-Prachurya Ghosh A Man Larger Than His Reputation The name Giacomo Casanova is often used to describe a man who loves women.. Giacomo Casanova was more than that. He was a traveler, a person, a spy, a gambler a librarian and a philosopher. He wrote about his life in detail. Giacomo Casanova lived a life […]Read More
-Prachurya Ghosh Introduction: The Woman Who Changed a Kingdom Anne Boleyn was a woman who changed a kingdom. She has been talked about. Written about a lot throughout history. People have said she was a lot of things like a seductress, a reformer and a victim.. Who was she really? She did not just catch […]Read More
-Prachurya Ghosh Introduction: Beyond a Political Scandal History often remembers individuals for leadership, innovation, or transformative achievements. Yet the global recognition of Monica Lewinsky emerged from circumstances far more complex and largely unchosen. During the 1990s, her private life abruptly entered international public discourse when it became linked to one of the most consequential political […]Read More
-Oishee Bose How could a young woman, often described in polite society as a princess, become a spy who outlived many of her peers while many people thought such a destiny to be improbable for her? The question opens a surprising chapter of the Second World War as it centres a gentle, artistically inclined individual […]Read More
-Saptadeepa Mahapatra The pink blossoms, the bright colors, the vibrant beats, the calm breeze in the evening- all indicates the arrival of spring and specially the festival of Holi, marking the triumph of good over evil and of eternal love. Since the ancient age, the festival of colors has painted India’s cultural canvas, with renewal, […]Read More
Other side of the coin: Mythical Folklores on Holi Celebration
–Saptadeepa Mahapatra With the fading cool breathes of winter, every spring brings a subtle restlessness all over the Indian subcontinent, especially the Northern belt, the air begins to sway the enchanting scent of new blossoms. It’s a gentle reminder that festival of colours- Holi is just knocking on the door. People are very familiar with […]Read More
Developing changes in Santhali Literature: Oral Heritage to Digital Resistance
-Saptadeepa Mahapatra Art, literature, language, music- all act as the building blocks of a culture, slowly structuring the community. The rich cultural history of any community gains momentum when it is conveyed to the rest of the world. Adivasi, the ancient inhabitants and the indigenous people of India constitute about 8.6% of India’s population. While […]Read More
-Oishee Bose The Intimate Catastrophe: Childhood Diarrhoea Before ORS They died, sometimes within the period of a single day. A child would begin with loose, watery stools; within hours the eyes would hollow, the skin would no longer snap when pinched, the mouth would grow dry and feverish. Families who knew what was coming described […]Read More
The Muromachi Period: Power, Culture, and Transformation in Medieval Japan
-Prachurya Ghosh The Muromachi period in history which was from 1336 to 1573 is really hard to put into simple words. It was not a time of peace and it was not just a time of war and chaos either. The Muromachi period was a time of change when the people in charge in the […]Read More
-Prachurya Ghosh Childhood Trauma and the Formation of Autocracy Ivan was born in 1530 to Grand Prince Vasili III, inheriting not only a throne but a fragile political world. When his father died in 1533, Ivan was just three years old—too young to understand power, yet old enough to become its symbol. A child who […]Read More