Battala
Battala is a highly populated residential and semi-industrial area in the central part of Serampore City in Hooghly district in West Bengal. The Battala region was an important center for printing books and Battala Prints. Education * Akna Girl's High School Serampore Girl's High School also called Akna Girl's High School is a girls school. It is located in Serampore City Mahesh Battala area in the Indian state of West Bengal (Hooghly District). It is s affiliated to West Bengal Board of Secondary ... * Malina Lahiri Boy's Academy * Ballavpur High School * Adarsha Balika Vidyalaya * Bharati Balika Vidyalaya References Neighbourhoods in West Bengal Serampore {{Hooghly-geo-stub ...
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Battala Prints
Battala woodcut prints are the Woodcut, woodcut relief prints produced in the Battala region of Calcutta. Although woodblock printing on fabrics has been in India for centuries, the paper adaptation of woodblock printing appeared relatively late, because of the late entry and early exit due to advent of lithography the Battala woodcut printing had a remarkably short run. The Battala woodcuts were printed on a very cheap newsprint like paper to keep the cost of these prints low. Because of the short run, cheap paper and humid conditions of the region very few of these prints have survived. History In the early 19th Century, the Battala area became known for the prints, which typically had a religious or mystical theme. They made their first appearance in the 1820s as book illustrations; by the mid nineteenth century printmakers started printing the smaller prints, which often represented Kalighat paintings. Demand for the prints began to decline with the introduction of lithograph ...
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