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Nouka (a different point of view)

On 29, May 2011 | 5 Comments | In Bangladesh, Travel & Places | By MR

Nouka (a different point of view)

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2011

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Bangladesh has one of the highest rivers per square meters in the world. It would make sense then that there are tons of boats. I end the series on Bangladesh with the same note that I started, which is with a boat. Next stop, pictures from Jamaica![....]

Sonargaon

On 14, May 2011 | 6 Comments | In Bangladesh, Travel & Places | By MR

Sonargaon

14

May
2011

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Sonargaon (Bangla: সোনারগাঁও;) is the ancient capital of Isa Khan's kingdom in Bengal. It is located near the current-day city of Narayanganj, Bangladesh.

The great Muslim traveler Ibn Battuta visited Sonargaon in the 14th century. It is thought that when a squadron of the Chinese fleet of Zheng He, commanded by the eunuch Hong Bao, visited Bengal in 1432, they visited Sonargaon as well. The information about that expedition comes from the book of one of its participants, the translator Ma Huan. [source: wikipedia] [....]

Gettin’ Down

On 21, Apr 2011 | One Comment | In Bangladesh, Travel & Places | By MR

Gettin’ Down

21

Apr
2011

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This guy was seated in the front row of the audience. I glanced in his corner a few times, and all those times, he looked really serious. It was to my (and probably everybody else's) surprise that he was the first guy to jump out of his seat and start dancing. I applaud his enthusiasm, and goes to show how you can never judge a book by its cover.[....]

Momentary Glance

On 19, Apr 2011 | No Comments | In Bangladesh, Travel & Places | By MR

Momentary Glance

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Apr
2011

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Baul singers are cult heros in Bangladesh. I forget the name of this one, will research it and find out. Here he takes a moment in between songs to make a few jokes with his duet partner on the Tabla.[....]

Churi

On 17, Apr 2011 | 5 Comments | In Bangladesh, Travel & Places | By MR

Churi

17

Apr
2011

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Other than traditional cultural events, there are a lot of traditional items for sale. Fabric and "Churi" are among some of them. Churi is bengali for bangles, which are worn together with many of the traditional outfits of Bangladesh.[....]

Classical roots

On 16, Apr 2011 | 3 Comments | In Bangladesh, Travel & Places | By MR

Classical roots

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Apr
2011

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Bengali classical dance is a big part of the Poush Mela. The folk and tribal music and dance forms of Bangladesh are of indigenous origin and rooted to the soil of Bangladesh. Several dancing styles in vogue in the north-eastern part of the Indian subcontinent, like Monipuri and Santal dances, are also practiced in Bangladesh, but Bangladesh has developed its own distinct dancing styles. Bangladesh has a rich tradition of folk songs, with lyrics rooted into vibrant tradition and spirituality, mysticism and devotion. Such folk songs also revolve round several other themes, including love themes.[....]

The Dance

On 09, Apr 2011 | 2 Comments | In Bangladesh, Travel & Places | By MR

The Dance

09

Apr
2011

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This is from Ramna Park, a famed and historical park which is the central cultural hub of Dhaka. It is home to many festivals, one of them is the Poush Mela. Poush, the first of the two months in the Bengali calendar spanning winter, brings in festivity in the life of people living in rural Bengal. The people make traditional delicacies called pithas, made of new harvest of rice and date juice. There are traditional Baul music, songs, dances, recitation from puthis or folk literature, and plenty of traditional foods. There are stalls for henna (mehndi) painting and other foods like honey and dates for sale. All in all, the festival is reminescent of a Bohemian lifestyle, where everybody hangs out, chills out and basically has an all around good time.[....]

Parked

On 08, Apr 2011 | 3 Comments | In Bangladesh, Travel & Places | By MR

Parked

08

Apr
2011

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Dhaka is known as the Rickshaw capital of the world. If you've ever been here, you'll know why. At any given time, there are 400,000 of them zipping around the city. Although the govt. is trying to ban them in a lot of the major highways during the daytime to reduce traffic jams, in Old Dhaka, it is the only form of transportation that can get into all the narrow roads and alleys. There are rickshaw garages everywhere. It is unlikely that you will see a bunch of them parked, but we had arrived at a less busy time, and on a holiday, so we caught a rare glimpse of them all parked together.[....]

Colors of Old Dhaka

On 06, Apr 2011 | No Comments | In Bangladesh, Travel & Places | By MR

Colors of Old Dhaka

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Apr
2011

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Old Dhaka is a historical part of town, with the Lalbagh Fort and Ahsan Manjil. Also available in part of town are markets for wholesale fabric. Walk anywhere, and you'll see a mountain of colors and patterns - a feast for the eyes.[....]

Two Windows

On 02, Apr 2011 | 2 Comments | In Bangladesh, Travel & Places | By MR

Two Windows

02

Apr
2011

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Self-explanatory, I think :) On another note, (purely coincidental), you should check out Four Windows.[....]

You talkin’ to me?

On 30, Mar 2011 | No Comments | In Bangladesh, Travel & Places | By MR

You talkin’ to me?

30

Mar
2011

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I made a big stink about this photographer today on facebook, about this. So, then you may ask, why am I posting this picture? Read on to find out.[....]

Contrasts

On 28, Mar 2011 | 2 Comments | In Bangladesh, Travel & Places | By MR

Contrasts

28

Mar
2011

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Speaking of contrasts, I just thought this was really funny. Being as technological as I am, I still can't get into text-ing. But in Dhaka, its rampant. THis is at Ahsan Manzil, a historical Nawab family house. The security guard seemed engrossed in a text message conversation, and standing in front of this historical building made an awesome picture.[....]
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