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Everything that could possibly be wrong with a city was wrong with Calcutta. When Kushanava Choudhury arrived in New Jersey at the age of 12, he had already migrated halfway around the world four times. After graduating from Princeton, he moved back to the world which his immigrant parents had abandoned, to a city built between a river and a swamp, where the moisture-drenched air swarms with mosquitos after sundown.

An irreverent and uninformed look at the Parallel Cinema of Bengal, life, and everything in between.

In this inspiring work, Dominique Lapierre tells stories of extraordinary love and heroism - performed by ordinary people. Deep within one of the poorest sections of Calcutta, Lapierre found that this city, which produced Mother Teresa, had many other selfless inhabitants.

In Delhi's Ridge Forest lies Malcha Mahal, which was home to a family cloaked in mystery: Begum Wilayat Mahal and her children, Princess Sakina and Prince Ali Raza-self-proclaimed descendants of the House of Awadh. From their dramatic arrival at New Delhi Railway Station in 1975, where they...

Make Calcutta Relevant Again, The Podcast aims to showcase the rich history, culture, and contemporary significance of the city of Calcutta. Calcutta has long been a center of intellectual, artistic, and political activity in India, but in recent years, it has often been overshadowed by other cities in the country. It aims to change that by exploring the diverse and dynamic aspects of the city and highlighting its enduring relevance in the 21st century. Each episode of the Podcast will feature interviews with Entrepreneurs and Artists who have grown and made it big starting from Calcutta.

সমরেশ মজুমদারের লেখা - নবকুমার সিরিজ এর তৃতীয় খন্ড - ক্যালকাটা এ নবকুমার। আমরা দেখবো এই বইতে যে নবকুমার কলকাতা...

The Last Courtesan was his mother's story. Nautch Boy tells his own. A sweet-faced, quiet boy dressed in matching pink shorts and a top poses demurely for a photograph in a kotha, holding a flower vase with plastic white daisies in it. Powdered, scented women around him sparkle and pirouette...

Sam Spade receives a visit from Marsha Hopkins, who tells him that she is dreadfully worried about her sister Miss Constance Pendleton, who has become involved with a scoundrel and is planning on marrying him. Miss Hopkins knows that this man is only interested in her Constance’s money and is convinced that after the ceremony, he is going to kill her.

In the late 2000s, when the three-decade-long Left Front rule in West Bengal was crumbling, Parimal Bhattacharya began to travel outside the well-trodden urban centres to different parts of the region - from the Sundarbans to tribal Jangalmahal, from the outskirts of Kolkata to villages on the...

Calcutta, 1919. Sam Wyndham, giovane veterano britannico della Grande Guerra, arrivato a Calcutta per unirsi alla polizia e iniziare una nuova vita, trova il corpo di un alto funzionario britannico con la gola tagliata e in bocca un biglietto che intima agli inglesi di lasciare l’India. I suoi superiori credono che si tratti di un omicidio politico commesso dagli attivisti che si battono per l’indipendenza dell’India.

Reliving Satyajit Ray's legacy. All Bong film buffs are welcome!

Calcutta Public School, Kalikapur branch (Affiliation No. WB214) and Calcutta Public School, Bidhan Park branch (Affiliation No. WB344) has both I.C.S.E. as well as I.S.C. courses running where students can choose subjects of their interest.

Calcutta Public School, Kalikapur branch (Affiliation No. WB214) and Calcutta Public School, Bidhan Park branch (Affiliation No. WB344) has both I.C.S.E. as well as I.S.C. courses running where students can choose subjects of their interest.

Queste 100 citazioni mirano a fornire l'accesso a un'opera o a una vita eccezionale, attraverso una selezione dei pensieri più eclatanti, in un formato accessibile a tutti. Una citazione è più di un estratto di un'affermazione, può essere un colpo di mente, una sintesi di un pensiero complesso, una massima, un'apertura a una riflessione più profonda.

Welcome to your guide to experience Calcutta's biggest festival Durga Puja like a Local. Find expert maps and explanations on what different artists have to say at different art installations around the city.

Make Calcutta Relevant Again, The Podcast aims to showcase the rich history, culture, and contemporary significance of the city of Calcutta. Calcutta has long been a center of intellectual, artistic, and political activity in India, but in recent years, it has often been overshadowed by other cities in the country. It aims to change that by exploring the diverse and dynamic aspects of the city and highlighting its enduring relevance in the 21st century. Each episode of the Podcast will feature interviews with Entrepreneurs and Artists who have grown and made it big starting from Calcutta.

Nacida bajo el nombre de Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, cambia su nombre a Teresa cuando decide dedicarse a Dios. Biografía dramatizada de una de las mujeres que por más de 45 años atendió a pobres, enfermos, huérfanos y moribundos, al mismo tiempo que guiaba la expansión de su congregación, primeramente en la India y luego en otros países del mundo.

Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, su verdadero nombre, fue una católica albanesa que radicó durante décadas en la India y fundó las Misioneras de la Caridad en 1950. Por más de cuarenta años sirvió a los pobres, enfermos, huérfanos y moribundos, razones por las que tras su deceso, fue beatificada por el Papa Juan Pablo II en el año 2003.