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The Lost Forts of Bengal: Hooghly's Hidden History
While Calcutta dominates the narrative of colonial Bengal, the Hooghly River banks once held a labyrinth of fortified trading posts that shaped the subcontinent’s economy. This episode explores the architectural and political remnants of the Dutch VOC outpost at Chinsurah, the French enclave of Chandannagar, and the Portuguese legacy in Hooghly-Chuchura. We examine how these European powers competed not just for trade, but for sovereignty, building churches, factories, and administrative centers that rivaled the Nawabs of Murshidabad. Through the lens of specific figures like Hendrik van…
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