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My grandparents, my parents, and I
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... was of humbler stock. My grandfather, Golok Nath Banerji, grew up as an orphan in Chinsurah, having lost his father at the age of three, and his mother when he was five. (I never saw my paternal grandfather. ... Friday, 25 August 2017 -
Rationale for banning Sati 1829
Category: Stories/Major Events Pre-1950
... Chinsurah no such sacrifices had ever been permitted by the Dutch Government. That within the limits of Chandarnagar itself they were also prevented, but allowed to be performed in the British territories. ... Monday, 18 March 2013