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We are the sister site of the groundbreaking and successful Country Squire Magazine in the United Kingdom. Our Magazine launched in November 2021 amidst great fanfare. Readers across India and the United Kingdom raised a glass. Then traffic to the Magazine boomed, for which we are eternally grateful. Where is the magazine for the Anglosphere? For relationship 2.0? Country Squire Magazine India has a simple mission statement: to be an online publication which provides a platform for voices from the Anglosphere in India. To enjoy the present partnership and to look forward to the future for a modern Anglo-Indian relationship rather than looking back to the past that none of us alive today lived or experienced. To showcase the vibrant and young India which is globally confident. We sincerely hope to live up to that mission. Country Squire Magazine India houses a collection of interesting writers from myriad walks of life. We have our fair share of professors, business people, journalists and freelancers. We believe in offering opportunities for budding young writers or anyone who wishes to make a sincere attempt at getting published. Please feel free to send in your contributions.
Music

Josh: Fusion Music to Enliven Your Spirits

BY RUCHIRA GHOSH An international fusion musical band, Josh has lately been creating ripples in and around the Dutch capital of Amsterdam. The name sounds strange, no? Well, it’s got to be because in Hindi (India’s lingua franca) it is synonymous with vim, vigour, vitality, euphoria and what have you. Still foxed? Well no worries, read on…. Josh is the brainchild of Irene Sarkar, a bio scientist cum professional … Continue reading Josh: Fusion Music to Enliven Your Spirits

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Books

Cold War 2.0

BY ANTONIA FILMER The newly released book Cold War 2.0 completes the author’s 2023 trilogy, all three are connected by his take on foreign policy. Prof Nalapat is India’s first professor of geopolitics, since 1999 he has been the UNESCO Peace Chair at Manipal University, and has concentrated much of his effort at keeping peace between states in conflict. This last book is a feast of historical … Continue reading Cold War 2.0

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fishing

Dr Babu and the Catla Fish

BY KENNETH ARTHUR MILN Dr Babu, better known as Old Cha Cha by the jute wallahs living at Meghna Compound during the 1940s, was our much-respected company doctor and a most dignified Bengali gentleman. The old man stood pole straight to over six feet. His spare frame usually supported a white cotton suit with the trouser bottoms held in place by bicycle clips: the good … Continue reading Dr Babu and the Catla Fish

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Memoirs

What is a Memoir? Memorable, Mesmerising Memoirs

BY DR KAUSTAV BHATTACHARYYA In one of my doctoral supervisory meetings my academic supervisor instructed me to change the expression ‘nostalgia’ since it is strewn with pain and a sense of agony. I rose to the challenge of my Grammar-school, LSE-educated Supervisor and came up with the term ‘redolence’ which evokes feelings and emotions for the past sans the pathos. Yes, this was lauded and … Continue reading What is a Memoir? Memorable, Mesmerising Memoirs

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Events

Loving & Literature – Bengaluru

BY CSM INDIA STAFF WRITER Recently a literary evening was held at the Hotel Den located in Whitefield in the city of Bengaluru hosted by the General Manager Mr. Vinesh Gupta and Dr. Kaustav Bhattacharyya of Country Squire Magazine India Edition fame. The theme of the evening was ‘Loving and Living Literature’ with a galaxy of esteemed panellists who were all accomplished professionals in their field … Continue reading Loving & Literature – Bengaluru

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Interviews

The Singh Who Loves Singing Tagore’s Songs

BY RUCHIRA GHOSH “If music be the food of love, play on…”  Shakespeare wrote aeons ago. The ultimate truth of human life.  Apparently Param Kalyan Singh, popular Kolkata-based crooner upholds this thought in letter and spirit. The genial, affable Sardarji’s passionate romance with Rabindra Sangeet /Tagore’s Songs began nearly fifteen years ago. A proverbial late bloomer Singh has done rather well for himself. Significantly he prefers … Continue reading The Singh Who Loves Singing Tagore’s Songs

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Events

Ritz Carlton Bangalore Hosts Tagore Event

The city of Bengaluru witnesses a very special Cultural Evening event on the 27th May whose theme was something very dear to most of our hearts, about the Poet Laureate Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore and exploring his oeuvre through his Poetry, Philosophy and his role as an Universal Humanist and was titled ‘A Discussion on Poet Laureate Rabindranath Tagore: The Poet, Philosopher and Humanist’. The stage … Continue reading Ritz Carlton Bangalore Hosts Tagore Event

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