Skip to content

Place

West Bengal

23 articles in the archive discuss West Bengal, from Journal of Indian History and Culture, Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, Jinamanjari (1968–2024). Open any article for its summary, citation and original PDF.

23 articles

Articles discussing West Bengal

  1. Sculptural Art of Jaina Goddess Ambika in Bengal (7th-13th Century CE): A Study

    Rajeswar Roy · Journal of Indian History and Culture, 2023

    “The images of various sculptures of the Jaina goddess Ambikā have been discovered from different parts of Bengal, especially from modern West Bengal during the early medieval period.”
  2. A Survey of Jaina Antiquarian Remains in West Bengal

    D. K. Chakravarty · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1984

    “The physiographical features as observed in some of the western districts of West Bengal like Purulia, Bankura and Midnapur present the same topographical feature and climatic condition as revealed during the journey of Mahavira through the ‘pathless land’ covered by arid lands, stony wastes, rugged hillocks and Sal jungles”
  3. Ecological Challenges and Resilience of Damodar River's Char Dwellers

    Samar Kanti Chakrabartty · Journal of Indian History and Culture, 2023

  4. Motifs Representing Natural Elements in Kherua's Viṣṇu Iconography

    Noor Bano Sattar · Journal of Indian History and Culture, 2024

    “The present discourse embodies an account of the hitherto unpublished sculptures of the Brahmanical deity Viṣṇu found predominantly in the village Kherua, Mouza Kherua, Katwa Sub-division, Mangalkot Thana, Purba Bardhaman District, West Bengal (Fig. 1).”
  5. A Rare Jaina Icon from Sat Deuliya

    Paresh Chandra Dasgupta · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1973

    “Thus, very recently a unique stele of black basalt envisaging Risabhanatha and rows of other Tirthankaras has been acquired by the Directorate of Archaeology of West Bengal when the writer visited Sat Deuliya and its neighbouring village Ajhapur in Burdwan district in the first week of November, 1972.”
  6. Bandel: A Lesser-Known Portuguese Settlement in Mughal Bengal

    Subrata Roy · Journal of Indian History and Culture, 2021

  7. Jainism in Ancient Bengal

    Paresh Chandra Dasgupta · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1983

    “According to the Acararga Sutra he personally visited the pathless tracts of Vajjabhumi and Subbabhumi in West Bengal.”
  8. Gosanimari: Archaeological Significance and Community Engagement in Heritage Conservation

    Chanchal Adhikary · Journal of Indian History and Culture, 2022

  9. Pakbirra's Shrines of the Emancipated

    Paresh Chandra Dasgupta · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1971

    “the shrines of Pakbirra like their counterparts in West Bengal may be regarded as gems defining fulfilment and taste in art.”
  10. Debating Minority Recognition and Reservations in India's Constitutional Framework

    Journal of Indian History and Culture, 2015

  11. A Jina Image from Chandraketugarh

    Gourisankar De · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1976

  12. Book Review

    Paresh Chandra Dasgupta · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1977

  13. Evolution of Jaina Sangha

    J. C. Sikdar · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1978

  14. Evolution of Jaina Sangha

    J. C. Sikdar · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1978

  15. Jain Bhawan: Its Aims and Objects

    Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2004

  16. Unsettled Lives: Displacement in Sundargarh District, Odisha - A Post-Colonial Perspective

    Efrem Kullu · Journal of Indian History and Culture, 2024

  17. Socio-Cultural Transformation Among the Oraon Tribe in Post-Colonial Odisha

    Reshma Ekka · Journal of Indian History and Culture, 2020

  18. Jain Bhawan: Its Aims and Objects

    Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2000

  19. Book Review: New Documents of Jaina Painting

    Paresh Chandra Dasgupta · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1976

  20. Speech delivered by Mr. A. L. Dias, Governor of West Bengal on the occasion of Release of Bhagavati Sutra and Mahavir Jayanti Celebration

    Anthony Lancelot Dias · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1973

  21. The Late Narendra Singh Singhi

    Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1968

  22. Speech I by Shri Viren J. Shah

    Viren J. Shah · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2002

  23. Saraka: An Ancient Jain Community

    Binod Kumar Tiwary · Jinamanjari, 2006