In November1988, experts and specialists, underwent an international seminar , organized by the interested Prof. Hasan on Historical Perspectives for the Calcutta tercentenary. The notion of a permanent Calcutta Gallery at the Victoria Memorial was greeted with tremendous applause. The concept blossomed under the guiding forces of Dr. Ashin Dasgupta and Dr. Barun De, of the Calcutta Gallery sub-committee. Mr. Vikas Satwalkar, Director of the National Institute of Design acted as the right inspector of the grand exercise. Mr. Tridibesh Sanyal and Mr. Siddhartha Ghosh of Tangram Design Pvt. Ltd. served as the suitable overseers for the occasion. On the whole, the entire plan got accomplished by the then diligent Secretary and Curator of the Memorial, Mr. Hiren Chakraborty . ![]() The painting of the social reformer, Ram Mohan Roy conveys a message about his philosophy. Oil paintings of eminent personalities, like Bipin Behari Dutta- the extremist leader, painted by R.B. Dutta and Michael Madhusudan Dutt -a bilingual poet, producing quality literature in English and Bengali and an exponent of the New Bengal movement, ignites the feeling of respect for these larger than-life characters. Goddess Kali- a Bat-tala print by Beni Madhab Bhattacharjee; Palanquin a kind of early 17th & 18th century transport, plying at Calcutta , the first motor car that emerged on Calcutta's street in 1896 , the bateau bridge , standing between Calcutta and Howrah till the late 1930s, which later got transformed into the highly modernized and permanent establishment, of Howrah Bridge etc, hold a clear visual impression of Calcutta to its adorers. |