Books written by Aloke Kumar
Satyajit Ray was a friend of my father, Nirmal Chandra Kumar. My father touched his Centenary in 2017. He was introduced to him by R P Gupta, his close friend from their D J Keymers days. My father was an antiquarian and Ray visited him often for his many requirements.
I saw Satyajit Ray from close and started maintaining a Note Book on Ray. Many a time I ran errands to reach books from our library to Ray's home and had the occasion to have inconsequential talk.
On the launch of Usha Martin Internet, the author revives a book on innovation outlining thoughts from Albert Einstein to Steve Jobs on innovation.
Indian National Forum of Art and Culture, shortly called INFAC, was founded in 2005 in Kolkata with the objects, inter alia, of promoting and invigorating art and culture in the country through its activities spread over in visual art, performing art and literature.
Town Hall was erected by the Europeans as a venue to host their various social gatherings. The building became dilapidated and started falling. Practical conservation of heritage buildings in Kolkata started in the 1990s and the first restoration project was the Town Hall, a public building built by the British in 1813.
Swabhumi, the Heritage Park. The first Heritage Park to be built by Gujarat Ambuja. Aloke Kumar brings out the thoughts behind it and encases its creation situated on a natural mound made up of garbage as earlier this spot was a dumping ground.
Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia. Present-day Laos traces its historic and cultural identity to Lan Xang, which existed from the 13th century to the 18th century as one of the largest kingdoms in Southeast Asia.
Atmospheric brand images create feeling and tell how the product is used. They can improve the customer experience, create mental pictures and ideas around the product, and increase its value.
Kalighat Paintings. Aloke Kumar. Aloke Kumar recounts how Kalighat painting evolved as a unique genre of Indian painting in 19th-century Kolkata (formerly Calcutta).
Thomas & William Daniell. An aquatinted view of India. Aloke Kumar. Thomas Daniell (1749-1840) and his nephew William Daniell (1769-1837) played a prominent role in documenting the landscapes, building and peoples of the country.