Raja Nabakrishna Street
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Raja Nabakrishna Street (Bengali: রাজা নবকৃষ্ণ স্ট্রিট)[1] : An old street of Kolkata, (then Calcutta), situated in the north-east of the city. This street of north Kolkata connets Grey Street at Hatibagan end and Rabindra Sarani at Sovabazar end. The street was named after Raja Nabakrishna Deb (Bengali: রাজা নবকৃষ্ণ দেব): (1733 - 1797). Sovabazar Rajbari, Kalikrishna Deb's Rajbari, Seth Anandaram Jaipuria College and Nat Mandir are some important establishments situated in this street. Besides The Rajbari (palaces) of Raja Nabakrishna Deb and Raja Kalikrishna Deb, Sutanuti Utsav, the foundation day of Kolkata, is held from 24th August in the Nat Mandir of Sovabazar Rajbari, organised by the Sutanuti Parishad at then Sutanuti.
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[edit] History
It is said that the Durga Puja of Sovabazar Rajbari[2] is the oldest puja in Kolkata. At the time of Battle of Plassey (1757) the chief officer of British East India Company, Robert Clive has started this puja in the house of Raja Nabakrishna Deb[3], .
[edit] Landmarks
- Sovabazar Rajbari
- Kalikrishna Dev's Rajbari
- Nat Mandir
- Seth Anandaram Jaipuria College
[edit] Festivals
- Durga Puja of Sovabazar Rajbari
- Sutanuti Utsav
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[edit] References
- ^ Roy Chowdhury, Sameer Sabek Kolkatar Rastar Itihas, publisher: Sahityayan 1/1b Dr Amal Roy Choudhury Lane, Kol 700009
- ^ Bandopadhyay, Debashis, Bonedi Kolkatar Gharbari, (Bengali), Second impression 2002, pp. 101-102, Ananda Publishers, ISBN 81-7756-158-8
- ^ Cotton, H.E.A, p. 72
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