Tag Results: Kolkata
Stories That Make India
Burdwan’s Curzon Connection
In the heart of Burdwan, 100 km from Kolkata, is a gate named after Lord Curzon. Why is it there and what story does Burdwan hold? Find out...
History Daily
Sister Nivedita: Calcutta’s Angel of Mercy
As the COVID-19 pandemic wreaks havoc across the world and deaths continue to mount, stories of compassion make these testing times a little more bearable. On International Caregivers’ Day today, catch the story of Sister Nivedita, whose selfless work brought a ray of hope to Calcutta during the 1899 plague epidemic
Cover Story
Charles Stuart: More ‘Hindoo’ than British
Do you know almost 70% of the spectacular Indian idols on display at the British museum are from a collection of an ‘eccentric’ Irishman nicknamed the ‘Hindoo Stuart’ who embraced Hinduism, bathed in the Kumbh Mela and greeted Indians with ‘Jay Sittaramjee’ Here’s his unusual story
LHI HerStory
Cornelia’s Fight
Cornelia Sorabji was the first Indian woman to get a degree from the Bombay University & Oxford. She fought the system to become a lawyer facing unimaginable hurdles. Here is her story, of grit and courage against all odds!