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February 14, 2024

Okhoy Babu

OKHOY BABU Charles Johnston. Late October 1889.   “Your Honor!” Okhoy Babu interrupted, with that...

February 14, 2024

London Missionary Society

LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY   Evidence would suggest that “Kali Prasanna Chatterji” was the Theosophist, Kali...

February 14, 2024

The Sequel Of Rubbed Mosquito Bites

THE SEQUEL OF RUBBED MOSQUITO BITES Charles Johnston Late September 1889   The water, soaking...

February 14, 2024

Muharram

MUHARRAM Charles Johnston September 4, 1889.   There was something peculiarly Indian about the circumstances...

February 14, 2024

When The Levee Breaks

WHEN THE LEVEE BREAKS   During the second week of August, Johnston was feeling ill....

February 14, 2024

Eastern Gleanings

EASTERN GLEANINGS Charles Johnston July 1889.   The candle pales before the lightning. So do...

February 14, 2024

The Reincarnation Of Ma Sa Nyun

THE REINCARNATION OF MA SA NYUN Charles Johnston June  1889.   Margie and little Theo...

February 14, 2024

Punagarami

  PUNAGARAMI. Charles Johnston June  1889.   I sat reading in the cool of the...

February 14, 2024

Memorial Tree

MEMORIAL TREE   May 31, 1889, marked the end of Ramadan, and the great celebration...

February 14, 2024

The Tale Of Gunga Ram

THE TALE OF GUNGA RAM Charles Johnston. May 20 1889.   When the lesser rains...

February 14, 2024

LaLa Bai

LALA BAI Charles Johnston. Second Week Of May 1889.   The change of setting on...

February 14, 2024

Prostitution And Intermarriage In Colonial Bengal

PROSTITUTION AND INTERMARRIAGE IN COLONIAL BENGAL   Before we return to the courtroom, a little...

February 14, 2024

The Murder Of Buddun Das

THE MURDER OF BUDDUN DAS Charles Johnston. Second Week Of May 1889.   Wonderful Mother...

February 14, 2024

Verochka’s Letters

VEROCHKA’S LETTERS Vera Johnston April 14, May 4, May 11, 1889   In Verochka’s next...

February 13, 2024

Gopal Baba

GOPAL BABA Charles Johnston April 1889.   We first saw Gopal Baba on an early...

February 13, 2024

How The Nawab’s Army Was Kidnapped.

HOW THE NAWAB'S ARMY WAS KIDNAPPED Charles Johnston April 1, 1889.   “Huzoor!” said the...

February 13, 2024

Saint April

SAINT APRIL   It was just around the time that Johnston was studying for his...

February 13, 2024

Sanskrit Examination

SANSKRIT EXAMINATION Charles Johnston March 1889.   In every case, the British Indian government has...

February 13, 2024

Berhampore Theosophical Society

  BERHAMPORE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY   The ascendency of the Bhadra Lok created a social ecology...

February 12, 2024

Anglo India

ANGLO INDIA   Tuite-Dalton took his leave of absence in late-February His replacement, John Gerald...

February 12, 2024

Who Sows Sesame Reaps Sesame

  WHO SOWS SESAME REAPS SESAME Charles Johnston February 1889.   The Nawab sent us...

February 12, 2024

Maharani Swarnamoyee

MAHARANI SWARNAMOYEE   One of the first acts of official business Johnston was assigned, was...

February 12, 2024

The Pavane Of An Indian Dynasty

THE PAVANE OF AN INDIAN DYNASTY   Johnston turned twenty-two on February 17, 1889. He...

February 11, 2024

The Daghee

THE DAGHEE Charles Johnston Mid-February 1889.   Who would have thought there was a woman...

February 11, 2024

Bhadra Lok

BHADRA LOK.   The upheaval of societal change in nineteenth century Bengal resulted in the...

February 11, 2024

Tussar Silk

TUSSAR SILK. Charles Johnston January 1889.   We were driving along a country road with...

February 11, 2024

Bricks Of Opium

BRICKS OF OPIUM Charles Johnston January 1889.   Tuite-Dalton gave me charge of a police-court,...

February 11, 2024

The Civil Station

THE CIVIL STATION   The “Club” and the clubhouse was an important social institution. “In...

February 11, 2024

Murshid Quli Khan

MURSHID QULI KHAN   Before the British, the provinces of the Mughal Empire were a...

February 11, 2024

Berhampore

BERHAMPORE Charles Johnston Late December 1888-Early January 1889.   It was at the junction of...

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