Alpana or alpona (Bengali: আলপনা) is a Bengali folk art style, traditionally practiced by women, and consisting of colored motifs, patterns, and symbols that are painted on floors and walls with paints made from rice flour, on religious occasions. Alpona is common to Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. Amongst Hindu families, alpanas may contain religious motifs with symbolic designs that relate to religious austerity, festivals, and specific deities. Amongst Santal tribal communities, alpanas often contain geometric or symbolic patterns drawn from nature. Although traditionally the domain of rural women, Alpana motifs have been very influential in modern Indian art, and are incorporated into the works of artists such as Jamini Roy, Abanindranath Tagore, Devi Prasad, and in the early illustrations of film-maker Satyajit Ray. In contemporary Bengal, alpanas are created as part of religious festivals such as the Durga puja, in public and private spaces.
Alpana work in Bangladesh during Language Movement DayAnother Alpana
Alpana or alpona (Bengali: আলপনা) is a Bengali folk art style, traditionally practiced by women, and consisting of colored motifs, patterns, and symbols...
Alpana Mukherjee (née Banerjee) (Bengali: আল্পনা মুখার্জী) (14 March 1934 – 24 July 2009) was a successful Bengali singer during the late 1940s and 1950s...
Alpana Singh (born November 1976) is an American Master Sommelier, restaurateur and local television personality in Chicago, Illinois. Singh was born and...
Baalveer is an Indian Fantasy television series, its first season aired from 8 October 2012 to 4 November 2016. The show feature Dev Joshi in the titular...
Alpana Goswami (born 18 August 1955), also known as Alpana Bose Goswami, is an Indian actress who is recognised for her work in Bengali cinema. Goswami...
Alpana Roy is a New Zealand legal academic, and is a full professor of law at the University of Waikato, specialising in the law on intellectual property...
Alpana Habib is a Bangladeshi cook expert and cookbook writer. Alpana Habib was born on 26 September 1966 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. She was brought...
Alpana Sengupta MBE is a Kathak dancer, choreographer, and actress living in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. She was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the...
received by Sultana Nooran". Times of India. Retrieved 3 July 2022. Chowdhury, Alpana (2 December 2017). "No stopping this magnificent duo..." Deccan Herald....
distributed by Rupam Entertainment Pvt Ltd. Manasi Parekh Raunaq Kamdar Alpana Buch Jia Vaidya Princy Prajapati Prashant Barot The movie has been shoot...
Deven Verma. Kalpana, a tomboyish character, lives with her mother, sister Alpana and brother Kamal, a police inspector. Kalpana is a compulsive liar but...
Stephen Jones. She also helped launch the careers of young American designers Alpana Bawa and Michael Leva, and was a precursor and influence upon the Club Kids...
sectors". Asia Times. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016. Killawala, Alpana (8 November 2016). "Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for ₹ 500 and ₹ 1000...
Archived from the original on 18 August 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2018. Alpana Killawala: "History of The Reserve Bank of India – Summary", Reserve Bank...
Hindi and Gujarati stage, film and television productions. He is married to Alpana Buch, an actress, and has a daughter, Bhavya. Malini, Navya (3 December...
Karnataka kolam (கோலம்) in Tamil Nadu mandana/mandas (माँडना) in Rajasthan alpana/alpona (আল্পনা) in West Bengal haripan/aripan (आरिपना) in Bihar muruja (ମୁରୁଜ)...
Samar Shah Arvind Vaidya as Hasmukh Shah Nidhi Shah as Kinjal Dave Shah Alpana Buch as Leela Shah Tassnim Sheikh as Rakhi Dave Shekhar Shukla as Jignesh...
Malhar Thakar, Deeksha Joshi, Prashant Barot, Hemant Jha, Chhaya Vora and Alpana Buch. It was released on 25 October 2018. It is produced by A. Dev Kumar...
Central Bank Stops Some PayPal Services", Reserve Bank of India spokesman Alpana Killawalla stated: "Providers of cross-border money transfer service need...
these women slip into different roles so effortlessly and efficiently." Alpana Chowdhury of Daily News and Analysis mentioned, "From the choice of the...
original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020. "'Chapli Kebab' - Alpana Habib". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2020-11-13. Retrieved...
Condolences". NDTV. Retrieved 1 August 2022. Doshi, Hasti (30 July 2022). "Alpana Buch shares what Rasik Dave told his wife Ketki before passing away". Times...
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