The Raj Walk
Calcutta became the capital city of the British Raj and on this walk we look at where it all began.
By the village of Kalicutta and the waters of Lal Dighi, on the banks of the Hooghly river a city grew. On these walks we roam around the origins of Calcutta and explore the essential buildings that went into the running of the colony, plus meet the people who now live and work in this now untypical corner of greater Kolkata.
Walks...
The British Raj Walk 1 explores the colonial beginnings of the city highlighting the template of all that is necessary for a colony to function, from the Governor General’s residence (a replica of Kedleston Hall in Derbyshire), the high gothic law courts, places of worship (one of which has a memorial to the victims of the notorious ‘black hole of Calcutta’) to the Writers Building where young clerks were trained in the business of running the colony to various other financial and government institutions. It is a walk back to a more spacious and grander time. We complete the walk with a ferry to Howrah station with the grand Howrah bridge in close view then return to Kolkata with a final walk through the maidan.
The British Raj and the Disappearing Foreigners Walk explores the colonial beginnings of the city. It shows a template of all that is necessary for a colony to function, from the law courts and government offices to the ruler’s house and place of worship. It is a walk back to a more spacious and grander time. We then move on to see remnants of the many foreign influences that made the city great, from the Parsis and Portugese, the Iranian Jews to the Chinese and Anglo Indians.
By the village of Kalicutta and the waters of Lal Dighi, on the banks of the Hooghly river a city grew. On these walks we roam around the origins of Calcutta and explore the essential buildings that went into the running of the colony, plus meet the people who now live and work in this now untypical corner of greater Kolkata.
Walks...
The British Raj Walk 1 explores the colonial beginnings of the city highlighting the template of all that is necessary for a colony to function, from the Governor General’s residence (a replica of Kedleston Hall in Derbyshire), the high gothic law courts, places of worship (one of which has a memorial to the victims of the notorious ‘black hole of Calcutta’) to the Writers Building where young clerks were trained in the business of running the colony to various other financial and government institutions. It is a walk back to a more spacious and grander time. We complete the walk with a ferry to Howrah station with the grand Howrah bridge in close view then return to Kolkata with a final walk through the maidan.
The British Raj and the Disappearing Foreigners Walk explores the colonial beginnings of the city. It shows a template of all that is necessary for a colony to function, from the law courts and government offices to the ruler’s house and place of worship. It is a walk back to a more spacious and grander time. We then move on to see remnants of the many foreign influences that made the city great, from the Parsis and Portugese, the Iranian Jews to the Chinese and Anglo Indians.
