How the history of Eden Gardens entwines Europeans, Indian maharajas and Swami Vivekananda
Eden Gardens in the present day Wikimedia Commons Cricket. India’s national obsession and favourite pastime. By the time ...
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The barefoot historian who saw Calcutta from its streets
Nowhere in the world has one particular “history” ruled absolute. The same can be said about Calcutta (now Kolkata) too, as recorded by the self-trained historian, P Thankappan Nair ...
History on wheels wows visitors
On 19 January, the long-awaited 54th edition of the Statesman Vintage and Classic Car Rally, brought the city of joy to life, marking it as an auspicious day filled with history and glory in the ...
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Kolkata artist Soumyadeep Roy explores 800 years of family history and migration through art
Roy’s love for history stems from his childhood ... I asked for the budget, and set about trying to create the house as a part of 18th-century Kolkata’s cosmopolitan legacy,” he smiles. The end result ...
Bengal documents its rich textile heritage through an exhibition of four century old works
Explore the shared textile legacy of West Bengal and Bangladesh through an exhibition and book launch in Kolkata.