Chandannagar Travel Guide

 goutammitra Says:  These rare photographs were taken last month when we revisited Chandannagore town with our VT friends from Kathmandu, Urvashi & her husband Dibya S.J.B.Rana. I could not take more as it was not permitted. 

 goutammitra Says:  This clock was purchased from a watch maker of London. It has letters in Arabic instead of Roman and weighs about 3 ton, made of solid brass. It has to be winded once in a week and the key weighs 20KGs!! It is still giving perfect time, we visited the place at 5.09PM and it... 

 goutammitra Says:  This prayer house was built by Haji Mohammad Mohsin, a decendant of Nawabs of Murshidabad( The Ruler of Bengal) in the year 1836. The gateway is flanked by lofty minarets, the walls are decorated with texts from the Koran and the interior has rich carvings and inlaid marble... 

 goutammitra Says:  Mohammed Haji Mohsin was the richest landlord or Zamindars of Bandel and was also an enlightened Moslem. He was from Shia clan. He also created the centre for learning or the Imambara of Bandel, which is still present there.In this place he was laid to rest. 

 goutammitra Says:  One stormy morning of 1655 a Portuguese ship landed suddenly in the Ghat of Bandel church. It had survived a gail for few days in the Bay of the Bengal. The Captain of the ship prayed to " The Our Lady Of Bandel" and promised to donate his Mast to the first Church he will... 

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 goutammitra Says:  It was the first European settlement in West Bengal and still bears the traces of its past. Bandel is the site of the Portuguese settlement. The Portuguese Church and the Monastry were built here in 1599. It was destroyed by Shah Jahan in 1640 but was rebuilt in 1660. The... 

 goutammitra Says:  It was the first European settlement in West Bengal and still bears the traces of its past. Bandel is the site of the Portuguese settlement. The Portuguese Church and the Monastry were built here in 1599. It was destroyed by Shah Jahan in 1640 but was rebuilt in 1660. The... 

 goutammitra Says:  This marvellous structure used to be the residence of French magistrate. Built in 1878, now it is converted as Sub divisional court. What a waste, this building too could have been used as Museum or some tourist spot. The Court could have been constructed elsewhere. This is... 

 goutammitra Says:  This beautiful French building belonged to French official. It was converted into Chandernagore college in 1931. 

 goutammitra Says:  Since this area of the River front is very clean one can sit for hours and watch the French Museum, The French Church and other places at their own pace. The river bank has clean concrete benches, also there is a restaurant just opposite the place, it makes sense to sit... 

 goutammitra Says:  I believe Ravindra Nath Tagore needs no introduction for the VT readers. He was our Shakespeare of the East and First Nobel Laurette. He was a prolific writer and he came from a very wealthy family of Bengal. They were among the very few Richest families of Bengal. His... 

 goutammitra Says:  This was the house of the French Administrator J.F. Dupleix. He was the chief administrator of Pondicherry and Chandannagore. Now the government of India has converted into a beautiful museum. Inside this displayed documents of various trade, their literature, their News... 

 goutammitra Says:  When the French were in power many Indian businessmen mixed with them and served them well. One such person was Mr.Durga Charan Rakshit a leading Indian businessman involved in export trade with the French. He was even honoured by the French by their " Chevalier De La Legion... 

 goutammitra Says:  This beautiful Church was built by the French during 17/18 th Century. Situated just opposite Chandannagore Collage and French residency, this beautiful structure shows how fine the French engineers were. We could not find about the Masons but it is believed that the Masons... 

 goutammitra Says:  We visited this place on Sunday afternoon of 22nd April. Though this gate has very less importance to the local crowd but it carries Historical importance. This gate was built during 17th Century whenthis French town was bustling with trade & commerce!. 

 goutammitra Says:  Formerly known as Fedricnagar, Srirampur was the seat of missionary activity from 1793 to 1834. Hardly 25 km from Kolkata, it has held an important place in Bengal's history. It was a Danish settlement till East India Company took over in 1845. The house of the Danish... 

 goutammitra Says:  This place is situated just on the bank of the Ganges next to the Residency, which is now called the French Museum and the house of Tagore. This small but clean restaurant offers very tasty food at very resonable price. They will also make anything special you want but only...