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Yesterdate: This day from Calcutta’s past, June 27, 1803
The Telegraph· 3 days agoOn this day, the Governor-General of Bengal Presidency, Richard Wellesley, wrote to his younger brother Arthur Wellesley, who had led very successful military ...
Remembering PC Mahalanobis, the man who made statistics cool, on his 131st birth anniversary
The Telegraph· 5 hours agoIt was the early years of World War I. A young man from Calcutta was pursuing his Tripos* in...
How an Englishman captured vibrant hues of a colonial Calcutta transforming into a commercial hub
Scroll· 6 days agoBetween the late 18th century and early 19th century, Calcutta transitioned dramatically from a monopoly under the English East India Company to a flourishing ...
Horror short fiction: A group of college students summons spirits to the mortal world
Scroll· 4 days agoSantanu was a bright young man in his late twenties, studying in Calcutta’s prestigious Presidency College. Santanu’s elderly parents were very proud of ...