The facade of Alipore House is dotted by glass windows and arched wooden doorways. A century ago, the space between its unstained, white marble walls would be rife with the hurried movement of veterans and hushed whispers of army strategy. This building, constructed during the later years of the Great War, originally served as the residence and office of the Commander-In-Chief of the British Troops in India. The chaotic silence of Alipore House persists today, in a far less brutal form, for the property was handed over to the Indraprastha College for Women in 1932, who continue to occupy it till this date. The troop drills in front of the pristine