In this second part, the author reconstructs her father’s childhood in Dacca. Read the first part here
My father, Pranab Guha Thakurta, was born on 19th March, 1926, in Dacca.
From as far back as I can remember, Baba’s … Read the rest
Stories by Tapati Guha-Thakurta
Tapati Guha-Thakurta, Professor of History, was the former Director of the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta. She lives in Kolkata.
A Chittagong Childhood
The month of March, when a brief spring in Bengal blends into the first signs of summer, is always associated by the author with the birthdays of her parents, Krishna (nee Rudra) and Pranab Guha-Thakurta. In the first of a … Read the rest