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Ce Document Est Le Fruit D'un Long Travail Approuvé Par Le Jury De Soutenance Et Mis À Disposition De L'ensemble De La Communauté Universitaire Élargie
AVERTISSEMENT Ce document est le fruit d'un long travail approuvé par le jury de soutenance et mis à disposition de l'ensemble de la communauté universitaire élargie. Il est soumis à la propriété intellectuelle de l'auteur. Ceci implique une obligation de citation et de référencement lors de l’utilisation de ce document. D'autre part, toute contrefaçon, plagiat, reproduction illicite encourt une poursuite pénale. Contact : [email protected] LIENS Code de la Propriété Intellectuelle. articles L 122. 4 Code de la Propriété Intellectuelle. articles L 335.2- L 335.10 http://www.cfcopies.com/V2/leg/leg_droi.php http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/infos-pratiques/droits/protection.htm Ecole doctorale Stanislas Centre de Recherche sur les Cultures et les Littératures Européennes Doctorat d’histoire contemporaine M. Noël MOTTAIS Les acteurs fascistes du dialogue indo-italien : l’exemple de GiuseppeTucci, (1922-1944). Thèse co-dirigée par M. Didier FRANCFORT, professeur d'histoire contemporaine et Mme Marie-Anne MATARD-BONUCCI, professeur d'histoire contemporaine Année 2017 Président du jury : M. Paul DUMONT, professeur émérite des universités, Membres du jury :Mme Meropi ANASTASSIADOU, professeur à l’Inalco, M. Didier FRANCFORT, professeur à l‘Université de Lorraine (co-directeur de recherche), Mme Marie-Anne MATARD-BONUCCI, professeur à l‘Université de Paris VIII (co- directrice de recherche), M. Stéphane DE TAPIA, directeur de recherche au CNRS, université de Strasbourg A Auguste et Myriam, mes parents 2 REMERCIEMENTS ...................................................................................................................... 7 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 9 PREMIERE PARTIE : Les débuts d'une carrière orientaliste dans l'Italie libérale .............. 36 Chapitre I.L’initiation à l’Orient ..................................................................................................... -
Howrah Bridge and Second Hooghly Bridge: a Comprehensive Comparative Study
International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, Volume 4, Issue 9, September-2013 243 ISSN 2229-5518 Howrah Bridge and Second Hooghly Bridge: A Comprehensive Comparative Study 1Arnab Chakraborty, 2Ritaja Ray Abstract: The Howrah Bridge and Second Hooghly Bridge has been serving the city of Kolkata in conjunction with each other by allowing the city to be well connected with the rest of the state and indeed the rest of the country. The bridges by themselves, the former being of balanced- cantilever form and the latter being cable-stayed, are marvels of bridge engineering with each being built in very different eras with tremendous variation in the technology that had been employed, all to serve the one purpose of improving communication and traffic conditions by releasing some of the volume exerted on each due to daily movement. The main issue of this research is to make a comparative review of the two bridges, mainly from strict technical points of views and also from the social and economic factors that arise out of them. The structural configurations, foundation characteristics, construction techniques and maintenance issues have been extensively discussed. Relevant statistical facts relating to traffic volume on the bridges and illustrations have been provided as and when required to verify some of the facts that has been discussed. Keywords: balanced-cantilever, bridge engineering, cable-stayed, construction techniques, foundations, structural configurations, traffic volume —————————— —————————— 1 INTRODUCTION committee was appointed in 1855-56 by the then British The process of construction of the bridge was initially A Government to oversee the possibilities of constructing a stalled due to the World War I, although the bridge was par- bridge across the Hooghly River in the face of ever increasing tially renewed in 1917 and 1927. -
