Calcutta: Past and Present
Author: Blechynden, Kathleen
Keywords: Colonial history of Calcutta, Kolkata during British India
Issue Date: 1905
Publisher: London, W. Thacker
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.
Type: Report
Received From: Central Secretariat Library
DC Field | Value |
dc.contributor.author | Blechynden, Kathleen |
dc.date.accessioned | 2006-11-15T09:19:27Z 2018-05-31T01:13:25Z |
dc.date.available | 2006-11-15T09:19:27Z 2018-05-31T01:13:25Z |
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.date.issued | 1905 |
dc.description.sponsorship | Delhi Superintendent Government of India |
dc.format.extent | 13410733 bytes1832 bytes |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdfapplication/pdftext/plain |
dc.language.iso | English |
dc.publisher | London, W. Thacker |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | 954.4731 BLE-C |
dc.subject | Colonial history of Calcutta, Kolkata during British India |
dc.type | Report |
dc.date.copyright | 1905 |
DC Field | Value |
dc.contributor.author | Blechynden, Kathleen |
dc.date.accessioned | 2006-11-15T09:19:27Z 2018-05-31T01:13:25Z |
dc.date.available | 2006-11-15T09:19:27Z 2018-05-31T01:13:25Z |
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.date.issued | 1905 |
dc.description.sponsorship | Delhi Superintendent Government of India |
dc.format.extent | 13410733 bytes1832 bytes |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdfapplication/pdftext/plain |
dc.language.iso | English |
dc.publisher | London, W. Thacker |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | 954.4731 BLE-C |
dc.subject | Colonial history of Calcutta, Kolkata during British India |
dc.type | Report |
dc.date.copyright | 1905 |