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General Post Office (GPO) Kolkata
The General Post Office (GPO) Kolkata is celebrating its 250th anniversary commemorating the installation and appointment of the post of the first Postmaster General by Warren Hastings on 31st March of 1774. I had the privilege to be a part of this festivities and was invited to lead a Heritage Walk along with two of my friends. During my initial…
Nalanda Mahavihara Archaeological Site
Nalanda Mahavihara and Rajgir have been on my radar since 2019, especially after covering the city of Bodh Gaya it was the obvious next destination. I and my friend had planned the itinerary and were about to go on this trip in 2020 but things changed as you all know and the pandemic struck. The…
Patratu Valley
Ranchi once was considered as a hill station and back in the golden days there were the rich and famous from Calcutta would travel to Ranchi to improve their health. No doubt Ranchi and its surrounding places have many tourist places but it really can’t be called a hill station any longer. My last statement…
Tomb Of Sher Shah Suri
After covering the tombs of Islam Khan Suri and Hasan Khan Suri it’s time for me to write about the most famous landmark of Sasaram that is the tomb of Sher Shah Suri the founder and the most powerful ruler of the Sur empire. Unfortunately, the height of power that Sher Shah Suri had acquired…
Tomb Of Hasan Khan Suri
Before writing the blog about Sher Shah Suri I thought of going back one generation and writing the blog about the tomb of Hasan Khan Suri who was the father of Sher Shah Suri. His tomb is also located in Sasaram and located very close to the tomb of Sher Shah Suri.
Tomb Of Islam Shah Suri
If you are visiting Sasaram then do take some time out to check the tomb of Islam Shah Suri the son of Sher Shah Suri who took over the reins of the Suri empire after his father’s death. Unlike the tombs of Sher Shah and Hasan Khan Suri (father of Sher Shah) which have beautiful…
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Subhadip Mukherjee
(Indian Vagabond)
I am an award-winning blogger, vlogger, and photographer from Kolkata, India. I have been blogging for over 17 years and I have been featured across major news dailies. My photographs have been used over the years across news portals, newspapers, and various other media. Some of my blogs are research materials often used by students in their doctoral thesis.
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Thanks, updated…
“Memoirs of a Bengal CIVILIAN” (not civilization) by John Beames. An excellent book.
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Wow! I really loved it. Extremely informative. Please come out with more blog like this. It helps a history lover…
So nice to connect with you. Can you share some old photographs or any other information which I can include…