Farewell to French, Arrival of English
Chandannagar is such a place where farewell to French, arrival of English like a historical event had happened. This place from where Jagad Dhatri puja and pandal lighting of Bengalis in Chandannagar in Hooghly district of West Bengal state in India has captured a place in the hearts of India throughout the year. Chandannagar has many tourist centers Chandannagar is also called French Danga. This place was a French colony in the 16th century. When the whole of India was living under the British rule, the French of Chandannagar used to fight for power with the British by expanding their trade. Like Calcutta, Chandannagar has Bara bazar, Bag bazar, Bou Bazar.
Literary researcher and historical researcher Dr. Sukumar Sen believes that the name Chandannagar originates from Chandipur. Once upon a time there was a temple of Maab Chandi on this road. Chandannagar’s Jagad Dhatri Puja was first introduced by Indra Narayan Chowdhury, a business friend of King Krishnachandra of Krishnanagar in the 17th century. Jagad Dhatri Puja is followed by Durga Puja, Kali Puja, Vai Fonta after the end.
There is a lot of crowds here at this time. Various tourist places in Chandannagar are Jora Ghat, Chandannagar Museum, Chandannagar Patal Bari, Bhasha Shaheed Minar, Secret Hut Chart, Chandannagar Nandalal Geo Temple, New Digha Park, Under Land Park, Nitya Gopal Smriti Temple. The nearest stations to Chandannagar are Jagaddal, Bandel. The distance from Calcutta to Chandannagar is about 50 km. There are local trains from Howrah Station. There are also bus services from Howrah and Kolkata.
