Tag Results: Calcutta
History Daily
The Life and Times of Lady and Sir Oran
In the early 19th century, two simians were the toast of the town in colonial Calcutta. In this moving essay, we introduce you to Lady and Sir Oran, among the first orang-utans in India to be scientifically studied as they lived amidst human society.
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A Great Robbery That Shook the Raj
On a rainy afternoon in August 1914, revolutionaries in Calcutta pulled off an arms heist that sent shock waves through the British administration. All it took was a bullock cart that ‘lost its way’. Catch the dramatic story of the ‘Rodda Arms Heist’ and its stellar cast of characters
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Fort William College & Its Ironic Legacy
Fort William College was meant to train young British lads for the Company but it ended up as a great centre of Indian languages. Find out how a college set up by the East India Company became the ‘birthplace of modern Hindi’ and went on to even influence the Bengal Renaissance
Amazing India
The Terracotta Mosques of West Bengal
They are unlike any mosques that you would have seen. But head deep into Bengal and you will find centuries old mosques made of terracotta and beautifully embellished. These mosques are a hidden gem, waiting to be discovered...