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Janbazar is a neighbourhood in central Kolkata, earlier known as Calcutta, in the Indian state of West Bengal. The two century-old house of Rani Rashmoni, the central attraction in Janbazar, is still used by descendants in the family. , “Calcutta†redirects here. ...
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, West Bengal (Bengali: পশà§à¦šà¦¿à¦®à¦¬à¦™à§à¦— Poshchimbôŋgo) is a state in eastern India. ...
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History Janbazar was one of the thirty-one police stations in the earliest list of police stations in Kolkata, prepared in 1785. However, it vanished after a reorganisation.[1] After their victory in the Battle of Plassey, the English decided to build new Fort William, in 1758. The native population shifted from Gobindapur mostly to Sutanuti. The European inhabitants of Kalikata gradually forsook the narrow limits of the old palisades and moved to around the Maidan.[2]Civilians were not allowed to live within the new fort. Gradually the areas to the south of the Great Tank and to the east along Chowringhee Avenue were emerging as preferred haunts for the Englishmen. Thus while Sutanuti emerged as the Black Town, the Esplanade and Chowringhee emerged as White Town.[3]Initially, the area between Jan Bazar Road (as it was then known) and Park Street attracted some 40 Europeans to build their residences there.[4]However, the areas around Writers' building, Baitakkhana (Boubazar), Dharmatala and Janbazar went down in estimation and were gradually taken over by ‘the rest’, which included half-castes, Portuguese, Armenians and so on, to become grey areas between Black and White Towns of old Kolkata.[3] Combatants British East India Company Siraj Ud Daulah (Nawab of Bengal), La Compagnie des Indes Orientales Commanders Colonel Robert Clive (later Governor of Bengal and Baron of Plassey) Mir Jafar Ali Khan (Commander-in-chief of the Nawab), M. Sinfray (French Secretary to the Council) Strength 2,200 European soldiers...
Fort William is a British Raj fort in the Indian city of Calcutta and was named after King William of Orange. ...
Gobindapur was one of the three villages which were merged to form the city of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) in India. ...
Sutanuti was one of the three villages which were merged to form the city of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) in India. ...
Kalikata was one of the three villages which were merged to form the city of Kolkata (formerly, in English, as Calcutta) in India. ...
Kolkata — the skyline across the Maidan The Maidan (open field) is the largest urban park in Kolkata (earlier known as Calcutta) in India. ...
General Post Office and Reserve Bank of India building from across Lal Dighi Lal Dighi (meaning Red Tank) is a body of water in the middle of B. B. D. Bagh, earlier known as Tank Square or Dalhousie Square, in the heart of Kolkata, earlier known as Calcutta, in the...
Chowringhee Avenue is the arterial road running fromthe northern fringes of Esplanade southwards upto the RabindraSadan area, in the city of Calcutta, India. ...
Esplanade is a place in Central Calcutta. ...
Writers Building is the secretariat of West Bengal. ...
Geography Janbazar is broadly spread across Ward Nos. 52 and 46 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation.[5]
The road from Chowringhee to Circular Road, about a mile long, was called Jan Bazar Road till the end of the 19th century. It was then renamed Corporation Street[6]and was further renamed Surendranath Banerjee Road. Sir Surendranath Banerjee Sir Surendranath Banerjee (November 10, 1848 – August 6, 1925) was one of the earliest Indian political leaders during the British Raj. ...
Rasmani used to celebrate Durga Puja at her residence with traditional pomp, including all-night jatras (folk theatre), rather than by entertaining the sahibs with whom she carried on a running feud… After Rasmani’s death in 1861, the sons-in-law took to celebrating Durga Puja in their respective premises. Amalnath Das, fifth generation descendant from the eldest daughter, worships his paternal forefather’s Durga brought from Sinthi. One branch of the family moved across the street about a century ago and began holding their own puja. Unlike the Dases, they sacrifice seven goats. The modeller comes from Chandannagar, and the dresser from Bardhaman, The Choudhuri Babu’s magnificent image wears a tall shola crown.[7]
Jaya Chaliha and Bunny Gupta | In olden days, Kolkata streets had oil lamps. Then came the gas lamp and electricity. For sometime there was a tussle between gas lamps and electricity. In 1914, high-powered Keith lamps of 1,000 candle power were fixed on Corporation Street, and Chowringhee Road. Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation bore the cost to demonstrate the advantage of electricity.[8] CESC or the Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation supplies electricity to area under Kolkata municipal corporation in the city of Kolkata, India. ...
