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Books Jul.26.19

Robert Clive's adventures in India

Fortune’s Soldier manages to capture and recreate for the general reader the political intrigue of an era that otherwise, by and large, remains confined to history textbooks
By Argha Banerjee
Heritage Jun.30.19

The Englishmen behind Howrah's botanical garden

The Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden in Howrah was set up to grow cinnamon, cloves and pepper for the colonial masters
By Paromita Sen
Opinion Jun.29.19

Maps of belonging: Visiting Debi Choudhurani’s sanctuary

Memories create places as much as place produces memory
By Bhaswati Chakravorty
West Bengal May.30.19

This month, that year

Here’s a look back at some events that made news around the world and in our own backyard in May
By The Telegraph
Opinion May.10.19

Mughals and the making of the Indian ethos

The Mughals may have been invaders in India initially, but they were invaders who came home
By Debobroto Das
Opinion Apr.21.19

Lucknow's Hazratganj struggles to keep pace with the times

Though “Ganjing” is no longer what it was, the syncretic culture of the avenue remains, as does the 'tehzeeb'
By Alpana Chowdhury
Culture Apr.7.19

Heritage feritage: Calcutta wakes up to its own beauty

For the longest time possible, Calcutta was not part of the heritage conversation. So what has changed?
By Upala Sen
Opinion Jan.9.19

Scientifically accurate and exquisitely beautiful

Mary Impey, a colonial judge's wife, hired artists who had worked for the Mughals, and the Company School of art was born
By Nandini Chatterjee
Books Dec.16.18

How Robert Clive raided India for East India Company

Alex Rutherford, author of Clive's fictional biography, tells his tumultuous tale
By Alex Rutherford
Books Nov.18.18

How the East India Company colonised the Northeast

A book gets inside British colonisers’ mind and machinations for an overlooked history
By Moumita Chaudhuri

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