Kolkata History: Latest Articles, Videos and Photos of Kolkata History

Published 04.01.24, 06:18 PM

Hakka to Hooghly — the story of Kolkata’s famous Chinese settler and the city’s Chinatowns

By Trinanjan Chakraborty
Published 27.12.23, 03:34 PM

The Alipore Zoo: A surgeon’s vision, an electrician’s initiative and a nawab’s legacy

By Trinanjan Chakraborty
Published 26.12.23, 03:03 PM

Indulge in the magic of J.N. Barua’s iconic ‘Chhanar Cake’ this winter

By Rangan Datta
Published 16.12.23, 04:57 PM

The giant, feathered protectors of colonial Calcutta

By Trinanjan Chakraborty
Published 08.12.23, 06:08 PM

The City As A Museum – exploring Kolkata through the performing arts

By Vedant Karia
Published 28.11.23, 06:25 PM

Hemendra Mohan Bose: The Bengali serial entrepreneur with a Midas touch

By Trinanjan Chakraborty
Published 22.11.23, 04:48 PM

The Boyra Boys and the defining moment of IAF’s glory on Bengal’s borders

By Trinanjan Chakraborty
Published 16.11.23, 05:18 PM

Legends in fabric — The Kolkata shop that dressed the Mahayanak

By Barnini Maitra Chakraborty
Published 10.11.23, 05:21 PM

The Bengali revolutionary whose cremation brought out the worst in the British

By Trinanjan Chakraborty
Published 06.11.23, 06:40 PM

If you knew Calcutta the way I know Calcutta

By Mudar Patherya
Published 31.10.23, 03:35 PM

A duel at dawn — the day Warren Hastings almost died

By Trinanjan Chakraborty
Published 26.10.23, 06:32 PM

The day Eden Gardens cheered for the men from Down Under

By Trinanjan Chakraborty
Published 23.09.23, 04:13 PM

Jesus and Judas: Once upon a time in Calcutta

By Trinanjan Chakraborty
Published 20.09.23, 06:56 PM

Harpsichords, memsahibs & Indian courtesans define Subha Das Mollick’s ‘City Symphonies’

By Ayushi Dutta
Published 07.09.23, 05:07 PM

A sensational murder in colonial Calcutta, and a deadly trail of malice and cruelty

By Trinanjan Chakraborty

Kolkata History

The remarkable works and immutable legacy of James Prinsep in India

Love, longing and a long bet by the director of the Union Bank of Calcutta

The Greek Orthodox Church — Kalighat’s other ‘Bhogobaner jaayga’

A seditious pamphlet and the birth of an iconic brand

The Naga doctor from Kolkata who rejected an offer from Arsenal FC

Hakka to Hooghly — the story of Kolkata’s famous Chinese settler and the city’s Chinatowns

The Alipore Zoo: A surgeon’s vision, an electrician’s initiative and a nawab’s legacy

Indulge in the magic of J.N. Barua’s iconic ‘Chhanar Cake’ this winter

The giant, feathered protectors of colonial Calcutta

The City As A Museum – exploring Kolkata through the performing arts

Hemendra Mohan Bose: The Bengali serial entrepreneur with a Midas touch

The Boyra Boys and the defining moment of IAF’s glory on Bengal’s borders

Legends in fabric — The Kolkata shop that dressed the Mahayanak

The Bengali revolutionary whose cremation brought out the worst in the British

If you knew Calcutta the way I know Calcutta

A duel at dawn — the day Warren Hastings almost died

The day Eden Gardens cheered for the men from Down Under

Jesus and Judas: Once upon a time in Calcutta

Harpsichords, memsahibs & Indian courtesans define Subha Das Mollick’s ‘City Symphonies’

A sensational murder in colonial Calcutta, and a deadly trail of malice and cruelty