Freedom. As much as this word brings joy across generations, the trauma has been equal when it came to Partition horrors. The wait for the end of colonial rule saw Bengal and Punjab go up in flames ...

Dutta depicts Calcutta's many faces in this erudite guide to the city, which is part of the Cities of the Imagination Series. The author, who was born and raised in Calcutta and who has translated ...

Sripantha’s Kolkata essays offer a window into colonial and early modern Calcutta life. They have now been translated into a book by Anita Kar The book was launched in the presence of (l-r) Dinesh ...

A slice of history, and Old Calcutta, at exhibition in Sabarno Roy Chowdhury’s Behala house The 20th Kolkata International History and Heritage Exhibition, hosted by Sabarno Roy Chowdhury family’s ...

Many cities in India have unique identities and interesting names. Jaipur is known as the Pink City, Udaipur is known as the ...