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Topic19th century Bengal

Topic: 19th century Bengal

How a Bengali woman became doctor to the King of Nepal in the 19th century

In her book 'Daktarin Jamini Sen', Sen's great-niece Deepta Roy Chakraverti takes readers on a journey through the life of one of the first Indian women to enter the medical profession.

Blue jeans, British censorship, Bengal revolt—Indigo’s history is long and violent

The plight of the cultivators was depicted by Dinabandhu Mitra in his play Neel Darpan published in 1860. It made English planters take out their sword and jump on stage.

Educator & watchmaker David Hare made Bengali classrooms ‘secular’ in 19th century

Pioneer of modern education in India, Hare befriended reformers such as Raja Ram Mohan Roy and conservative Hindus like Radhakanta Deb.

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Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.