Anjali's Blog

Dadabhai Naoroji, who belonged to the Parsi community of Gujarat was a great Indian civic nationalist. For some time, he also served as a member of the British House of Commons, on the ticket of the Liberal Party.

I was unable to accompany my classmates to Kolkata in January this year on what seems to have been an exceedingly enjoyable excursion. But the several conversations before and after the trip got me interested in the urban history of Kolkata and this is what I have attempted to pen here.

Politics is more than what the politicians do. Politics is a polysemic word. It could mean different things to different people.

Families are a source of love, solace and comfort. They are also a source of drudgery, exploitation and inequality.