99 – Uncannily bonded to a famous grandfather I never knew
(Left to Right) My grandfather Salil Chowdhury with my aunt Tulika, his sister Lily with my eldest aunt Aloka, and my grandmother Jyoti Chowdhury with my mother, Lipika. Bombay, Maharashta. Circa 1959...
View Article112 – My foster father, my glorious friend, Rathindra Nath Tagore
My foster father Rathindra Nath Tagore, with his father Rabindra Nath Tagore. Calcutta. (West Bengal) Circa 1935. Image & Text contributed by Jayabrato Chatterjee, Kolkata My earliest memories were...
View Article132 – A Subhas Chandra Bose loyalist who refused the Indian freedom fighter’s...
My father, P. Devrajan’s identity card, issued to him by the Japanese army in Singapore as a member of the Indian National Army [INA] (top). His oath and loyalty card issued to him by the Azad Hind...
View Article135 – A wedding amidst Hindu Muslim riots
My parent’s wedding ceremony. Howrah, West Bengal. January 19, 1964. Image & Text contributed by Moushumi Chakrabarty, Canada This is a wedding picture of my parents, Debdas and Kumkum Banerjee. He...
View Article141 – Portrait of a debutante
My maternal grandmother, Monica Guha (née Roy Chowdhury). Calcutta, West Bengal. 1925 Image and Text contributed by Aparna Datta, Bangalore This is a picture of my maternal grandmother, Monica Guha,...
View Article152 – The Nightingale of the Station
My mother, Papia Chakrabarti. Calcutta, West Bengal. 1971 Image and Text contributed by Subhrajyoti Chakrabarti, Bangalore This is a picture of my mother Papia Chakrabarti. She was born to an eye...
View Article169 – Hiding out in the forests of Assam-Burma-East Bengal border
My grandfather Suresh Chandra Mukherjee (extreme right) with his brothers. Assam-Burma-East Bengal Border. Circa 1943 Image & Text contributed by Shravani Dang, New Delhi This photograph taken in...
View Article177 – My father, the first antiquarian of Calcutta
My father Nirmal Chandra Kumar. Calcutta (now Kolkata), West Bengal, India. Circa 1950 Image and text contributed by Professor. Aloke Kumar, University of Calcutta/ IIM/ ISRO My father, Nirmal Chandra...
View ArticleThe identical twins were two of the earliest women photographers of India
My mother Manobina, and aunt Debalina. Calcutta, West Bengal. Circa 1940 Image and Narrative Points contributed by Joy Bimal Roy, Mumbai This is an photograph of my mother Manobina Roy (left) and her...
View ArticleThe Noble Women of Hathwa Raj
(Left) – My great grand aunt Pushpomoyee. Calcutta, Circa 1911 . (Right) My great great grand parents Devendranath and Binodini Dutt. Hathwa, Bengal Presidency. Circa 1910 Image and Narrative points...
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