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India's data man PC Mahalanobis is often hailed as the father of the modern budget. Who is he?
Firstpost· 18 hours agoProfessor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, an eminent Indian scientist and statistician, is often...
Yesterdate: This day from Kolkata’s past, July 23, 1933
The Telegraph· 24 hours agoRevolutionary Jatindra Mohan Sengupta died in a prison in Ranchi on this day. After studying at...
India between 1857 and 1947: How many different ways can you paint the Taj Mahal in Agra?
CNBC Awaaz· 2 days agoTravellers have flocked to the gorgeous site of Mumtaz Mahal's burial ever since it was completed...
Hitting the right flavour notes with Tangra food | Mint
Livemint· 2 days agoThere is very little doubt that Kolkata’s Tangra neighbourhood is one of the holy grails of the...
Take action against Puja Khedkar, not people with disabilities. IAS Sabharwal’s tweet disturbing
Theprint· 2 days agoDoes an Airline hire a pilot with disability? Or would you trust a surgeon with a disability. The...
‘Absurdly extravagant and ridiculously curious’: What the British thought of emperor Asaf-ud-Daula
Scroll· 2 days agoWhen young Thomas Twining walked through Delhi in 1794, no one looked at him twice. Martin no longer spoke of returning to Europe himself, perhaps realizing that it was a mirage, best left to the world of dreams.
Norman Pritchard: The Doubts Behind India's First Two Olympic Medals | Olympics News
NDTV· 3 days agoIndia officially have 35 medals in the Olympics. 124 years ago, even before the Indian golden era in...
‘Indian’ who went from Olympic silver to Hollywood silver screen | India News - Times of India
The Times of India· 3 days agoIn the winter of 1906, Olympic medallist Norman Pritchard was attending a dinner of London’s hot and...
Hastings in Haryana: British Governor-General’s insightful journal on his trip from Bengal to Punjab
Tribune India· 3 days agoBritish victory in the war against the Gurkhas of Nepal (1814-1816), the final British conquest of...
British Gen’s artist wife and the muse
Tribune India· 3 days agoThe offices of the Eastern Command headquarters at Lucknow started packing up for the annual move to the cool hills of Nainital for the summer. Sybilla...