The final part of The Saga of the Taj Committee explores the colonial government’s hare-brained scheme of destroying the Taj Mahal.

Prabartak Ashram has deep connections with the India Freedom Movement. Without immediate conservation intervention, its future looks doomed.

Arnab Goswami traces the history of Morrison & Cottle, Calcutta's premier boot and saddle maker in the late 19th and early 20th century.

The second part of The Saga of the Taj Committee takes the story forward by discussing conservation and corruption in the Taj Committee.

In the first of three-part series on the Taj Committee, Sraman Sarkar sets up the context for the establishment of the committee.

Waterlogging is synonymous with the monsoon in Kolkata and many other major Indian cities. Here Tathagata explores its history in Kolkata.

While Kalighat pat is considered the epitome of the evolution of Bengali art forms under the colonial rule, Battala woodcuts are an equally

by Tathagata Neogi 1686 was a turbulent year for the English East India Company (henceforth EIC) in Bengal. The Governor of the Company’s...