Apart from the English, India had a strong business relationship with the people of Scotland during the pre-independence period. In fact, many British commercial companies and banks in Calcutta were either founded by or run by the Scotsmen. Examples in support of the matter can be cited without a second
Author: Dibyendu Banerjee
Ex student of Scottish Church College. Served a Nationalised Bank for nearly 35 years. Authored novels in Bengali. Translated into Bengali novels/short stories of Leo Tolstoy, Eric Maria Remarque, D.H.Lawrence, Harold Robbins, Guy de Maupassant, Somerset Maugham and others. Also compiled collections of short stories from Africa and Third World. Interested in literature, history, music, sports and international films.
HERITAGE BUILDINGS OF COLONIAL CALCUTTA – The Oriental Assurance Company Building
During the British rule, the Insurance sector in India was monopolized by the British Insurance Companies and the said British Companies operating India offered policies only to the Europeans. Among all such companies the Oriental Government Security Life Assurance Company was the pioneer to break the system. They started their
HERITAGE BUILDINGS OF COLONIAL CALCUTTA – Royal Insurance Building
During the British rule, the Insurance sector in India was naturally dominated by the British Insurance Companies. However, initially even the British insurance companies were  reluctant to allow their policyholders to travel, let alone to live in the colonies, due to the very high mortality rate resulting from unhygienic living
HERITAGE BUILDINGS OF COLONIAL CALCUTTA – Standard Life Assurance Building
Located at the corner of BBD Bag (South) and Red Cross Place (formally Wellesley Place) and situated at 32 and 32A BBD Bag, the Standard Life Assurance Building – better known as Standard Building, was designed under the supervision of Frederick William Stevens. Frederick William was the consulting architect of
CHURCHES & SYNAGOGUES OF COLONIAL CALCUTTA – Neveh Shalom
CHURCHES & SYNAGOGUES OF COLONIAL CALCUTTA – Beth El Synagogue
CHURCHES & SYNAGOGUES OF COLONIAL – Magen David Synagogue
Calcutta was the main commercial hub of India during the British rule and naturally it attracted many trading communities, including the Jews. The history of the Jews in Calcutta dates back to the eighteenth century, most of whom were Bagdadi Jews. Today, they are a disappearing lot. Once, during the
CHURCHES AND SYNAGOGUES OF COLONIAL CALCUTTA – Greek Orthodox Church
DEADLY DAMES – Katherine Mary Knight
Katherine Mary Knight was born and brought up in an unconventional and a dysfunctional family environment. Her mother, Barbara Roughan had an adulterous relationship with Ken Knight, a friend and co-worker of her husband and was forced to move away from the peaceful town of Aberdeen, New South Wales in
