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A Case Study on Mesmeric Anaesthesia, for Painless Surgery at Calcutta Mesmeric Hospital from November 1846 to May 1847

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Author: Rajib Roson Ghosal Research Scholar, Department of History Visva-Bharati, Shantiniketan. Email: rajibrghosal92@gmail.com Abstract: The unthinkable discoveries of technologies and the success of medical science are always impatient to prove each other. In a few moments, the incurable disease is leaving the body forever, and in a few seconds, an injection is...

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Revisiting of Political Activities in Jalpaiguri and Lower Darjeeling Districts during Partition of India (1947)

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Author: Madhab Chandra Adhikary Professor Department of History Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University Cooch Behar,West Bengal Email: madhab.cbpbu@gmail.com Abstract: The national movement was not uniformly observed throughout the whole of Bengal, and in every region, the national movement was activated in their respective areas. As the Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling...

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Migration and Identity: The Nepalese in North – East India

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Author: Dr. Supam Biswas Assistant Pofessor, Department of History Baneswar Sarathibala Mahavidyalaya, Cooch Behar, West Bengal Email: sutulbiswas@gmail.com Abstract: The Nepalese constituted a major bulk of the population in seven states of North East India. The British encouraged the Nepalese to settle down on the foothills, forest fringes and river banks. Many of...

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The Context of Religion and Secularism in Gandhian Thought

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Author: Dr.Sailen Debnath Associate Professor Department of History Alipurduar University Alipurduar,West Bengal Email: sailenapdc@gmail.com Abstract: Mahatma Gandhi, the architect of Satyagraha (the practice of using truth or soul force) and non-violence in the 20th century world, was a religious humanist. Hence, there is a debate in general as to whether he was a...

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Gobinda Halder (1930-2015): A Forgotten Lyricist of the Indian Subcontinent

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Author: Dr. Rup K. Barman Professor Department of History Jadavpur University Kolkata 700032 Email: rupkumarbarman@gmail.com Abstract: Indian subcontinent is very rich for its own culture. Since the very beginning of settled historical period, Indian subcontinent has produced a galaxy of laureates, poets, dramatists and chroniclers. The trend of literary endeavors...

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