Tag Results: Kolkata
History Daily
Calcutta - Once an Anti-Pollution Pioneer
As Kolkata chokes its way through another smog-filled winter, here’s something to mull over – the city was only the second in the world to enact anti-air pollution legislation. Here’s a century-old lesson that is still relevant today...
History Daily
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!
Amazing India
Chandraketugarh: An Enigma in Bengal
The ancient and mysterious archaeological settlement of Chandraketugarh has been neglected by historians and governments across time. As a result, it has been plundered for its rich terracotta artefacts, which are now in museums around the world
Cover Story
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