This is a unique history book about a city street and its interactions with the heterogeneous societies of Colonial Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) amidst the spontaneity of cultural changes. Dhurrumtollah Street running between the then posh English neighbourhood and the worn-out stretch of Cossitollah, Malanga, and Dingabhanga towards Talpukur of yesterdays at the east end maintained a distinctive cosmopolitan profile undivided by racial, religious, or socio-economic status. Dhurrumtollah has always been more than a place on the map; it has been a meeting point of cultures, religions, economies, and ideas. From bazaars to Brahmos and Derozians, Finding Dhurrumtollah unearths Calcutta’s untold stories through the street that sparked Bengal’s awakening.
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Asoknath Mukhopadhyay
Asoknath Mukhopadhyay, an active researcher recognized for his extensive documentation of Colonial Kolkata and its intellectual history, has been in the field since 1973 when he served Nineteenth Century Studies as its Managing Editor. He contributed to Bengal Past and Present, authored ‘Early Bengali Serials, 1818–1950: A Shared Database of Library Holdings Worldwide’ (2004). His work focuses on providing foundational references for scholars exploring the 18th and 19th-century social and cultural landscapes of old time Kolkata. For the last twelve years he has been sharing his works on his website puronokolkata.com.
