The Baropakhya Christians: A forgotten incidence of peasant repression in colonial Bengal
The Blue or Indigo Mutiny of 1861, was an outpouring of anger by Indian peasants coerced into cultivating the unprofitable indigo crop by British planters.
A freedom fighter’s journey to Mujibnagar
The necessity that was felt a few days after the Declaration of Independence of Bangladesh was that of a Government which could take upon itself the burden of directing the liberation struggle.
Sharing of Ganges water: What looms after 2026?
In 1976, a mass procession led by a nearly 80-year-old peasant leader, Maulana Bhasani, from Dhaka to the Indo-Bangladesh Border drew huge attention from national and international media.
Souls at 50: The many incarnations of a band
Souls is not the first band in Bangladesh to reach the milestone of 50 years.
The battle of plassey: A Tale of Triumph and Betrayal
On the afternoon of July 2, 1757, at the hour they were going to kill Siraj in a sodden dungeon of the Jaffarganj Palace—along the east bank of the ebbing Hooghly,
Forgotten Borders: Tracing the History of the Indo-Bangladesh Enclaves
The existence of enclaves in different continents is a perceptible reality of contemporary world history.
Lest we forget: The pioneering educationists from East Bengal
We would like to recall with gratitude some harbingers of education from East Bengal (now Bangladesh) in the 19th century, who have ‘illumined’ the lives of generations by founding modern educational institutions at the primary, secondary and university levels in British India.
Churchill and India Manipulation or Betrayal?
Winston Churchill spent three years in British India, a freshly minted cavalry subaltern,
1857: The uprising in Delhi and its brutal suppression
The great revolt of 1857 was a momentous struggle against colonial rule in the Indian subcontinent—the most widespread anti-colonial struggle during the nineteenth century.
1857: The Uprising in Delhi and Its Brutal Suppression
The great revolt of 1857 was a momentous struggle against colonial rule in the Indian subcontinent—the most widespread anti-colonial struggle during the nineteenth century.
'Guha was as much an intellectual and thinker as he was a historian'
Ranajit Guha ( May 23, 1923 - April 28, 1923) was an influential Indian historian and scholar renowned for his groundbreaking contributions to the field of Subaltern Studies.
Only Connect: The Radical Empathy of Mrinal Sen
In a few days, the whole world will celebrate the centenary of Sen: the man who changed India’s cinematic landscape forever.
Why Sampadak Parishad opposes the Digital Security Act
After the enactment of the Digital Security Act (DSA) in 2018, the Sampadak Parishad published an elaborate