W.B.C.S.(Exe.) Officers of West Bengal Cadre
W.B.C.S.(EXE.) OFFICERS OF WEST BENGAL CADRE Sl Name/Idcode Batch Present Posting Posting Address Mobile/Email No. 1 ARUN KUMAR 1985 COMPULSORY WAITING NABANNA ,SARAT CHATTERJEE 9432877230 SINGH PERSONNEL AND ROAD ,SHIBPUR, (CS1985028 ) ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS & HOWRAH-711102 Dob- 14-01-1962 E-GOVERNANCE DEPTT. 2 SUVENDU GHOSH 1990 ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR B 18/204, A-B CONNECTOR, +918902267252 (CS1990027 ) B.R.A.I.P.R.D. (TRAINING) KALYANI ,NADIA, WEST suvendughoshsiprd Dob- 21-06-1960 BENGAL 741251 ,PHONE:033 2582 @gmail.com 8161 3 NAMITA ROY 1990 JT. SECY & EX. OFFICIO NABANNA ,14TH FLOOR, 325, +919433746563 MALLICK DIRECTOR SARAT CHATTERJEE (CS1990036 ) INFORMATION & CULTURAL ROAD,HOWRAH-711102 Dob- 28-09-1961 AFFAIRS DEPTT. ,PHONE:2214- 5555,2214-3101 4 MD. ABDUL GANI 1991 SPECIAL SECRETARY MAYUKH BHAVAN, 4TH FLOOR, +919836041082 (CS1991051 ) SUNDARBAN AFFAIRS DEPTT. BIDHANNAGAR, mdabdulgani61@gm Dob- 08-02-1961 KOLKATA-700091 ,PHONE: ail.com 033-2337-3544 5 PARTHA SARATHI 1991 ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER COURT BUILDING, MATHER 9434212636 BANERJEE BURDWAN DIVISION DHAR, GHATAKPARA, (CS1991054 ) CHINSURAH TALUK, HOOGHLY, Dob- 12-01-1964 ,WEST BENGAL 712101 ,PHONE: 033 2680 2170 6 ABHIJIT 1991 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHILPA BHAWAN,28,3, PODDAR 9874047447 MUKHOPADHYAY WBSIDC COURT, TIRETTI, KOLKATA, ontaranga.abhijit@g (CS1991058 ) WEST BENGAL 700012 mail.com Dob- 24-12-1963 7 SUJAY SARKAR 1991 DIRECTOR (HR) BIDYUT UNNAYAN BHAVAN 9434961715 (CS1991059 ) WBSEDCL ,3/C BLOCK -LA SECTOR III sujay_piyal@rediff Dob- 22-12-1968 ,SALT LAKE CITY KOL-98, PH- mail.com 23591917 8 LALITA 1991 SECRETARY KHADYA BHAWAN COMPLEX 9433273656 AGARWALA WEST BENGAL INFORMATION ,11A, MIRZA GHALIB ST. agarwalalalita@gma (CS1991060 ) COMMISSION JANBAZAR, TALTALA, il.com Dob- 10-10-1967 KOLKATA-700135 9 MD. -
Inside a Dark Hall: Space, Place, and Accounts of Some Single-Theatres in Kolkata
South Asian History and Culture ISSN: 1947-2498 (Print) 1947-2501 (Online) Journal homepage: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rsac20 Inside a dark hall: space, place, and accounts of some single-theatres in Kolkata Madhuja Mukherjee To cite this article: Madhuja Mukherjee (2017): Inside a dark hall: space, place, and accounts of some single-theatres in Kolkata, South Asian History and Culture, DOI: 10.1080/19472498.2017.1304086 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19472498.2017.1304086 Published online: 23 Mar 2017. Submit your article to this journal View related articles View Crossmark data Full Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=rsac20 Download by: [Madhuja Mukherjee] Date: 23 March 2017, At: 21:24 SOUTH ASIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE, 2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19472498.2017.1304086 Inside a dark hall: space, place, and accounts of some single-theatres in Kolkata Madhuja Mukherjee Department of Film Studies, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India ABSTRACT KEYWORDS This essay is a part of ongoing attempts to shift the focus of research on