Destination India: Tamluk, West Bengal

Tuesday, July 04, 2006

Tamluk, West Bengal

Primate, portrait.
Originally uploaded by Java Cafe.

Tamluk is an ancient city of West Bengal, near the Rupnarayan River. Tamluk's strategic location as a sea port of the Bay of Bengal made the city a prominent one.

History tells us that the rivers have been central to urban settlement and development in the subcontinent from the ancient period. The Indus and the Ganges have been cradles of ancient civilization. Tamluk was a civilization based on Bay of Bengal and river Rupnarayana, and the most important natural resource of this area was water from the rivers and sea. Main trade is of "Pan Leaf".

About Me

India has always fascinated me for different reasons. The vastness of its culture, the diversity of people’s opinions and the limitations of its vision. Despite our diversity, we need to have a collective vision. India is not a country of four metropolis or a couple of high-tech cities. This nation of a billion people has 29 states and 6 union territories. We have 35 state and territorial capitals. How much do we know about each of these important cities?

Professionally I am a graphic designer from Bombay, India. In 1987, I co-authored a book on Corporate India, but my desire to throw a wider net and pick up much more information remains intact. I want my people from every city and every state to write and photograph details and information that would be interesting to the viewers around the world. We have so much to talk about and so much to share - this medium and this technology can help fulfill our collective dreams.