The second city of the Empire was ever growing, more and more people were moving into it for opportunities not only from overseas but from
These events had a lasting effect on Pandit Vidyasagar. On the one hand, even though he was not a qualified physician, his erudition helped him
But a name tells you not very much more than distant origins; and the same name, from the same part of the world, can be
On Maundy Thursday, the Catholic Church commemorates four important events— Jesus’ last supper with his disciples, his washing of the feet of his disciples introducing
My mirror has the shape of a Greek lyre. Its frame is back-to-back swan-like inverted S’s of painted black wood. Bas-reliefs of golden laurel leaves
Not long ago there were only a handful of noteworthy female names like P.T. Usha, Anju Bobby George, Karnam Malleswari, Rani Rampal who would come
This voyage will start from the old Fairlie Warehouse that houses an impressive collection of documents chronicling the city’s history. It will include a visit
I can read 'Hindi'; I can speak bad Hindi if I am allowed to disregard all rules of gender; and I can write it if
Toru Dutt with her sister Oru (brother Abuj had already succumbed to tuberculosis at a very early age) along with their parents travelled to France.
Nirendranath Chakraborty, was a great writer and a household name in most of Bengal, especially amongst parents who had at some point or the other
Among the dozens of festivals Indians celebrate every year, Holi stands out as one that has the least quota of scriptures and the maximum dosage
The mystique of Georgia O’Keeffe’s exceptional life is as intriguing as her stunningly bold abstract paintings. Georgia O’Keeffe is considered to be one of the
As a spring festival, Holi marks the end of winter and the arrival of spring, the season and symbol of regeneration and new life.
His cinema is fondly remembered for its many catchy tunes and the characters brought to life by leading stars, from Raj Kapoor to Amitabh Bachchan.
Right from the moment of his capture, Caesar simply refused to behave like a captive. When the pirates told him that they had set his
A few years back Fatima came to Kolkata in search of her roots. Her grandfather Mohamed Musa had migrated to the USA from a village