Single-theatre; Calcutta; Indian cinemas from textual analyses, studies of authorial styles, move- viewership; film industry; ments, also from language specific readings of cinema of the regions, to film history a more complex understanding of film practices and viewership. Through research conducted on certain single-theatres of Calcutta, it shows how some of these theatres, namely Rupabani, Chhabighar, and Regal, operating since the 1930s, bore the signs of historical changes. The emphasis on ‘spatial’ transformation draws attention to alterations within the industry, narratives of migration into the city, changes within public cultures and cinematic forms, and the ‘Bengali’ film industry’s dependence on Hindi films or its big-Other. -
Date Wise Details of Covid Vaccination Session Plan
Date wise details of Covid Vaccination session plan Name of the District: Darjeeling Dr Sanyukta Liu Name & Mobile no of the District Nodal Officer: Contact No of District Control Room: 8250237835 7001866136 Sl. Mobile No of CVC Adress of CVC site(name of hospital/ Type of vaccine to be used( Name of CVC Site Name of CVC Manager Remarks No Manager health centre, block/ ward/ village etc) Covishield/ Covaxine) 1 Darjeeling DH 1 Dr. Kumar Sariswal 9851937730 Darjeeling DH COVAXIN 2 Darjeeling DH 2 Dr. Kumar Sariswal 9851937730 Darjeeling DH COVISHIELD 3 Darjeeling UPCH Ghoom Dr. Kumar Sariswal 9851937730 Darjeeling UPCH Ghoom COVISHIELD 4 Kurseong SDH 1 Bijay Sinchury 7063071718 Kurseong SDH COVAXIN 5 Kurseong SDH 2 Bijay Sinchury 7063071718 Kurseong SDH COVISHIELD 6 Siliguri DH1 Koushik Roy 9851235672 Siliguri DH COVAXIN 7 SiliguriDH 2 Koushik Roy 9851235672 SiliguriDH COVISHIELD 8 NBMCH 1 (PSM) Goutam Das 9679230501 NBMCH COVAXIN 9 NBCMCH 2 Goutam Das 9679230501 NBCMCH COVISHIELD 10 Matigara BPHC 1 DR. Sohom Sen 9435389025 Matigara BPHC COVAXIN 11 Matigara BPHC 2 DR. Sohom Sen 9435389025 Matigara BPHC COVISHIELD 12 Kharibari RH 1 Dr. Alam 9804370580 Kharibari RH COVAXIN 13 Kharibari RH 2 Dr. Alam 9804370580 Kharibari RH COVISHIELD 14 Naxalbari RH 1 Dr.Kuntal Ghosh 9832159414 Naxalbari RH COVAXIN 15 Naxalbari RH 2 Dr.Kuntal Ghosh 9832159414 Naxalbari RH COVISHIELD 16 Phansidewa RH 1 Dr. Arunabha Das 7908844346 Phansidewa RH COVAXIN 17 Phansidewa RH 2 Dr. Arunabha Das 7908844346 Phansidewa RH COVISHIELD 18 Matri Sadan Dr. Sanjib Majumder 9434328017 Matri Sadan COVISHIELD 19 SMC UPHC7 1 Dr. Sanjib Majumder 9434328017 SMC UPHC7 COVAXIN 20 SMC UPHC7 2 Dr. -
OFFICE of the PRINCIPAL CHIEF OPERATIONS MANAGER METRO RAILWAY METRO RAIL BHAVAN (7Th FLOOR) 33/1 J L NEHRU ROAD, KOLKATA – 700 071
OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF OPERATIONS MANAGER METRO RAILWAY METRO RAIL BHAVAN (7th FLOOR) 33/1 J L NEHRU ROAD, KOLKATA – 700 071 Open Tender No. Metro/T-Comml./AD-CP/TKT/IN/2018 TENDER NOTICE 1.0 Name & Scope of the work : Display of advertisement on the body ( through vinyl stickers) of Card Balance Checking Terminals (CBCTs) and digital display of advertisements on the monitor of Card Balance Checking Terminals (CBCTs) at specific locations inside Noapara, Dum Dum, Belgachia, Shyambazar, Shovabazar-Sutanuti, Girish Park, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Central, Chandni Chawk, Esplanade, Park Street, Maidan, Rabindra Sadan, Netaji Bhawan, Jatin Das Park, Kalighat, Rabindra Sarabar, Mahanayak Uttam Kumar, Netaji, Master Da Surya Sen, Gitanjali, Kavi Nazrul, Sahid Khudiram & Kavi Subash Metro Railway stations. 2.0 Location : At Metro Railway Premises within Metropolitan limits in Kolkata. At Annexure-I, Annexure-II & Annexure- III. 3.0 Period of License : 10(Ten)years. 