Kolkata Trip Overview
A walk from the Pathuriaghata area, including Malapara all the way to Jorasanko – a stretch of old Kolkata. On this approximately two hour walk, rediscover the heritage buildings that have been part and parcel of the Tagore family
The most special features of this experience are : 1. The App opens up new places and new stories for you in the same old cities 2. Each walk is crafted like a masterpiece to offer an immersive experience to the traveller with the correct mix of history, culture, myth, food , through professional narration, with background scores of music, qawalli or sound affects, here and there 3. There is no need for you to depend on a guide – the traveller can take the walk anytime as per will, at his/ her own pace 4. The content is developed by domain experts and curated with utmost care, leaving no room for dependence on the guide’s knowhow 5.You pay once for three months and need not pay the guide repeatedly.
Additional Info
Duration: 90 to 115 minutes
Starts: Kolkata, India
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Kolkata, West Bengal, India
A walk from the Pathuriaghata area, including Malapara all the way to Jorasanko – a stretch of old Kolkata. On this approximately two hour walk, rediscover the heritage buildings that have been part and parcel of the Tagore family
The most special features of this experience are : 1. The App opens up new places and new stories for you in the same old cities 2. Each walk is crafted like a masterpiece to offer an immersive experience to the traveller with the correct mix of history, culture, myth, food , through professional narration, with background scores of music, qawalli or sound affects, here and there 3. There is no need for you to depend on a guide – the traveller can take the walk anytime as per will, at his/ her own pace 4. The content is developed by domain experts and curated with utmost care, leaving no room for dependence on the guide’s knowhow 5.You pay once for three months and need not pay the guide repeatedly.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Girish Park, Vivekananda Rd, Amar Basu Sarani, Manicktala, Azad Hind Bag, Machuabazar, Kolkata, West Bengal 700006, India
We will begin our walk of this historical area
just outside Girish Park.
Girish Park at the crossing of Central or
Chittaranjan Avenue and Vivekanadna Road
is a well-known Kolkata locality as it leads
towards deep north on one hand, and east
Kolkata and Salt Lake, on the other. The
park is named after the great dramatist,
novelist, theatre director and actor, Girish
Chandra Ghosh (1844-1912) who is known
as the Father of Bengali Theatre.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Jorasanko Shib Krishna Daw Bari, 12, Shib Krishna Daw Ln, Raja Katra, Singhi Bagan, Jorasanko, Kolkata, West Bengal 700007, India
The house inside belongs to the Jorasanko
Daw family. It is 200-year-old. This is
definitely the most theatrical thakurdalan in
north Kolkata with small balconies rising
above the courtyard on both sides as in an
opera house.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Bhim Naag, 8, Vivekananda Rd, Amar Basu Sarani, Notun Bazar, Singhi Bagan, Jorabagan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700007, India
The three famous sweet shops – Bhim
Chandra Nag, Nepal Chandra Haluikar and
Surendranath De. All, save Nepal Chandra
Haluikar, are famous for various Bengali
sweets, notably sandesh and other chhena or
cottage cheese products for which the city is
famous.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Baikunthanath Temple, 12/A, Kali Krishna Tagore St, near ganesh talkies, Malapara, Santoshpur, Bara Bazar, Jorabagan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700007, India
Vaikunthanath temple was
constructed in early 1960s by the Bangars.
Its facade looks like marble but those
figures on the gopuram were all modelled
with cement by an artisan from Rajasthan.
The surface was later painted white to
resemble marble. The story of Mahabharata
is narrated here.
The buildings behind the sanctum sanctorum
were designed by Fatik Ch Guin (1900-
1985) of N. Guin & Co of Birla Science
Museum fame.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Hara Kutir, 53, Pathuriaghata Street, Malapara, Santoshpur, Jorabagan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700006, India
The cultural heritage building.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Tagore Castle, 26, Prasanna Kumar Tagore St, Jorabagan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700006, India
The Disneyland Tagore Castle at 26
Prasanna Kumar Tagore Street looks like it
was imported from Scotland. All that is left
of the original structure are its turrets, the
tallest one being a clock tower that looks
like it has been skinned.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Jorasanko Rajbari, 329, Rabindra Sarani Rd, Ahiritola, Ram Bagan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700006, India
Its a historic palace once owned by a prominent local family, with terraces & a huge inner courtyard.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Mahatma & Co, 278, Rabindra Sarani Rd, Ganesh Talkies, Singhi Bagan, Jorasanko, Kolkata, West Bengal 700007, India
Mahatma & Co was established
by Radhabinod Roy who served
prescriptions meant for Rabindranath Tagore
till the time of his death on August 4, 1941.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Jorasanko Thakurbari, Ganesh Talkies, 267, Rabindra Sarani, Singhi Bagan, Jorasanko, Raja Katra, Singhi Bagan, Jorasanko, Kolkata, West Bengal 700007, India
The Thakurbaris not the most
showy palace in this area of north Calcutta,
but it has a mark of distinction of its own,
even though that is not visible in its entirety
today. This is the family seat of the Tagore
clan. Rabindranath was born here on May 7,
1861 and he died here in 1941. The building
had been taken over by the state government
during Tagore’s birth centenary celebrations
in 1961, but only after the section of the
house (Baithak-khanabari at 5 Dwarkanath
Tagore Lane) in which the two famous
nephews of Rabindranath —
Gaganendranath and Abanindranth —
resided had been pulled down. At the entrance is a lawn where celebrations
are held occasionally. The original building
was founded in 1784. Dwarkanath used to
host his grand dinner parties in Baithak-
khanabari.
Sadly, what was once Rabindranath’s realm
is in a pitiable state now even though the
government has been more than generous
with funds. The museum continues to attract
hundreds of visitors everyday from all over
the country and the world.
Duration: 10 minutes
