drawing
- Museum number
- 2004,0408,0.6
- Description
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Pen and ink drawing on paper of the goddess Kali, by Shyamal Dutta Roy. She is shown four armed and with an offering plate in front of her. Signed and dated; framed and glazed.
- Production date
- 1977
- Dimensions
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Height: 50 centimetres (as visible)
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Width: 48 centimetres (as visible)
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- Curator's comments
- Blurton 2006:
The myths and narratives of the goddesses of Bengal, both Durga and Kali, give us a powerful insight into eastern Indian culture. Their celebratory festivals each autumn, Durga Puja and Kali Puja, still energize the Hindu populations of Bengal and are enjoyed as holidays by everyone. That the presence of the goddesses among them is felt to be revivifying is clear from the enthusiasm of the population generally and also from the fact that these deities still provide inspiration for artists as diverse as Shyamal Dutta Roy (born 1934) and the twentieth-century ascetic Sachidananda Sen. Meanwhile, in a more equivocal vein the great Bengali film-maker Satyajit Ray (1921-92) has responded to the Bengali obsession with the goddess in his film "Devi" (The Goddess; 1960), which is based on a narrative originally developed by Rabindranath Tagore.
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Good
- Acquisition date
- 2004
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 2004,0408,0.6