4.0 (i) Estimated Value : At Annexure – IV. (For the 1st year) (ii) Earnest Money : 1,45,800.00 (Rupees One Lakh Forty Five Thousand Eight Hundred) only. (iii) Validity of the offer : 90 days from the date of opening. Tenders if received with less than 90 days validity time are liable to be rejected. (iv) Cost of tender document : 5900 /- (Rupees Five Thousand Nine Hundred) only. 5.0 Principal Chief Operations Manager, Metro Railway, Kolkata for and on behalf of the President of India invites sealed tenders from bonafide agencies/firm/companies having adequate experience, capacity and reputation for the above work. Agencies/parties/firms blacklisted by Railway Administration, other offices/establishments of Central government, State Government/Civic bodies or parties/firms/agencies against whom any complaints/suits have been raised by Metro Railway, Kolkata need not require applying. -
AKLF-2018-Schedule
AKLF 2018 is here! Welcome to Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival 2018! The internationally renowned and eagerly awaited Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival (AKLF) welcomes you back to the St. Paul’s Cathedral lawns. A non-prot initiative free for everyone, AKLF is the only literary festival to have emerged from a bookstore - the iconic 98 year old Oxford Bookstore. The upcoming 9th edition of AKLF is poised to scale new heights, with a meticulously curated programme, bringing the world and the nation to Kolkata. Speakers from across the globe, from Australia, UK, Scotland, France, Germany, Haiti and more. Join eminent novelists, lmmakers, artists, poets, and social commentators to bring you a heady mix of literature, arts and current affairs. This year we collaborate with Bonjour India, the prestigious French initiative across Literature and the Arts, as well as leading international festivals, Edinburgh International Book Festival and Henley Literary Festival, to present exciting programs; and reaffirm our link with the Jaipur Literature Festival through our exclusive Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize. We offer a bigger and better Oxford Junior Literary Festival (OJLF) for young readers; announce a major new award for emerging women writers; bring you an array of India’s top poets at Poetry Café; and introduce Mind Your Own Business, a B2B segment for students and young professionals. Come join us! VENUES - St. Paul’s Cathedral 1A, Cathedral Road, Kolkata – 71 Goethe Institute, Max Mueller Bhavan 57 A Park Street, Park Mansions, Gate 4, Kolkata, West Bengal 700016 Tollygunge Club 120, Deshapran Sasmal Road, Saha Para, Tollygunge Golf Club, Tollygunge, Kolkata West Bengal 700033 Harrington Street Arts Centre 8, Ho Chi Minh Sarani, (opp The American Consulate, next to ICCR), Suite No. -
Name of DDO/Hoo ADDRESS-1 ADDRESS CITY PIN SECTION REF
Name of DDO/HoO ADDRESS-1 ADDRESS CITY PIN SECTION REF. NO. BARCODE DATE THE SUPDT OF POLICE (ADMIN),SPL INTELLIGENCE COUNTER INSURGENCY FORCE ,W B,307,GARIA GROUP MAIN ROAD KOLKATA 700084 FUND IX/OUT/33 ew484941046in 12-11-2020 1 BENGAL GIRL'S BN- NCC 149 BLCK G NEW ALIPUR KOLKATA 0 0 KOLKATA 700053 FD XIV/D-325 ew460012316in 04-12-2020 2N BENAL. GIRLS BN. NCC 149, BLOCKG NEW ALIPORE KOL-53 0 NEW ALIPUR 700053 FD XIV/D-267 ew003044527in 27-11-2020 4 BENGAL TECH AIR SAQ NCC JADAVPUR LIMIVERSITY CAMPUS KOLKATA 0 0 KOLKATA 700032 FD XIV/D-313 ew460011823in 04-12-2020 4 BENGAL TECH.,AIR SQN.NCC JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, KOLKATA 700036 FUND-VII/2019-20/OUT/468 EW460018693IN 26-11-2020 6 BENGAL BATTALION NCC DUTTAPARA ROAD 0 0 N.24 PGS 743235 FD XIV/D-249 ew020929090in 27-11-2020 A.C.J.M. KALYANI NADIA 0 NADIA 741235 FD XII/D-204 EW020931725IN 17-12-2020 