The first Armenian settlement in Bengal dates back to 1665 in Saidabad, a suburb of Murshidabad. The Armenians soon made Calcutta their hub and their presence became “a significant and almost ...

The Jewish community in Kolkata came from all over the Middle East, from places like Syria and Iraq. Once home to around ...

Devasis Chattopadhyay takes you through nine compelling stories of forgotten lives that shaped the cultural and historical history of Kolkata, writes Abhi Singhal Harry Hobbs of Kolkata and Other ...

Its courtyard, which is decorated with innumerable tombstones, war memorials, stone tablets, graves, paintings and other historical artifacts, is a goldmine for one who is interested in knowing ...

Star Theatre is a cultural institution of Kolkata. However, in its history lies the betrayal of a woman who helped build it.

A little north of Kolkata’s central business district ... a monthly magazine that archives Anglo-Indian history, culture, recipes, and personal life stories of community members.

The fact that the biennale was held in public spaces open to everyone, and for anyone viewing art for the first time, was ...

Cheltenham is known for many things – as a grand Regency spa town, the home of the Gold Cup and a busy calendar of literary and food festivals, plus perhaps GCHQ… but less so its history as the ...

Alumni of La Martiniere College, Lucknow, condemned the covering of engraved steps at La Martiniere for Boys, Kolkata, with marble. They emphasized that such an erasure of heritage would not occur ...