RENAISSANCE MEDICINE- a historical survey of medicine in sixteenth-century Europe by VIVIAN - NUTTON". 2026

"This volume offers a comprehensive historical survey of medicine in sixteenth-century Europe and examines both medical theories and practices within their intellectual and social context. Nutton investigates the changes brought about in medicine by the opening-up of the European world to new drugs and new diseases, such as syphilis and the Sweat, and by the development of printing and more efficient means of communication. Chapters examine how civic institutions such as Health Boards, hospitals, town doctors and healers became more significant in the fight against epidemic disease, and special attention is given to the role of women and domestic medicine. The final section, on beliefs, explores the revised Galenism of academic medicine, including a new emphasis on anatomy and its most vocal antagonists, Paracelsians. The volume concludes by considering the effect of religious changes on medicine, including the marginalisation, and often expulsion, of non-Christian practitioners. Based on a wide reading of primary sources from literature and art across Europe,

Renaissance Medicine is an invaluable resource for students and scholars of the history of medicine and disease in the sixteenth century".

DRESS FEMINISM AND NEW WOMAN WRITING - CLAIRE ALLEN-JOHNSTONE - 2026

Today on #FashionDay, learn how women harnessed the power of sartorial politics in "Dress, Feminism, and New Woman Writing." "This fascinating book offers an entirely new way of thinking about the New Woman—as she saw the world and the world saw her. Choice of dress was crucial to women's independence at the end of the nineteenth century—and we still have much to learn from the pioneering women writers who understood just what was at stake in sartorial politics. This illuminating and thought-provoking study will change the way you think about New Woman fiction." —Fiona Stafford, Professor of English Language and Literature, University of Oxford https://www.cambriapress.com/DressFeminismNewWomanWriting

ABDUL KARIM'S DISCOVERIES - ORIGINS OF MODERNITY IN BENGALI LITERATURE -SALIMULLAH KHAN - 2026

What if Bengali literary modernity did not begin with British rule? Through thousands of rediscovered manuscripts, Abdul Karim Sahityavisarad challenged one of the most enduring assumptions in Bengali literary history. His work brought forgotten Muslim poets back into the canon, revealing a rich, secular, and sophisticated literary tradition that long predated the colonial era—and forcing us to rethink the very origins of modern Bengali literature. Read the full article at the link in the comment.

PACHAPDI GAZI THE 'JIM CORBETT OF BENGAL' AND THE TRUTH ABOUNT SUNDERBAN'S 'MAN-EATERS' - FAHMID AL ZAID - 2026

In almost all colonial hunting memoirs, it is evident that the knowledge of Indigenous hunters was used for big-game hunting. White or elite hunters could not kill any game without the help of local and Indigenous hunters. Gazi's immense knowledge of the forest and its tigers was no exception. In each narrative in which he served as a guide, we see that Gazi was honoured and rewarded for his courage and knowledge as a hunter. Read the full article at the link in comments

BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF MERCANTILE PERSONALITIES OF PENANG - 2026

Following the settlement of Penang by the British East India Company in 1786 the island quickly developed into a flourishing maritime port of exchange. By 1805 the population was ‘so diversified as at this day to write in 13 distinct alphabets, & speak in 28 distinct dialects’. The 200 concise biographies of early Penang mercantile personalities included in this volume offer the reader a rare and invaluable glimpse into their lives. The selection is a veritable cultural cross-section of those who pioneered the growth of Penang in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. https://thebukukupress.com/.../biographical-dictionary-of...

SUKHALATA RAO- PRATHAM BANALI MAHILA ILLUSTRATOR - 2026

বিস্তারিত প্রথম কমেন্টে! গত শতাব্দীর তিনের দশক পর্যন্ত সন্দেশের পাতায় নিয়মিত দেখা যেত তাঁর ছবি। নিজের প্রত্যেকটি লেখার সচিত্রকরণ শুধু নয়, অন্য লেখকদের লেখার সঙ্গেও তাঁর করা অলংকরণ সন্দেশকে সমৃদ্ধ করেছে। এমনকী স্বর্ণকুমারী দেবীর একটি ইংরেজি বইয়ের অলংকরণের জন্য প্রয়োজনীয় ছবিও তিনি এঁকে দিয়েছিলেন লেখিকার অনুরোধে। সুখলতা রাওয়ের জন্মদিনে বিশেষ নিবন্ধ। লিখছেন স্বাতী ভট্টাচার্য। #SangbadPratidinRobbar #robbardigital #sukhalatarao #illustration #comicstrips #rayfamily #SukumarRay

HOW MUHAMMEDAN SPORTING CLUB SHAPED MUSLIM IDENTITY IN COLONIAL BENGAL - YSTIAQUE AHMED - 2026

For many supporters, football victories represented tangible proof that Muslims could excel in fields from which they had often felt excluded." Mohammedan Sporting Club was never just a football team. At a time when colonial Bengal's Muslims were grappling with political decline and social marginalisation, the club became a powerful symbol of confidence, unity and collective aspiration. Its historic 1934 Calcutta Football League triumph did more than break the British monopoly over Indian football. It helped shape a generation's sense of identity and proved that sport could become a force for social and cultural transformation. Read the full article at the link in the comments. #MohammedanSporting #FootballHistory #ColonialBengal #BengalHistory