Serampore or Shrirampur, call it what you may, this little historic town in Bengal is a treasure trove for those interested in exploring old colonial settlements.

The Nawab was the leader of Bengal, which in the early 1700s was a part of the Mughal Empire. While the Nawab of Bengal was typically loyal to the Mughal emperor, he was effectively able to rule ...

The Bay of Bengal, notes historian Sunil Amrith, is an "expanse of tropical water: still and blue in the calm of January winter, or raging and turbid at the peak of the summer rains". The largest ...