The transformation seen in this region during the British Raj is also known as the Bengal Renaissance. The 1905 partition of Bengal ... contours of Pakistan in his famous speech on August 11 ...

Partition of Bengal gave rise to a huge body of work — in text and audio-visual — both in West Bengal in India and in East Pakistan, later Bangladesh. Here is a list of recommended books, fiction and ...

A Shared Legacy at the Kolkata Centre for Creativity explores Bengal’s textile heritage from the Mughal era to post-partition. Featuring iconic traditions like muslins and jamdani, the exhibit ...

The birth of journalism in India began with the Bengal Gazette, which was the first newspaper of India, starting publication on January 29, 1780 from printing office at No. 67, Radha Bazar, written in ...

Living in a remote village in West Bengal ... handwritten newspaper for two years now, using his artistic talent. The newspaper he publishes does not contain any political news but rather he ...