My father, Pranab Guha Thakurta, was born on 19th March, 1926, in Dacca. From as far back as I can remember, Baba’s birthday was always a day of celebration and occasionally a family get-together. For the 16 years that I … Read the rest
Stories by Tapati Guha-Thakurta
Tapati Guha-Thakurta, Professor of History, was the former Director of the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta. She lives in Kolkata.
A Chittagong Childhood
The month of March, when a brief spring in Bengal blends into the first signs of summer, is always associated by the author with the birthdays of her parents, Krishna (nee Rudra) and Pranab Guha-Thakurta. In the first of a … Read the rest