Perceptions'n'Reflections

  I do not believe in conjectures. Being an analyst and strategist buy profession I follow data- Deductive reasoning when it comes to history. Sometimes it might look boring, but it's the only way to gag the shape shifters and naysayers playing politics with our history distorting it to fit their narrative.  Bengalis, you have a lot to be proud of! While exploring spirituality, I pursue Inductive reasoning though United States of America is known as the country of the free and land of opportunities. It was built by aspiring migrants from across the world. Did you know Europe looked at Bengal with a similar lens? Find a nation where in 20 square mile radius you have 6 European settlements - Danish, British, Armenians, Portuguese, French & Germans? (See the map below) They all traveled from the West through the mighty Saraswati River (now almost dried up) onto the Ganges. They had the option to settle on the eastern banks of the Ganges i.e., Kolkata side. They didn't, they...

  Uttarpara in the north had borders with Chakbali and in the south Ballygram (now known as Bally).  At one point there was a small pristine waterway called Mannar Jol running between Bhadrakali and Uttarpara and that merged with Saraswati River. In 1904 when GT Road was extended Mannar Jol was land filled. The entire area around Uttarpara  used to be known as Saptagram (7 villages) and used to be the biggest port in Bengal & one of the most modernized in India.    In 1843, when Howrah and Hoogly were separated and were each recognized as separate districts, Bally went under Howrah jurisdiction and Uttarpara under Hoogly. Once Uttarpara Municipal Corporation was set up in 1852, a request was made in 1856 with the British government to bring Bally under Hoogly. After much pursuit from Raja Joykrishna Mukherjee, Bally was brought under Uttarpara Municipality on 4th November 1865. Subsequently, Kutrong and Uttarpara Municipality were merged in 1964 and the ...

"What Bengal Thinks Today, India Thinks Tomorrow. This is not a cliché but a reality at a point in time in the history of old India. I am not sure in society what qualifies to be awarded as "Leaders & Visionaries" but whatever lens has been used, requires a wider exposure. Our minds have been tuned to a certain historical narrative. It's time to change it. Bengal had a profound contribution to the growth of India as a powerhouse and if there was one family that stands out, that'll be the Mukherjees of Uttarpara. Somehow the modern historian erased this bit of history to suit their selfish agenda.         The World's most detailed family genealogy chart drafted by  Shri Debasish Mukherjee. It dates back a few millennia of family history  Whenever reference to Bengal comes, the usual names that appear in the roster are - Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Swami Vivekananda,   Sri Aurobindo, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Krittivas Ojh...