In images: Why did the Armenians leave Calcutta? A new book explores silences and departures
A decade-long project shows how the community’s history is intrinsically entwined with that of the city. The oldest surviving photograph of the Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy rugby team, 1936. | Courtesy: Alakananda Nag
Marie walked over into the darkness of the projection room.
She hadn’t expected to see herself on a large screen. She sat there for a long time watching herself in loop.
The sound of the
bara Armenian Club in Queen’s Mansions.
The exhibition of the book had just opened.
Slowly people started to trickle in.