Tag: Calcutta
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Tale of One City
In 1961, Dr BC Roy, then the Chief Minister of West Bengal, met President Kennedy at the White House and requested him to help in the planning of Calcutta as the city was facing various disasters. The US President immediately asked Ford Foundation to assist as they were preparing a master plan for Delhi. On …
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December 25, 2016 -
A December raga of a Calcutta winter
As maybe with many, December is my favorite month – the cool sub-continental winter as Mother Nature’s balance to the searing Indian summer. By design or destiny, I am in my home city Mumbai nearly every December, seeing the merry lights of Christmas, the celebrations of happy hope for another New Year – the subliminal …
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December 24, 2016 -
PIL filed against demonetisation in Calcutta High Court
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in Calcutta High Court on Wednesday against the demonetisation of high value currency notes by the Centre.
November 17, 2016 -
PIL filed against demonetisation in Calcutta High Court
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in Calcutta High Court on Wednesday against the demonetisation of high value currency notes by the Centre.
November 17, 2016 -
All that’s missing
They are many who will treat 24 August as the city’s birthday because that was the day in 1690 when Job Charnock, arriving by ship,had set foot on the land that grew to become Calcutta. Others dispute that claim because they believe that the city has a history that dates back to a more distant …
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August 22, 2016