The Founding of Calcutta Polo Club At 156 years old, the Calcutta Polo Club is the oldest polo club in … More
Tag: Calcutta
Bainama: Deed of Transfer of Zemindary Rights of “Calcutta”- 9 November 1698
1686 was a turbulent year for the English East India Company (henceforth EIC) in Bengal. The Governor of the Company’s … More
Introducing Confusion: Heritage, Identities, Community and Conservation
Neither the built remains, nor the stories remain unchanged – and the contemporary world is not as removed from its ancient or colonial past as we are wont to believe.
Fighting the Monsoon: drainage and waterlogging in Colonial Calcutta
waterlogging continues to affect in the older quarters in the north, central and south Kolkata. I wanted to explore the root of this by traveling back in time and tracing the history of drainage in the Second City of the (British) Empire.
Glimpses from Calcutta’s Old Chinatown: The Oldest Chinatown outside Southeast Asia
India has a long history of commercial and cultural contacts with mainland China. Chinese communities had, therefore (mostly temporarily) settled … More
Encounters 2: Meeting Kolkata at Walking Speed: an intimate learning experience with people and places (Dale Misenhelter)
Arriving in Kolkata after a few days of introduction to India in Chennai, you expect some noise and traffic, and … More
Encounters 1: Discovering Kolkata (by Turni Dhar)
I was Born in South Calcutta and did my schooling and college from Park Circus and Park Street and that … More
Zoffany and his “The Last Supper”: the painter and Kolkata’s most famous painting
Introduction The Last Supper painted by German neoclassical painter Johan Zoffany (1733-1810) remains one of the most famous colonial era … More
GoUNESCO Make Heritage Fun: A heritage walk for hearing-impaired children
Introduction On 27th March 2017, Heritage Walk Calcutta, in collaboration with Made in Bengal and Archaeologists Engage, hosted the year’s … More
Quenching the Capital: How Calcutta got its water supply
Early sources of drinking water From the standpoint of health, sanitation and drinking water, Calcutta was a poor choice for … More
Burrah-Din: The Christmas of 1780 in Calcutta from two short accounts
Introduction Christmas, New Year’s Day, and the birthday of the King of England were the three major festivals celebrated by … More
Colonial Heritage in Post-colonial Setting: educating local community through heritage walk in Kolkata’s Colonial cemeteries
They were human beings, just like us, but in a different place and time. The story of their lives is the best means to weave these divergent narratives into a poised and critical popular understanding of colonialism.