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21st January 2022 Kolkata

Head of Press and Communications, British Deputy High Commission Kolkata

UK and India celebrate the Living Bridge of Cricket at Eden Gardens

‘Kuunganisha’ in the Swahili language means ‘bonding’. That’s exactly what I witnessed during the ‘Indo British Heritage Cup’ in Kolkata last month. The international cricket match was in its second edition and organised by the London-based Bengal Heritage Foundation (BHF). BHF works closely with British Council Kolkata and the Indo-British Scholars Association (IBSA) to preserve […]

3rd July 2017 Kolkata, India

by Bruce Bucknell

Former British Deputy High Commissioner Kolkata

Almost a year, almost 70 years

We now have the ability to surround ourselves with images that we record on our mobile phones. But the best images remain in your head. The monsoon rains have arrived in Kolkata. I was in my official car travelling through the city in the middle of a heavy storm last week. We passed an old […]

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UK and India celebrate the Living Bridge of Cricket at Eden Gardens

Almost a year, almost 70 years

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