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Duel Avenue: Here Was Fought A Duel Which Changed Modern Indian History
About 230 years ago in Calcutta, a duel was fought which could have changed the history of modern India. Fighting the duel were two
Making A Capital Investment : How The British Created New Delhi
On March 11, 2017
Back in 2013, the then Delhi Government had given a new tagline for Delhi - Dildaar Delhi (magnanimous Delhi). It was quite apt, Â for
“I will fight till the last man”: Major Somnath Sharma, First Param Vir Chakra Winner
On September 22, 2016
In Path Breakers, People
The wireless crackled at the Headquarter of 161 Brigade, tasked to protect the Kashmir valley against the Pakistan infiltration in 1947. Amidst the rattle
Deviprasad Roychowdhury : Man Who Has Left a Mark on the Indian Currency Note
On February 13, 2016
In People
Flip a 500 Rupee Indian currency note and you will see an image of Mahatma Gandhi leading ten people on a march. The iconic
Signpost of Bengal Renaissance Stands in Ruin
On November 14, 2015
In Institutions
The first Brahmo Prayer Hall, inaugurated by Raja Ram Mohan Roy, located on Chitpur Road, Kolkata stands in anonymity and in a dilapidated
Hazra Park Durga Puja : All Men Are Created Equal
On October 19, 2015
In Communities
Amidst the pomp and splendor of various Durga Puja pandals in Kolkata, one Puja stands tall. It stands apart not because it is backed
In Search of Pather Panchali’s Nischindipur at Boral Village
On October 2, 2015
In Arts
Boral Village near Garia township of Kolkata is where Satyajit Ray unfolded his Pather Panchali saga. Boral became the setting for Nischindipur, an idyllic
Madhumala Chattopadhyay: An Anthropologist’s Moment of Truth
This is the story of how Dr. Madhumala Chattopadhyay and team made the first ever friendly contact with the hostile Sentinelese tribe of the
Supriya Saha: India Has A New Olympic Champion
At around 1.30 am, 6 August 2015, the Dragon Air flight no 269 enroute from Hongkong made preparation to land at the Netaji Subhash
When Government Performs, Should We Not Applaud
Editor’s Note: The flash floods in the hill state of Uttarakhand in 2013 claimed more than 5000 lives and left thousands stranded. There were
Man Who Almost Won India her First Nobel Prize in Medicine
On May 15, 2015
In People
Editor’s Note: A man could be seen spending many a nights over six years peering into a microscope, heating chemicals, mixing them, testing and
Rao Tula Ram: Subhash Chandra Bose from Haryana
On April 29, 2015
In People
There is uncanny similarity between Rao Tula Ram, the hero of Haryana and Subhash Chandra Bose, read on and be amazed
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