A.O & D.D.O, DIR.OF MINES & MINERAL 4, CAMAC STREET,2ND FL., KOLKATA 700016 FUND-XIV/JAL/19-20/OUT/30 ew484927906in 14-10-2020 A.O & D.D.O, O/O THE DIST.CONTROLLER (F&S) KARNAJORA, RAIGANJ U/DINAJPUR 733130 FUDN-VII/19-20/OUT/649 EW020926425IN 23-12-2020 A.O & DDU. DIR.OF MINES & MINERALS, 4 CAMAC STREET,2ND FL., KOLKATA 700016 FUND-IV/2019-20/OUT/107 EW484937157IN 02-11-2020 STATISTICS, JT.ADMN.BULDS.,BLOCK-HC-7,SECTOR- A.O & E.O DY.SECY.,DEPTT.OF PLANNING & III, KOLKATA 700106 FUND-VII/2019-20/OUT/470 EW460018716IN 26-11-2020 A.O & EX-OFFICIO DY.SECY., P.W DEPTT. -
Kolkata Stretcar Track
to BANDEL JN. and DANKUNI JN. to NAIHATI JN. to BARASAT JN. Kolkata 22./23.10.2004 M DUM DUM Streetcar track map: driving is on the left r in operation / with own right-of-way the second track from the right tracks seeming to be operable e is used to make the turns of the regular passenger trains track trunks which are not operable v other routes in 1996 according to Tasker i other suspended routes according to CTC map TALA 11 [13] R actual / former route number according to CTC ULTADANGA ROAD Suburban trains and ‘Circular Railway’ according to Narayanan: Galif [12] i BELGATCHIA in operation under construction l Street [13] 1 2 11 PATIPUKUR A.P.C. Rd[ 20 ] M Note: The route along the Hugly River can’t be confirmed by my own g 12 Belgatchia observations. Bagbazar SHYAM BAZAR R.G. Kar Rd u BAG BAZAR M M metro railway pb pedestrian bridge 1 2 [4] 11 H Shyambazar BIDHAN NAGAR ROAD pb TIKIAPARA [8] 5 SOVA SOVA BAZAR – M BAZAR 6 AHIRITOLA Bidhan Nagar to PANSKURA JN. Aurobinda Sarani 17 housing block [4] 20 20 [12] [13] [ 12 ] 17 loop Esplanade [10] Rabindra Setu Nimtala enlargement (Howrah Bridge) pb [4] 1 [8] GIRISH 2 Howrah [10] M PARK 5 BURRA 6 15 Bidhan Sarani Rabindra Sarani 11 BAZAR 11 12 20 [21] [26] V.I.P. Rd 15 HOWRAH 11 12 M.G. 30Rd MAHATMA Maniktala Main Rd RAILWAY GANDHI 20 30 Acharya Profullya Chandra Rd STATION M ROAD M.G. Rd 20 Howrah [16] 17 17 Northbound routes are [12] [13] [16] M turning counterclockwise, Bridge 15 Mahatma Gandhi Rd 20 20 southbound routes are [4] 11 12 15 17 [ 12 ] 17 ESPLANADE 12 20 turning clockwise. -
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Presidency University List of Enlisted Vendors Category:- Supply of Stationeries & Office Materials Contact Person & Ph. No. / Sl. No. Party Name Address E-mail Satyajit Saha 5, Ramanath Pal Road Kidderpore,Kol- 1 G.J. Agency 9339262266 700023 [email protected] Pradipta Das UPTC 016, Gr. Floor Upohar Town 2 Benchmark 9831889682 Centre, 2052 Chakgari, Kol -94 [email protected] Kaushik Dutta 9903329717 3 G.K. Enterprise 37B,Suri Lane, Kolkata -14 Anupam Chatterjee 41/A,Ramkamal Street,Khiddirpore, 4 Joco Printing World 9231698980/9830070115 Kol-23 [email protected] Santanu Deyashi 59/A/20 Tanti Para Lane , Howrah- 5 Media Concern 9830382297/9830093933 711104 [email protected] Mr. B.N Das 38/3 Maharani Indira Devi Road, 6 Print O Graph 9051767774/9339867774 Behala, Kol-700060 [email protected] Sumit Saha 5, Garstin Place Gr. Floor Kol -700001 9674762880 / 98004041415 7 Swapna Enterprises ms.swapna.enterprises@gmail .com Presidency University List of Enlisted Vendors Category:- Supply of Chemicals, Glass wares , other Laboratory Consumables Sl. No. Party Name Contact Person & Ph. No. / E-mail Address Biswajit Mukherjee 47/16/88, Golabati Street, Halisahar, 24 1 Atlanta Drugs & Chemicals 8336906421/9339324448 PGS(N),743134 [email protected] Arunava Mindya 225/2B/2 Upen Banerjee Road 2 Abhishek 9830079683/9734858772 Kol-60 [email protected] Anupam Das 3 Allied Scientific Products 2479-9039/9830272490 39/19B, Gopal Nagar Road, Kolkata 27 [email protected] Pratim Chowdhury Amalgamate (Scientific) suppliers 4 22414738/5171 6, Muralidhar Sen Lane Kol-73 Pvt.Ltd. [email protected] Prasanta Sarkar 61, Hospital Link Road Eastern Park, Santoshpur, 5 Aniprochem 9433365991 Kol-75 [email protected] Chandan Acharya Annapurna Scientfic Instruments 6 9830173414 13/B Nilmani Dutta Lane , Kol-12 Co. -
