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Barrackpore Cemetery Commonwealth War Graves
I am not obsessed with cemeteries it’s just that I happen to write quite a few blogs about cemeteries in India. The primary reason is that unlike any popular tourist place these places are often
Clive House Dum Dum Kolkata
“Hello you must be Mr. Shankar Ukil”, this is how I was greeted when I reached Dum Dum to photograph and document Clive House Dum Dum. Perplexed I kept staring at the middle-aged gentleman who
Places To Visit Around Barrackpore
ThiThis is the final blog in the Barrackpore series in which I have compiled all the places that one can visit at Barrackpore. I have listed down 28 places that you can visit in Barrackpore.
St. Bartholomew’s Cathedral Barrackpore
Wherever the British went they took trade along and also their religion with them. That is the very reason why you have some of the finest churches in Calcutta (Kolkata). It was not restricted to
Barrackpore Park Latbagan
In my previous two blog posts, I have told you about Flagstaff House and Tomb of Lady Canning, in this blog post we will get to see Barrackpore Pak (Latbagan). Even though Barrackpore was very
Tomb of Lady Canning Barrackpore
You can love your wife to the ends of the world but that does not guarantee that the same feeling and respect will be carried on by others forever. The love and tragedy of Lady
Flagstaff House Barrackpore
I had made three previous futile attempts to visit Flagstaff House Barrackpore. But somehow things were not coming in place. Finally last year in November I got a special invitation from West Bengal Heritage Commission
Tomb Of Susanna Anna Maria
There is something really strange about the tomb of Susanna Anna Maria Yeats (Verkerk). To begin with, very little information exists. The ones with any information had very basic information and almost all other blogs
Vande Mataram Bhawan – Chinsurah
Growing up in Bangalore in the late ’80s and early ’90s had its charm. The city was about to boom into its Information Technology space but it was not just there yet. The school that
French Cemetery Chandannagar
Once there was a French cemetery in Calcutta (Kolkata) but now that is sadly not preset anymore. So, my next bet to explore the French connection of Bengal was obviously the town of Chandannagar which
Canning House – Port Canning
I have traveled to the Canning town several times when my dad used to go there as a part of his NGO activities. All I knew back then was the sweet meat “Ladycany” (Lady Canning)
Places To Visit Around Serampore
I have almost covered all the important places around Serampore in individual blog posts. Apart from these individual blog posts, I have quite a few of them which I plan to post altogether making a
Serampore College
I visited this place way back in 2001 and back then I had no clue as to why I had to accompany my father’s friend all the way from Kolkata for a trip to Serampore
Henry Martyns Pagoda
While researching on places that one can visit while visiting Serampore I stumbled upon Henry Martyn’s Pagoda. Now both the things don’t match, first of all, why would there be a Pagoda in the middle
Danish Government House Serampore
After covering the Danish church, and cemetery now in this blog I take you to the center of Danish rule of Serampore which is their main government building known as Danish Government House Serampore. Now
Mission Cemetery Serampore
This is my third blog in the Danish Serampore series and this blog, we will visit another cemetery. This one is the Baptist Mission Cemetery located very near to Serampore college and is also very
Danish Cemetery Serampore
This is my second blog on Serampore and in my first blog, I had already given a short brief about the Danish rule of Serampore. It does not matter which country or kingdom ruled which
St Olavs Church Serampore
This is my first blog in the series in which I will cover Serampore. So this is for the very first time I am touching the Danish part of Bengal very near to Calcutta (Kolkata).
Garden House of Abanindranath Tagore
So I was just trying to find the quickest way to reach Serampore from Kolkata and I was plotting the route on the map when I noticed the map showing my route via a heritage
Ekamra Kshetra Complete Walk Guide
This blog post is perhaps the most sentimental for me. It's very personal and one day I will reveal the reason why but not today. This blog post happens to be one of my longest