Short answers, pulled from the story.
The British East India Company defeated the Nawab of Bengal at the Battle of Plassey in 1757. This military victory shifted power from local rulers to a distant corporate entity.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy co-founded the Hindu College in Kolkata in 1817. It stood as the only European-style institution of higher learning in Asia at that time.
Satyendra Nath Bose sent a paper on quantum statistics to Albert Einstein in 1924. This correspondence led to the concept known as Bose-Einstein Condensate.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee wrote Durgeshnandini in 1865, marking the first major Bengali novel. His song Vande Mataram became an anthem for the independence movement.
Abanindranath Tagore adopted the Wash technique influenced by Japanese artists like Yokoyama Taikan. The resulting style appeared dreamy, soft-focused, and evocative compared to previous Company Painting methods.