Janbazar is served by New Market Police Station of Kolkata Police.[9] The Kolkata Police has the task of policing the vast metropolitan area of Kolkata, India. ...
Rani Rashmoni’s house The most famous resident of Janbazar was Rani Rashmoni. Married at the age of 11 to Raj Chandra Das (Marh), the zemindar of Janbazar, she constructed Dakshineswar Kali Temple and engaged in numerous philanthrophic activities.[10][11] This article needs to be wikified. ...
Situated on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River in India, the Dakshineswar Kali Temple was constructed by Rani Rasmani, a wealthy widow, between 1847 and 1855. ...
What is now known as Rani Rashmoni’s house at the crossing of Rani Rashmoni Road and Surendranath Banerjee Road, was initially 70&71 Free School Street. Rani Rashmoni’s father-in-law, Pritiram Das, started constructing this house in 1805. It took some 7-8 years to complete construction of the big house.[10]
Rani Rashmoni did not have a son, she had four daughters – Padmamani, Kumari, Karunamoyee and Jagadamba. Karunamoyee died two years after her marriage. Mathuramohan Biswas, the widower, was married to Jagadamba. The house is now divided into three parts. Jagadamba’s descendants live in 13 Rani Rashmoni Road, Kumari’s descendats live in 18/3 Surendranath Banerjee Road, and Padmamani’s descendants live in 20 Surendranath Banerjee Road.[10]
Rani Rashmoni was a pillar of strength in the male dominated society of mid-nineteenth century. Almost all the rooms of her house are occupied or are still in use. There is a natmandir in front of the verandah, where the famous Durga Puja is held. The family is finding it difficult to maintain the house and although Kolkata Municipal Corporation has declared it a heritage building, it has no funds needed for restoration.[12]Parts of the house are collapsing.[13] Durga Puja (Bengali: দà§à¦°à§à¦—াপূজা Durga Puja) is the biggest festival of Bengali Hindus. ...
Kolkata Municipal Corporation (formerly Calcutta Municipal Corporation) is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of Kolkata. ...
Traffic The traffic along Surendranath Banerjee Road, across Janbazar, is extremely heavy. Normally, it is a scene of chaos and when a mishap takes place, it is further chaos. [14]
Around Janbazar | | | Hogg Street with Futnani Chambers on the left and Corporation building on the right, declared a heritage building by KMC Kolkata Municipal Corporation (formerly Calcutta Municipal Corporation) is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of Kolkata. ...
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References - ^ Nair, P. Thankappan, The Growth and Development of Old Calcutta, in Calcutta, the Living City, Vol. I, edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, p. 15, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-563696-3.
- ^ Cotton, H.E.A., Calcutta Old and New, 1909/1980, p. 72, General Printers and Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
- ^ a b Lahiri Choudhury, Dhriti Kanta, Trends in Calcutta Architecture, in Calcutta, the Living City, Vol I, pp.159-160
- ^ Cotton, H.E.A., p 106
- ^ Map nos 29 and 33, Detail Maps of 141 Wards of Kolkata, D.R.Publication and Sales Concern, 66 College Street, Kolkata – 700073
- ^ Cotton, H.E.A., p 248
- ^ Chaliha, Jaya and Gupta, Bunny, Durga Puja in Calcutta, in Calcutta, the Living City, Vol. II, edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, first published 1990, 2005 edition, pp. 334-335, Oxford University Press, ISBN 019 563697 X.
- ^ Nair, P. Thankappan, Civic and Public Services in Old Calcutta, in Calcutta, the Living City, Vol. I, p. 231
- ^ New Market Police Station. Retrieved on 2007-08-10.
- ^ a b c Bandopadhyay, Debashis, Bonedi Kolkatar Gharbari, (Bengali) , Second impression 2002, pp. 45-6, Ananda Publishers, ISBN 81-7756-158-8
- ^ Deb, Chitra, The ‘Great Houses’ of Old Calcutta, in Calcutta, the Living City, Vol. I, p. 61
- ^ Pillars of strength, then and now. Kolkata Plus. The Statesman, 7 May 2003. Retrieved on 2007-08-10.
- ^ Trapped in heritage cave-in - Water tank collapse linked to heavy showers. The Telegraph, 05 October 2006. Retrieved on 2007-08-10.
- ^ 9-yr-old run, mob torches 3 buses. Page One. The Statesman, 2 October 2002. Retrieved on 2007-08-10.
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is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...
is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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