The beginning of the 20th century was an epoch-making period. Ominous clouds of mistrust, conflict and war loomed large over the world and by 1914, war became imminent between the Allied Powers and Central Powers. World War I began. Britain was part of the Allied
Wing Commander Karun Krishna Majumdar During the Second World War (1939–1945), India was a part of the British Empire. Being an integral part of the Allied Nations, large troops of Indian soldiers were deployed to fight against the Axis powers in different parts of the world. Meanwhile, the
Jumbo Majumdar was listed among the top 12 Allied pilots by LIFE magazine during WWII
An eminent scholar, from a distant land far across the sea, sent a congratulatory note to a humble author in India via his publisher. The book, written by an unheard-of author, had impacted the reader so intensely that he dashed a letter to the publisher
The Tagore family has long been the focus of public curiosity. Like its men, the women of this illustrious family have had a great and enduring influence on the life and people of Bengal. The women of the Jorasanko Tagore family were at the forefront
Bina Das: West Bengal's Revolutionary Force for Indian Independence “My object was to die and if I had to die, I wanted to do it nobly, fighting against this despotic system of government which has kept my country in perpetual subjection to its infinite shame and
Ganapati Chakraborty, the first practitioner of modern magic in Bengal In ancient times, Indian magicians were often considered workers of legitimate mystical miracles, not simply entertainers. Just like Jean-Eugène Robert-HoudinI, who is considered a pioneer of 19th-century modern entertainment magic as a theatrical art form, Ganapati
Author Amales Tripathi Eminent academician and author Professor Tapan Raychaudhuri in his book Bangalnama says, “Many people speak of his (Nirad Chandra Chowdhury's) erudition and extraordinary memory. I have seen more erudition than him in Bengalis like Sukhmoy Chakraborty, Ravi Dasgupta and Amales Tripathi.” Eminent historian
Anita Bose is a well-known researcher and academician of South-East Asia and an ardent follower of Ramakrishna Paramhansa. She has delivered lectures at various Ramakrishna Mission events including Ramakrishna Mission, Golpark ‘Rain-water never stands on high ground, but runs down to the lowest level. So also
While he defended Hinduism against the hostile criticism of the missionaries, he sought to purge Hinduism of the abuses that had crept into it. That was Raja Rammohan Roy in one sentence. He warmly advocated the introduction of western science and technology into the educational