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Colonial Calcutta: Yesteryear’s Yuletide
In Old Calcutta, Christmas was a rather political affair, restricted to the elite and wealthy. Time travel to the 19th century, to when the ‘Scotch step’ was the in-thing and invitations to the Governor’s ball included viscounts and kings!
Snapshort Histories
Marking a Milestone - The Hindu Remarriage Act
On 26th July 1856, the Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act was passed. This marked a major milestone and the end of a long battle against the orthodoxy. The man who led the campaign for this was a Sanskrit scholar in Calcutta...
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Achipur and India’s First Chinese Settler
Widely considered to be the first Chinese to settle in India, there is a whole town still named after Tong Atchew in West Bengal. Hundreds of Chinese pilgrims visit Achi’s tomb each year.
LHI HerStory
Remembering Sister Nivedita, the Champion of India
The freedom fighter and social reformer Bipin Chandra Pal once remarked ‘I doubt whether any Indian loved India the way Nivedita loved her.’ Here’s the story of a woman who was a true champion of our country and its arts, science and beliefs