Government of IndiaCalcutta: Past and Present
Author: Blechynden, Kathleen
Keywords: Colonial history of Calcutta, Kolkata during British India
Publisher: W. Thacker & Co, London
Description: This book by Kathleen Blechynden covers a historical account of Calcutta from the period of its inception in 1690. The core aim of the author to present this publication is to depict the lives of the men of Old Calcutta, their daily cares and amusements, the wives and daughters who lightened their exile, the houses in which they dwelt, the food they ate, and the graves in which they laid their loved ones or themselves to rest. The book contains ten chapters, some of which include Social life, Public buildings, Streets and houses, and the Churches.
Source: Central Secretariat Library
Type: Rare Book
Received From: Central Secretariat Library
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Blechynden, Kathleen |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-02-19T17:05:59Z |
| dc.date.available | 2019-02-19T17:05:59Z |
| dc.description | This book by Kathleen Blechynden covers a historical account of Calcutta from the period of its inception in 1690. The core aim of the author to present this publication is to depict the lives of the men of Old Calcutta, their daily cares and amusements, the wives and daughters who lightened their exile, the houses in which they dwelt, the food they ate, and the graves in which they laid their loved ones or themselves to rest. The book contains ten chapters, some of which include Social life, Public buildings, Streets and houses, and the Churches. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.extent | xvi, 245 p |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | W. Thacker & Co, London |
| dc.subject | Colonial history of Calcutta, Kolkata during British India |
| dc.type | Rare Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1905 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-004692 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Blechynden, Kathleen |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-02-19T17:05:59Z |
| dc.date.available | 2019-02-19T17:05:59Z |
| dc.description | This book by Kathleen Blechynden covers a historical account of Calcutta from the period of its inception in 1690. The core aim of the author to present this publication is to depict the lives of the men of Old Calcutta, their daily cares and amusements, the wives and daughters who lightened their exile, the houses in which they dwelt, the food they ate, and the graves in which they laid their loved ones or themselves to rest. The book contains ten chapters, some of which include Social life, Public buildings, Streets and houses, and the Churches. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.extent | xvi, 245 p |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | W. Thacker & Co, London |
| dc.subject | Colonial history of Calcutta, Kolkata during British India |
| dc.type | Rare Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1905 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-004692 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
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