- Raja Nabakrishna Street
Raja Nabakrishna Street ( _bn. রাজা নবকৃষ্ণ স্ট্রিট)Roy Chowdhury, Sameer "Sabek Kolkatar Rastar Itihas", publisher: Sahityayan 1/1b Dr Amal Roy Choudhury Lane, Kol 700009] : An old street of
Kolkata , (thenCalcutta ), situated in the north-east of the city. This street of north Kolkata connetsGrey Street atHatibagan end andRabindra Sarani at Sovabazar end. The street was named after Raja Nabakrishna Deb ( _bn. 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 andRaja Kalikrishna Deb ,Sutanuti Utsav , the foundation day of Kolkata, is held from 24th August in theNat Mandir ofSovabazar Rajbari , organised by theSutanuti Parishad at thenSutanuti .History
It is said that the
Durga Puja ofSovabazar Rajbari Bandopadhyay, Debashis, "Bonedi Kolkatar Gharbari", Bn icon, Second impression 2002, pp. 101-102, Ananda Publishers, ISBN 81-7756-158-8] is the oldest puja in Kolkata. At the time ofBattle of Plassey (1757) the chief officer ofBritish East India Company ,Robert Clive has started this puja in the house of RajaNabakrishna Deb [ Cotton, H.E.A, p. 72] , .Landmarks
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Sovabazar Rajbari
*Kalikrishna Dev's Rajbari
*Nat Mandir
*Seth Anandaram Jaipuria College Festivals
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Durga Puja of Sovabazar Rajbari
*Sutanuti Utsav Gallery
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