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Published 20.03.23
Yesterdate: This day from Kolkata’s past, March 20, 1602
Dutch East India Company (VOC, Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie) was founded on this day...
By Chandrima S. Bhattacharya
India /
Published 19.03.23
'Indian history being weaponised'
'Hope is in seeing millions of youths asking whether this is their future here... I can understand their fear and anxiety'...
By Dev Raj
in Patna
People /
Published 18.03.23
India’s history is defined by pluralism, diversity and inequality: Rudrangshu Mukherjee
For the co-author of ‘A New History of India’, a historian is a prophet looking backwards!...
By Priyam Marik
News /
Published 18.03.23
Yesterdate: This day from Kolkata’s past, March 18, 1904
Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904, was passed on this day...
By Chandrima S. Bhattacharya
News /
Published 17.03.23
Yesterdate: This day from Kolkata’s past, March 17, 1890
Convention of Calcutta, defining boundary between Tibet and Sikkim, was signed on this day in the city by Britain and China...
By Chandrima S. Bhattacharya
in Kolkata
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Published 16.03.23
Yesterdate: This day from Kolkata’s past, March 16, 1880
Writer Rajshekhar Basu was born on this day...
By Chandrima S. Bhattacharya
in Kolkata
Opinion /
Published 16.03.23
Against intellect
Under this Hindu nationalist government, established notions of scholarship and expertise have been subject to populist attacks in fields ranging from science to history...
By Nissim Mannathukkaren
People /
Published 15.03.23
Every cannon scripts the scientific advancement of its time: Amitabha Karkun
For this septuagenarian, the study of cannons has been a lifelong passion...
By Somen Sengupta
News /
Published 15.03.23
Yesterdate: This day from Kolkata’s past, March 15, 1922
The records of a Council of State session held at Metcalfe House begin with a matter concerning Dacca (Dhaka) University...
By Chandrima S. Bhattacharya
in Kolkata
News /
Published 14.03.23
Yesterdate: This day from Kolkata’s past, March 14, 1878
Vernacular Press Act was passed on this day, proposed by Viceroy Lord Lytton...
By Chandrima S. Bhattacharya
in Kolkata
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