The Daily Delicious for April 4, 2008

Dhaka’s “Conch Street” Under Threat. Lowestoft’s Lovely Bones.

By Nirali Magazine, April 3, 2008, Daily

“This is the most ancient handicraft in Bangladesh.” (BBC/Photo:Abdullah Al Muyid)

[1] Dhaka’s ‘Conch Street’ Under Threat
The ancient city’s [2] Shakhari Bazaar, a narrow street in Dhaka’s old town named after the handmade conch-shell bangles made there, is now threatened by encroaching developers and general disrepair. From the BBC. —Nalini
(tags: [3] bangladesh [4] history [5] art [6] jewelry [7] sri_lanka(n))

[8] Lowestoft’s Lovely Bones
British actor Reece Ritchie has been signed to the role of [9] Ray Singh in Peter Jackson’s film adaptation of Alice Sebold’s best-selling novel “The Lovely Bones.” In the novel, Ray is the love interest of protagonist-narrator Susie Salmon. —Nalini
(tags: [10] brown [11] film [12] literature [13] hollywood)

[14] Beyond Bollywood
“Is Indian fashion going global?” —Priya
(tags: [15] fashion)

[16] “A Blue Hand: The Beats in India”
Author [17] Deborah Baker chronicles the epochal 15-month [18] trip that [19] Allen Ginsberg and several of his fellow Beats took to India in the 1960s. Baker, married to [20] Amitav Ghosh, has lived in Calcutta and Goa. —Nalini
(tags: [12] literature [22] India(n) [23] biographies [24] activism)

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URLs in this post:
[1] Dhaka’s ‘Conch Street’ Under Threat: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7280011.stm
[2] Shakhari Bazaar: http://www.thedailystar.net/magazine/2006/04/03/cover.htm
[3] bangladesh: http://del.icio.us/niralimagazine/bangladesh
[4] history: http://del.icio.us/niralimagazine/history
[5] art: http://del.icio.us/niralimagazine/art
[6] jewelry: http://del.icio.us/niralimagazine/jewelry
[7] sri_lanka(n): http://del.icio.us/niralimagazine/sri_lanka(n)
[8] Lowestoft’s Lovely Bones: http://www.bbc.co.uk/suffolk/content/articles/2007/10/31/reece_ritchie_lovely_bo
nes_feature.shtml
[9] Ray Singh: http://www.englishdaily626.com/lovely_bones.php?021
[10] brown: http://del.icio.us/niralimagazine/brown
[11] film: http://del.icio.us/niralimagazine/film
[12] literature: http://del.icio.us/niralimagazine/literature
[13] hollywood: http://del.icio.us/niralimagazine/hollywood
[14] Beyond Bollywood: http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/31/arts/Findia.4-248425.php
[15] fashion: http://del.icio.us/niralimagazine/fashion
[16] “A Blue Hand: The Beats in India”: http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9781594201585,00.html
[17] Deborah Baker: http://www.deborahbaker.net/biography.php
[18] trip: http://www.allenginsberg.org/library.php?catalogue=Photography&mode=&s
tartRow=72
[19] Allen Ginsberg: http://members.tripod.com/%7ERaincloud769/pics/beats/begger.jpg
[20] Amitav Ghosh: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitav_Ghosh
[21] literature: http://del.icio.us/niralimagazine/literature
[22] India(n): http://del.icio.us/niralimagazine/India(n)
[23] biographies: http://del.icio.us/niralimagazine/biographies
[24] activism: http://del.icio.us/niralimagazine/activism

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