Heritage

Credai A writeup on the Hooghly

Credai A writeup on the Hooghly
British historian Philip Davies had once said of the Hooghly river that it is not just one Indian river, but...
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Love for old, Love for tradition

Love for old, Love for tradition
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The Heritage Journal Editor under the aegis of CHC

The Heritage Journal by Vibha Mitra under the aegis of CHC
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Bonedi Baari Puja

Bonedi Baari Puja
Bonedi Baari Puja   The year was 1757 just after the Battle of Plassey. Raja Naba Krishna Deb decided to...
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Raqs O Mausiqui

Raqs O Mausiqui The first stop on this tour was Begum Akhtar ki Mazhar, newly done up by Sanat Kada....
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Jhulan Yatra

My grandmother lived in Vrindavan and I was enamoured with the Blue God, an enigma for me in my growing...
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Heritage 48b

I have always loved everything old. Be it textiles, wood, glass, art, traditions. A Heritage Collective started by some friends...
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Metiaburj ~ The Heritage week in November

The Heritage week in November, we started it’s schedule with a Walk in Metiaburj. In the Garden Reach area near...
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Raj ~ Bengali entrepreneurs during the Raj

Bengali entrepreneurs, their history goes back to Dwarkanath Tagore who acquired the Raniganj collieries in 1836 from  an English agency...
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Raj ~ Mughal Enterprise

With the Mughal conquest of Bengal zamindar became a generic title embracing people with different kinds of landholdings and rights....
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Raj ~ The diversity of India

The diversity of India’s corporate history, is peppered with names  such as The Assam Company, Andrew Yule, Williamson Magor, Harrisons...
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Verandahs

Verandahs , were introduced by the Portuguese, though the word itself is of Indian origin as mentioned in dictionaries. In-...
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The Rural Ramble

Chakdighi Dhanekhali ~ Bengal Home to the most opulent, a lifestyle unimaginably grandiose, there are gems tucked away in every...
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The Scotsman ~ Lord Bruce KSCT

With the East India Company, not only the British but the Irish and Scots made India and more specifically Calcutta...
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Dalhousie Trails – A wintry Sunday morning, great Company, a rockstar guide and legends of the past!

Navpreet Arora, this petite woman led us through a trail of the Colonial Empire, a walk back in time.. The...
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