In 1342, Shamsuddin Iliyas Shah, ruler of the kingdom of Shatgaon, annexed two other Muslim kingdoms in medieval Bengal, shortly after all three had declared independence from Delhi. This enlarged
In the weeks after Mamata Banerjee's resounding victory over the Left Front, a roving writer finds a state reeling from the effects of three decades of left rule.
Around the middle of the 19th century, two men set out from a village in Hooghly district of what is today West Bengal, striding towards their future. Their journey, almost
Five Queen's Road
by Sorayya Khan
Penguin, 2009
Train to India: Memories of another Bengal
by Maloy Krishna Dhar
Penguin, 2009
Two new books touch upon the lesser-known
It was Hegel, if I remember rightly, who said that one understands the meaning of something only when it is a thing of the past. Or at least nearing its
The middle class, the nearly poor and the very poor – Bangladeshis choose their migratory destination according to their class status and region of origin.
Historically, Bangal has been both migrant