For Rights for Commercial Publicity on the 2Nd Gantry
EASTERN RAILWAY HOWRAH DIVISION EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR RIGHTS FOR COMMERCIAL PUBLICITY ON THE 2ND GANTRY (FROM THE RABINDRA SETU END) AT THE CIRCULATING AREA OF HOWRAH STATION FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS AND PROVISION OF RAILWAY DIRECTIONAL SIGNAGE & WELCOME MESSAGE ON BOTH FACES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HORIZONTAL DISPLAY AREA OF THE GANTRY. EoI No.COM / PUB / EOI / GANTRY – 2 / HWH / 20 Dated 14.02.2020 INDEX Sl Description Page Sl. No. Description Page no. No. No. 1. Scope of Work 1 8. Documents to be Submitted 1 2. Period of Contact 1 9. Forfeiture of Earnest Money 2 3. Estimated Value 1 10. Key Details 2 4. Earnest Money 1 11. Receiving of Expression of Interest 3 5. Payment of License Fee 1 12. Opening of offers 3 6. Security Deposit 1 Instruction to the Bidder 3 7. Eligibility Criteria 1 General Terms & Condition 4 & 5 Annexure Annexure Item Page No. A Covering Letter 6 & 7 B Draft Agreement 8 – 19 C Format for Affidavit 20 1 Sketch Plan 21 // 1 // Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Eastern Railway, Howrah, acting for and behalf of The President of India hereby invites Expression of Interest in sealed packet (single) and in prescribed format from interested individuals / companies / firms / agencies / Govt. Organization / PSUs for awarding Rights for commercial publicity on the 2nd Gantry (from the Rabindra Setu end) at the circulating area of Howrah station for a period of five years and provision of Railway Directional Signage & Welcome Message on both faces at the bottom of the horizontal display area of the Gantry. -
The Black Hole of Empire
Th e Black Hole of Empire Th e Black Hole of Empire History of a Global Practice of Power Partha Chatterjee Princeton University Press Princeton and Oxford Copyright © 2012 by Princeton University Press Requests for permission to reproduce material from this work should be sent to Permissions, Princeton University Press Published by Princeton University Press, 41 William Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 In the United Kingdom: Princeton University Press, 6 Oxford Street, Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1TW press.princeton.edu All Rights Reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Chatterjee, Partha, 1947- Th e black hole of empire : history of a global practice of power / Partha Chatterjee. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-691-15200-4 (hardcover : alk. paper)— ISBN 978-0-691-15201-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Bengal (India)—Colonization—History—18th century. 2. Black Hole Incident, Calcutta, India, 1756. 3. East India Company—History—18th century. 4. Imperialism—History. 5. Europe—Colonies—History. I. Title. DS465.C53 2011 954'.14029—dc23 2011028355 British Library Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available Th is book has been composed in Adobe Caslon Pro Printed on acid-free paper. ∞ Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To the amazing surgeons and physicians who have kept me alive and working This page intentionally left blank Contents List of Illustrations ix Preface xi Chapter One Outrage in Calcutta 1 Th e Travels of a Monument—Old Fort William—A New Nawab—Th e Fall