Category: Family Histories

Category: Family Histories

The story of my Grandmother and a reunion after fifty years

The story of my Grandmother and a reunion after fifty years

We live in a small state, called Mizoram in the north eastern corner of India. It was the British missionaries ...
The Power of Data: Prof. Chitta Mitra and his Lasting Legacy

The Power of Data: Prof. Chitta Mitra and his Lasting Legacy

The 3rd of January is marked by the pharmaceutical industry of India as the Pharma Brand Managers Day, in memory ...
Bose Saheb of Bardhaman: The Legacy of Santosh Kumar Bose

Bose Saheb of Bardhaman: The Legacy of Santosh Kumar Bose

The picture that we looked up to “If someone wishes to maintain good health, follow Santoshbabu,” Sir Nilratan Sarkar, the ...
A Legacy

A Legacy

A child’s relationship with a parent is highlighted by an incident or event. Mine followed the similar traction of a ...
The Potion

The Potion

Aparna When we were little, my brother and I dreaded falling ill. Not because of the fever that gave us ...
Of Aunts, Nieces and School Mistresses

Of Aunts, Nieces and School Mistresses

I am flooded with memories of the original narrator of this story as I sit down to write. I can ...
Of roots, connections and my ‘probashi-ty’

Of roots, connections and my ‘probashi-ty’

Last year, I went back to Varanasi, or Benaras as the locals call it (or Kashi as the Hindu scriptures ...
Celebrating the Life of My Grandmother: A Legacy of Muhibbah

Celebrating the Life of My Grandmother: A Legacy of Muhibbah

                          ‘We are but only fragile threads, but ...
Boro Bari: The Big House

Boro Bari: The Big House

Forty-odd years ago, I entered the "Boro Bari" through a nondescript door and stepped into a cool and dark hallway ...
Honouring the Extraordinary in the Ordinary

Honouring the Extraordinary in the Ordinary

Commemorating 67th Independence Day of the Federation of Malaya (31 August 1957) I am  dedicated to capturing and preserving the ...