BACKDROP Antoine De L’Etang (1757-1840) is the other chivalrous adventurist, who was like Julius Soubise (1745-1798) [Puronokolkata], deported to India in the late eighteenth century for outrageous romancing. His last-name appears in many styles in literature, such as ‘de l’Etang’, ‘De L’Etang’ and ‘Deletang’ that he used in his books. About his early life we knowContinue reading “ANTOINE DE L’ETANG : THE OTHER CHIVALROUS ADVENTURIST”
Calcutta: as she was – a visual documentation of socio-cultural ethos spanning over three centuries
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