As Vivek Agnihotri's film 'The Bengal Files' sparks debate, a look back at the violence of Direct Action Day and the Noakhali riots that shaped Bengal's partition.

Rather than being stoic over the aggressive agenda of the Muslim League to bring Calcutta into Pakistan, a fierce man from a ...

On 1905, Indian leaders formally launched the Swadeshi Movement at Calcutta Town Hall, passing a boycott resolution against ...

On August 19, 1757, the East India Company minted its first rupee coin in Kolkata. The Company established the Calcutta Mint ...