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If you enjoy newsletters, is delightful. Found this gem by Riya Roy, The Nook’s creator, in their 15th edition about Stoics.

Calcutta’s glorious sunsets 😍😍

Cafe Offbeat Up There, the Rooftop Bar & Sunset Cafe is where you can catch the most stunning views of Calcutta’s skyline and watch the sun set in the East.

Join us for Sublime Sunday’s, a sundowner shindig with the earthy / folk / deep melodic beats of Devaa .sounds today, 15th November, 4:30 pm onwards.

Love the layered line work here. It lends so much character and depth to the piece. Beauts one.

🖌Fasting Buddha by .sankha
Pen & ink on acid free paper.
A rendition of ‘Starving or Fasting Buddha’ at Lahore Museum.

🌕🌗🌘🌑

📸 by Arhan Sett

It’s been a quiet(er) Pujos this year. Here’s to hailing the goddesses that we often don’t notice and to (hopefully) seeing things in a new light.

Posted • : The Barisha Club Durga Puja in South 's has gained the spotlight this year, with its Goddess taking the form of a migrant working mother. The idol is a recognition of the migrant mass exodus that took place in the beginning of the months in . The photograph captured by Arhan Sett () is one of the many depicting a city celebrating in the midst of a .

Photo By: Arhan Sett

Brilliant work in bronze by visual artist Saurav Roy Chowdhury ✨

Spotted this beauty by 🖌
Beauts!

Summer of 2015 by 📸 Love this.

Atho Hidimba Katha

Hidimba is a demoness from Mahabharata who was only mentioned twice in the epic. It seems that the great poet Vyasa did not have enough space for Hidimba.

In ‘Atho Hidimba Katha’ Hidimba comes up with her own version of the epic on behalf of the marginalized people whose presence are never mentioned in history. While telling her story of the jungle life as a part of the mother nature, she brings out the parallel story of her life. The machineries of discrimination and marginalization on basis of birth, caste, race, religion or gender become visible as Hidimba redefines the idea of ‘demoness’ as not lesser but an equal human being.

Photos & text from Samuho
Next show of Atho Hidimba Katha is on 4th October (Sunday) at 7 pm.

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I’v often wondered about the women in Indian/Hindu epics and mythology. Women were always depicted as such one directional characters and it was obvious that they were written by a person who had no real idea of human workings. I’m glad we’re changing that now.

Such haunting art. Blown away by the beautiful art by Shremoe Datta / 👀

Oh my gerd. Amazing. Art by .das / ⚡️