Since time immemorial, India had commercial relations with the West but after Vasco da Gama set foot on Indian soil, maritime trading activities increased manifold. The first among the ethnic communities to arrive in India was naturally the Portuguese. Later, Dutch, French, Armenians, British, Chinese
For the home of a living legend, Narayan Debnath’s house on a narrow by-lane in Shibpur, Howrah is surprisingly nondescript. As we walk up to the gate and push it open, a bright-eyed stray dog greets us happily. An ordinary dog in an ordinary lane,
Park Street Police Station Every year, the week of November 19-25 is observed as World Heritage Week by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The idea is to draw attention to the world’s tangible built heritage in terms of antique buildings, artefacts and
When I first read the autobiography of Charlie Chaplin, I was a student of class VIII, yet his life had impacted me so much that when a personal tragedy struck me a few years later, I knew the truth behind the words he spoke ---
Part 2: Problems in Bengal Railways The root of the problem appears to lie not in the erection of the railway itself but in the fact that the government and different railway companies, while encouraging the construction of the railways, failed to appreciate the relative importance
Buker bhitor hotey, futey otha biswase, banglar ghore ghore…. Brands survive on trust, and this truth overrides even trade wars across continents, making global brands survive in a competitive market. Shalimar Oils, the Bengali brand established in pre-independence India, probably had a hang of this
Part 3: Why Jugalkishore had to move his estate from Myemenshingha to Sylhet A pandemic had ravaged the zamindari of Jugalkishore at Jafarshahi, Myemenshingha and he decided to relocate to neighbouring Gouripur -- then a thick, impenetrable jungle. Under his supervision, Gouripur soon developed into a
Part 1: Why Bengal Railways was confronted with a resistance from River Trade Triangulating India with railway at a cost of about fifty million pounds was indeed an ambitious plan of the British for the sake of their own trade development. After conducting a year-long survey
In this 3-episode series, GB delves into the past and present of Dhaka University, that has remained as an epitome of freedom and historical landmarks JOn July 19, 1905, the then-Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon announced the British government’s decision to implement a territorial reorganization of
Loreto College We ended the previous edition of our walk at Russell Street, which leaves us free this week to continue down Park Street and turn right parallel to Russell Street, on to a street still known as Middleton Row after Sir Samuel Middleton, president of