Title page of the book Raja Pratapaditya Charitra. The writing of history in the Bengali language by a Bengali began around 225 years ago with the publication of Raja Pratapaditya Charitra in 1801.

The creation of the Bengali typeface The story begins in the late 18th century with the East India Company and a family of blacksmiths — the Karmakars — based in Tribeni in Hooghly. The Karmakars ...

Kolkata's National Library of India recently hosted a two-day international seminar celebrating Bangla's new status as a classical language. Governor C.V. Ananda Bose inaugurated the event ...