India’s colonial past or heritage – depending upon the context in which it is seen – was not necessarily one of homogeneous imperial exploitation, and certainly not only by the British. While the ...

Serampore is fast getting back its old Danish look, thanks to active efforts of the National Museum, Denmark and the state heritage commission. SERAMPORE: Serampore is fast getting back its old Danish ...

Angry workers of the India Jute Mill dragged two trade union leaders down the street and assaulted them for giving in to the management's demand during negotiations over reopening of the mill.

The zamindari system was abolished soon after India gained independence. Yet it still fascinates us, perhaps because the feudal system prevails in this subcontinent. One had expected Kanai Lal Goswami ...

The town of Serampore — which predates Kolkata by a few centuries and which was ruled by not one but two colonial powers, the Danes and the British — is finally flexing its heritage muscles by holding ...

Baptist missionaries William Carey, William Ward and Joshua Marshman set up a press for vernacular language books in the ‘Danish town’ and also founded Serampore College (L-R) William Carey, Joshua ...