Tathagata NeogiinImmersive Trails BlogThe 19th Century Calcutta Firm that Clothed the Indian Police and the British ArmyThe rags to riches story of Bamacharan Bhar of CalcuttaJan 9, 2019Jan 9, 2019
Tathagata NeogiinImmersive Trails BlogWhat on Earth was Plummer Brothers and Company Pvt. Ltd?We have probably walked past this run down house on Fancy Lane a thousand times. Today, we wanted to dig up some information about it…Jan 8, 2019Jan 8, 2019
Tathagata NeogiinImmersive Trails BlogSlave Trade in 18th Century CalcuttaOn our Chitpore Road Walk, we talk about the largely unknown topic of the existence of active Slave Markets in Calcutta in the mid 18th…Jul 12, 20181Jul 12, 20181
Tathagata NeogiinImmersive Trails BlogThe Oldest Chinatown in South AsiaIndia has a long history of commercial and cultural contacts with mainland China. Chinese communities had, therefore (mostly temporarily)…May 16, 20181May 16, 20181
Tathagata NeogiinImmersive Trails BlogThis Day in History: Leonidas Arrives in Fiji14th May 1879. The Leonidas, a specially fitted 1600 ton ship carrying 522 Girmitiya (indentured labourers), men and women from Calcutta…May 14, 2018May 14, 2018
Tathagata NeogiinImmersive Trails BlogWartime Calcutta: Walking a Gut-Wrenching DisasterHaving been born in a family with deep roots in Kolkata, I have heard sorrowful recollections of the devastating Bengal Famine of 1943, the…May 5, 20182May 5, 20182
Tathagata NeogiIconic Heritage for Adoption? Making sense of a possible fiascoThe Government of India has recently launched an Adopt a Heritage initiative, which allows various private and public bodies to bid to…Apr 30, 2018Apr 30, 2018
Tathagata NeogiinImmersive Trails BlogThrowback: The Origin Story of Heritage Walk CalcuttaI was speaking to a friend yesterday about the origins of Heritage Walk Calcutta. About my decision to leave my teaching job to start…Apr 29, 2018Apr 29, 2018
Tathagata NeogiinImmersive Trails BlogLet’s Save Our Heritage: an audacious proposal from IndiaIn a recent conversation with a fellow archaeologist, we ended up talking about the poor state of built heritage in India. The conversation…Jan 30, 2018Jan 30, 2018
Tathagata NeogiinImmersive Trails BlogBainama: Deed of Transfer of Zemindary Rights of “Calcutta”- 9 November 16981686 was a turbulent year for the English East India Company (henceforth EIC) in Bengal. The Governor of the Company’s fledgling Bengal…Jan 3, 2018Jan 3, 2018