat, Boatmen and Boat Related Song of BENGAL. Produced by Kaahon

A VDO documentary on Rivers, Boat, Boatmen and Boat Related Song of BENGAL. Produced by Kaahon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX5RmU4JZj8#action=share

IGMRS lecture in 2015

Boat in Sculture

In search of land.
Present Migration through Waterways.
Ambition and crisis.
BOAT the medium.

ephemera
Sculpture by KS Radhakrishnan
AM Studio
4/66A, Bijaygarh. Kolkata
Till March 1, 2019

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)

Reporting on Boat Museum in THE HINDU December 16, 2018

https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/this-kolkata-boat-museum-is-the-only-one-of-its-kind-in-the-country/article25752259.ece&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTIwNjIxMzA0NDE1NTkyNDEyMTMyHDE1OTRlYzI1NzY2NjE3YjA6Y28uaW46ZW46SU4&usg=AFQjCNEpPgj77lI-RQ-8oL1Q8nGYAmORsw

A reporting on BOAT MUSEUM and my research published in EI SAMAY page number 2, December 3, 2018

For e-paper go through:
http://www.epaper.eisamay.com/Details.aspx?id=44813&boxid=35699&fbclid=IwAR2v4louwesDq8Ym5ENOnlrmOMe0TrVIJhqEYxS0RRlixZp7U2_aGl7K77Q

Towards destination: Delivery of new boats to downstream

This is of the cheapest way of delivering newly built boats of Balagarh to Sundarbans

News 18 Bangla: A VDO documentation on BOAT

https://bengali.news18.com/videos/special-coverage-on-history-of-boat-in-west-bengal-238216.html

নৌকোঘর "Noukoghar" abode of Bengal Boat: An Article on my research in The Telegraph, Octobe...

নৌকোঘর "Noukoghar" abode of Bengal Boat: An Article on my research in The Telegraph, Octobe...: https://www.telegraphindia.com/culture/the-boats-that-sank-in-time-and-tide/cid/1672765?ref=features_home-template

An Article on my research in The Telegraph, October 28, 2018. Page 15 By Uddalok Mukherjee

https://www.telegraphindia.com/culture/the-boats-that-sank-in-time-and-tide/cid/1672765?ref=features_home-template

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

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

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

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. 

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

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  

Published articles on Boat Museum

Published articles on Boat Museum

• A VDO documentary on Rivers, Boats and Boatmen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX5RmU4JZj8#action=share
• The Hindu, December 15, 2018: https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/this-kolkata-boat-museum-is-the-only-one-of-its-kind-in-the-country/article25752259.ece&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTIwNjIxMzA0NDE1NTkyNDEyMTMyHDE1OTRlYzI1NzY2NjE3YjA6Y28uaW46ZW46SU4&usg=AFQjCNEpPgj77lI-RQ-8oL1Q8nGYAmORsw 
• Ei Samay, December 3, 2018: https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.epaper.eisamay.com%2FDetails.aspx%3Fid%3D44813%26boxid%3D35699%26fbclid%3DIwAR0SnjzwUzeWcW2g_bPVswMiFqO2p1_2J8vhhVYED9jZYjZyxdtesy5ESsI&h=AT2Ke53Fp7oqj_0nqxjEVzQ7FJp7u9IaWM6DOb2obC4ocej0qOwZWZ9kmkUdxrrQ3mFzqfxPmAHOQ4KkjFrjhIM9DhXCHtZPjl_u55n9QXB4XnsF19jTkqTykIuSHjDARAx9y_B704l1_5PYfZFiS5UFOdceUR8TPEsvCfBD
• The Telegraph, October 28, 2018: https://www.telegraphindia.com/culture/the-boats-that-sank-in-time-and-tide/cid/1672765?ref=features_home-template
• OUTLOOK September 3, 2018: https://www.google.co.in/amp/s/www.outlookindia.com/magazine/amp/viscera-of-the-living-past/300546
• KOLKATA on WHEELS: http://www.kolkataonwheels.com/the-boat-museum/
• DEEPANJAN GHOSH: https://www.facebook.com/mirchideep/videos/1952037388182067/?t=7 
• BUSINESS LINE: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/know/curiouser-and-curiouser-in-kolkatas-little-museums/article24287853.ece 
• DECCAN HERALD: https://www.deccanherald.com/sunday-herald/sunday-herald-articulations/stories-sail-672995.html 
• MUSEUMS OF INDIA, SAHAPEDIA: https://www.museumsofindia.org/museum/451/boat-museum
• BEACON KOLKATA: http://www.thebeaconkolkata.co.in/museums-in-kolkata/
• THE TIMES OF INDIA: https://m.timesofindia.com/city/kolkata/hidden-collections/articleshow/63952253.cms
• DOUBLE DOLPHIN: http://double-dolphin.blogspot.in/2018/05/the-lesser-known-museums-of-kolkata.html?m=1
• SCROLL: https://scroll.in/magazine/872030/a-unique-boat-museum-in-kolkata-pays-tribute-to-bengals-rivers-and-their-forgotten-traditions
• RANGAN DATTA: https://googleweblight.com/i?u=https://rangandatta.wordpress.com/2016/08/07/boat-museum-ambedkar-bhawan-kankurgachhi-kolkata/&hl=en-IN
• NOUKOGHAR: http://bengalboat.blogspot.in/2014/01/boat-museum-in-kolkata.html?m=1

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

https://www.deccanherald.com/sunday-herald/sunday-herald-articulations/stories-sail-672995.html

Story by Deepanjan Ghosh

Deppanjan Ghosh, A welknown blogger has written a story on Boat Museum: https://scroll.in/magazine/872030/a-unique-boat-museum-in-kolkata-pays-tribute-to-bengals-rivers-and-their-forgotten-traditions

Monsoon saga: Ghatal Diary 2017

A Journey towards প্লাবন/FLOOD

Flooded area. Each year left bank of River Silabati inundated

Pantoon on River Silababti. Ghatal Town is visible on left bank

Each house is built on top of a mound. the height of mound can be upto 21 feet in height 

Newly built concrete houses are also kept ground floor as vestigial. Note presence of traditional boat as medium of transport

Typical Taler Donga

Tradition

Tradition

local transport

PEUKO: a recent development made of tin sheet

Own transport. Recent development

Flood and transport. Note: presence of traditional as well as newly developed types 

Coexistence:Traditional as well as modern

Way of propulsion. Note; opening of the stern end blocked by mud

Fishing in flood water is a common sporting event

Method of fishing

One method of crossing a river by boat


Transport of Bamboo from upstream


Wharf in flooded area

Temporary wharf

Wharf