Socio-Cultural

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St Xavier’s College, and the School, Calcutta, 1860

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Calcutta Rowing Club, Strand Road, Calcutta, 1858

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Munshis, or Native Language Scholars, Calcutta, Company Era

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Hanging Punkaha, Calcutta, c1786-90

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Royal Calcutta Golf Club. Tollygunge ( since 1910), 1829

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Calcutta City Life during Last Phase of Colonial Era, 1945-46

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Calcutta Cricket, Maidan, Calcutta, 1792

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Town Hall, Calcutta,1813

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Saturday Club, Wood Street, Calcutta, 1900

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Play House, Old Fort, Tank Square, Calcutta, 1786

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Metcalfe Hall, Strand Road, Calcutta, 1851

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Fort William College, The Exchange, Calcutta, c1800

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Royal Calcutta Turf Club, Calcutta, 1845

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Cheetah Chasing A Deer, Barrackpore Park, c1802

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Military Orphan (Lower) School, Howrah, Calcutta, 1782

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Calcutta Club, Calcutta, 1907

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Churrack Pooja, Calcutta, 1896

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Charak Puja, Calcutta, 1848

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Nob Kishen’s Nautch Party, Shobha Bazar Rajbari, Calcutta, c1814 (?)

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Suttee : Preparing for the Immolation of a Hindoo Widow, 1826

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Band Stand, Eaden Gardens, Calcutta, 1865

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Muhurram Procession, Calcutta, c1912


Durga Puja Festival In An Upscale Calcutta House, 1840


Durga Puja Festival in a Wealthy Household, 1809


Rain-Gambling House in Calcutta, 1896

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