Relevant extract of a travelogue titled as " Mahisur Bhramon" written by Sri Manomohon Gangopadhaya that appeared in the monthly journal the Narayana in 1914.
Sri. Chittaranjan Das was the Editor of the journal at the relevant point of time.
Scanned from our family collection. 




Monday, October 12, 2009
IISc as seen by a traveller 95 years ago
Labels: IISc Bangalore in 1914 by a traveller
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Saturday, October 3, 2009
Olympic Dreams Realized, Brazil Takes the Spotlight
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Friday, October 2, 2009
প্রথম আলো - দুর্গোত্সবে মুখরিত পুরান ঢাকা
Peeping into neighbors courtyard-Durga puja celebration in old Dakha shared from Prothom Alo,leading newspaper in Bangladesh.
প্রথম আলো - দুর্গোত্সবে মুখরিত পুরান ঢাকা
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Labels: Bangladesh-Durga puja-2009-Dakha
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Sunday, September 20, 2009
India\'s China Panic: Seeing a \'Red Peril\' on Land and Sea
In view of the conflicting reporting on the Indo-China relation -both in the print media and the electronic media, the following article carried in the Times makes an interesting reading.
India\'s China Panic: Seeing a \'Red Peril\' on Land and Sea
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
Saturday, September 12, 2009
By the side of river Bhagirati on a Friday evening
The memory of the flood of 2000 drove me to the side of the river Bhagirathi and what I had seen has assured me that there will not be any repetition this year.Rather,I felt that the overflowing of the river will be beneficial to those who had cultivated jute. Unfortunately, the proposed site where the electric cremation was to be built was found under deep water.
Labels: SCENERIES AROUND CHAKDAHA
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Friday, September 11, 2009
Australia: Attacks on Indian Students Raise Racism Cries
Posted by ASHOK LAHIRI অশোক লাহিড়ী at 7:18 AM 0 comments