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Along the river - the Old Dock areas of CalcuttaSaturday, May 4, 2024
7am to 9am
Starting point : Bankshall Court gate
Ending point : GPO
It is said that great cities are born around a river. In a sense, the story of Calcutta is the story of India. The first docks in the city were moorings on the east bank of the Hooghly River, far to the north of the present Dockland. The earliest were in north central Calcutta, about three hundred years back in Dihi Kolikata and Bazar Kolikata around Lal Dighi.
A peek into the banking history will reveal mines of information. Rare bank documents reveal that Prince Dwarkanath Tagore was among the early Indian borrowers of the Bank of Bengal.
The area around Babu Ghat was the earlier Kalikata village which clustered with Govindopur and Sutanauti villages gave birth to the city of Calcutta. It would be interesting to find out how the city evolved around the Ghats, some of which are not in existence now.
This is a curated walking tour from Kolkata Explorers. The tour will be led by Avijit Dhar Chowdhury.
Walking distance; Starting to finishing 6kms, with intermittent breaks.
CHARGES Rs 1050 /- per person (includes entry fees)
PAYMENT:
All payments can be made by Bank transfer to -
Account name: GREEN STEP EVENT MANAGEMENT
Bank name: PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK
Koley Market Branch, Kolkata 700012
Current Account No. : 0075050027681
IFSC : PUNB0007520
OR GPAY/PAYTM TO 9874062962 (Avijit Dhar Chowdhury)
Pre-bookings essential.
For any further details please call or Whatsapp us at 9874062962
Brought to you by KOLKATA EXPLORERS (a division of Green Step group of companies)
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Bankshall Court, Tcil, Banksal Street, B B D Bagh, Kolkata 700001, India,Kolkata