Category: Historical
Category: Historical
Of Aunts, Nieces and School Mistresses
I am flooded with memories of the original narrator of this story as I sit down to write. I can ...
Of roots, connections and my ‘probashi-ty’
Last year, I went back to Varanasi, or Benaras as the locals call it (or Kashi as the Hindu scriptures ...
Celebrating the Life of My Grandmother: A Legacy of Muhibbah
‘We are but only fragile threads, but ...
Boro Bari: The Big House
Forty-odd years ago, I entered the "Boro Bari" through a nondescript door and stepped into a cool and dark hallway ...
Honouring the Extraordinary in the Ordinary
Commemorating 67th Independence Day of the Federation of Malaya (31 August 1957) I am dedicated to capturing and preserving the ...
Finding Graham
The year is 1936. The Dutta family from Sylhet ( then undivided India, now part of Bangladesh ) were proud ...
The Mughal Mallika of Hindustan: The then and now of Noor Jahan
My love for Noor JahanMughal Queen married to the fourth Emperor Jehangir. She was his last wife. She died in ...
Bakshi Barir Pujo: An Old Custom and its Storied History
The penchant for witnessing a traditional ’bonedi-bari’An aristocratic home, associated with traditionally refined landowning familiesDurga pujaThe autumnal festival dedicated to ...
Love, Loss and Objects from the Past
Smile - and the world smiles with you. Grieve - and you grieve alone. These had been the words I had ...