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  • 2 months ago | dawn.com | Devasis Chattopadhyay |Zohaib Majeed

    OVER 30 million Indians died due to recurring famines during the 19th century under British rule. During these famines, average rural Indians found it nearly impossible to procure food grains. In their struggle for survival, like any human being at any time in any civilisation, they were willing to migrate to new locations where they could secure two square meals a day and provide for their families.

  • Dec 3, 2024 | reputationtoday.in | Devasis Chattopadhyay

    Look at the current crises emanating from the United States government’s (DOJ) decision on an Indian businessman or the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue a warrant against a State Head. These crises are of course going to impact the organisation and the country. And they directly impinge on the person and the institution’s goodwill. Though they are a part of their business hazards – whether economic enterprise or running a country, but ultimately they impact their reputation.

  • Oct 7, 2024 | scroll.in | Devasis Chattopadhyay

    When the elderly Sir Frederick Roberts was Commander-in-Chief of the British-Indian Army in 1885, Kolkata was the imperial capital of India. The city was the headquarters of the British government during the winter months. During summer, the government operated out of Shimla, where the weather was cooler and more palatable to the English.

  • Sep 28, 2024 | thenorthlines.com | Devasis Chattopadhyay

    Bengalis will be praying for a Durga who acts to finish the rapist demon in the stateBy Devasis ChattopadhyayAs Terence McKenna said that culture is a mass hallucination, likewise the annual festival of Durga Puja is typically an immersive carnival of food, music, community get-togethers and cultural programmes that holds West Bengal in its thrall for five hedonistic days and nights.

  • Sep 25, 2024 | ipanewspack.com | Devasis Chattopadhyay

    By Devasis ChattopadhyayAs Terence McKenna said that culture is a mass hallucination, likewise the annual festival of Durga Puja is typically an immersive carnival of food, music, community get-togethers and cultural programmes that holds West Bengal in its thrall for five hedonistic days and nights. With Kolkata as its epicentre, the jamboree is celebrated all over the globe – from Lucknow to London, and from Bahrain to the Bahamas. Bengalis everywhere revel in gaiety during these days.

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Devasis Chattopadhyay ( Devasis )
Devasis Chattopadhyay ( Devasis ) @DevasisC
23 Feb 25

https://t.co/vHnePcc2zW To survive famines, rural Indians in 19th-century were ready to migrate to newer locations for 2 square meals a day. East India Company exploited these individuals by luring them to migrate to various plantation colonies as bonded labour. Their story:

Devasis Chattopadhyay ( Devasis )
Devasis Chattopadhyay ( Devasis ) @DevasisC
22 Feb 25

Clipping of The Statesman https://t.co/Ideg3UrryG Back Story of 'decoy slavery' , the horror stories of #Indian #Indentured #Labourers... a black spot on human #Civilisation & #History

Devasis Chattopadhyay ( Devasis )
Devasis Chattopadhyay ( Devasis ) @DevasisC
7 Feb 25

RT @bsindia: #BookReview | Harry Hobbs of Kolkata and Other Forgotten Lives @DevasisC’s research is remarkable. Importantly, he has made c…