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Yesterdate: This day from Calcutta’s past, June 22, 1688
The Telegraph· 5 days agoOn this day, the name Calcutta was used for one of the first times. A letter dated June 22, Dacca,...
What Calcutta owes its barefoot historian
Indian Express· 7 days agoMost of them were drafted on his 1964-make Remington...
The Malayali who gave Calcutta to Calcuttans: Remembering the itinerant Parameswaran Thankappan Nair
The Telegraph· 4 days agoIn all likelihood, it was love at first sight for Parameswaran Thankappan Nair (1933-2024) when he arrived in Calcutta, a penniless young man on September 22, 1955. Nair died ...
Looking for Nanda Devi: Remembering the iconic 1934 Himalayan expedition
Livemint· 4 days agoEver since the dawn of mountaineering, a greater premium has been placed on the summitting of peaks,...