Today, I will explore further the significance and origin of the names and history of Dum Dum Nager Bazar Road locations. This is the concluding section of this article.
Dum Dum Nager Bazar Area- A Historical Overview
![Present scenario of DumDum Nager Bazar](https://www.travelhistoricaltourism.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Untitled-design-17.png)
Present scenario of DumDum Nager Bazar
Names Beyond Borders of Dum Dum Nager Bazar Area : Nearby Locales Unveiled
Beer Para/Paik Para: The history of Beer Para dates back to the time of Gaurhari Rai Chaudhury, an successor of Sabarna Roy Chaudhury. He built a courthouse (Kachari ) at Shyamnagar, Dum Dum Nager Bazar area. Beer Para was the name given to the area where the brave soldiers of the nawab force lived. Paikpara, on the other hand, was the name of the area where the general army, or Paiks, used to stay.
![Paik Para Now](https://www.travelhistoricaltourism.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Untitled-design-18.png)
Paik Para Now
Bediyapara: The Bediyas were the original inhabitants of the Dum Dum Nager Bazar region, and their legacy lives on in the name of “Bedia Para”.
![Todays Bedia Para](https://www.travelhistoricaltourism.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/25.png)
Todays Bedia Para
Seven Tanks: Seven tanks are named after the seven ponds. The original proprietor of Seven Tanks of Dum Dum Nager Bazar are was Nandalal Tagore (Umananda) who was the son of Harimohon Tagore of Pathuria Ghata. When Nandalal Tegore’s old mother expressed her desire to travel to Brindavan, it was at a time when the path to reach Brindavan posed a considerable risk. In order to make his mother happy, Nandalal Tagore had planned to construct a Brindavan replica in these seven ponds. A Brindavan replica consists of seven ponds and gardens similar to Brindavan. Roopalal Mallick later purchased the Seven Tanks property. Roopalal Mallick is the father-in law of the Marble Palace founder, Rajendra Mallick. According to Devendra Chandra Bosu Moulik in his book “বংশ গৌরব” (Ancestry Glory), this property was owned by Rooplal’s son,“Shyamacharan” Mallick, who was also known as “The Rothschild of Metropolis.” Nandalal Tagore also constructed the “Seven Pillars Club” at Cossipore, which is known as the “Landmark of Seven Tanks”. This is where Bishop Heber received his felicitation. Later on, when the “Gun & Shell Factory” was established here, the “Club House” was acquired for use as an “Officer’s Club”. This club house is still well-maintained by the Ministry of Defense. The Ministry of Defense took over this club house after independence.
![Dum Dum Cossipore Club 'Landmark of Seven Tanks'](https://www.travelhistoricaltourism.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2-8.png)
Dum Dum Cossipore Club ‘Landmark of Seven Tanks’
Ghughu Danga: This area is of Dum Dum Nager Bazar area also referred to as ‘Guhu Ghu Danga’ due to the fact that such vessels used to transport goods in the vicinity of the Baghjola Canal. In local language of this area is referred to this vessel as ‘GhuGhu Dinga’. GhuGhu Danga, on the other hand, is believed to be the result of the existence of a community that held the title ‘Ghu Ghu’. This belief is supported by Bhupesh Prasanik.According to a অনির্বাণ’ (Anirban), Haripoda Bhowmik a researcher of the history of the city of Kolkata has suggested that the area is referred to as ‘Ghu Ghu Danga’ due to its long-standing status as a stage land of ‘Ghu Ghu’ birds, ‘Spotted doves’.
![Spotify Picture Frame of Ghughu Danga](https://www.travelhistoricaltourism.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/19-jpg.webp)
Spotify Picture Frame of Ghughu Danga
Bagjola: The Baghjola Canal plays an essential role in the history of Dum Dum Nager Bazar trade and transportation. It begins at Ariadoho on the Ganges plains, flows through Baranagar, and ends at Kalindi. The canal flows through the municipality of Kalindi and culminates at the Ghuni beel ‘ঘুনি বিল’( বিল = a large water body), situated in the Yatragachi, in the locality of Krishnapura Mouja .The canal is believed to have originated as a natural inlet of the river where the tide began to recede. The canal eventually converges with the Kulti river. The canal was essential for transportation and cargo transportation. The local fishermen’s title was Bag. The marsh belonging to them became known as Bagjola. Another interesting fact about Bagjola was shared by Mr. Mihir Sengupta, who is a well-known teacher, an environmentalist, and a political leader. Mr. Sengupta lives in DumDum. He said that in the past, the area was characterized by a thicket of forests and Hoghla shrubs. It is widely accepted that the region is home to a Royal Bengal tiger, which is why the area is referred to as “BaghJola”. Once upon a time, a rice fair was held in the’Mela Bagan’ on the banks of the BaghJola canal. The rice fair was attended by Babus (aristocrats of Calcutta) of Calcutta, who came to buy the premium-quality rice supplied from South Bengal.
![Bagjola Canal](https://www.travelhistoricaltourism.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/26.png)
Bagjola Canal
Private Road: Where the Private Road is now in Dum Dum Nager Bazar area, there was a Broad-Gauge Railway Line out of DumDum cantonment. This rail line was used to transport army supplies in goods trains. You can still find evidence of it in a place called ‘Wireless Math’. It started from the Cantonment and ran past the current ‘Surer Math’. It went through Green Park and Jessore Road and then turned right. Eventually, it went through the “Pati Pukur Railway Bridge” and ended up at the Chitpur Yard.
![Private Road at a Glance Now](https://www.travelhistoricaltourism.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Untitled-design-20.png)
Private Road at a Glance Now
Mahendra Colony: Currently, it is known as Mahendra Colony, from where the Moteejheel Girls’ School is located (Dum Dum Nager Bazar area)to where the now-defunct Dum Dum fire station is located. This new gated community has been constructed instead of this fire station. Mahendra Colony used to be known as the ‘Garden house’ as it was the residence of Mahendra dutta, the owner of the famous Great Eastern Hotel. That’s why the house got its name, Mahendra Kanan. Dutta purchased the land from Timul Saheb, an importer of Burmese emeralds. The fire brigade was set up here in the 1960s after the devastating Garuhata fire.The fire brigade used to be located in Ramgarh on the north side of Narsima Avenue. Even after the establishment of the fire brigade in the 70s, there were still a lot of Plumeria flowering trees(কাঁঠ চাঁপার গাছ ) in the area. On the same day the fire brigade celebrated the Saraswati puja, there was also an exhibition of photos of Dum Dum that was held at the same time at the same place Motijheel College on the other side of the fire brigade. The information was shared by (Sree. Amitava Purakayastha shared the information).
![Over all view of present Mahendra Colony](https://www.travelhistoricaltourism.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Untitled-design-21.png)
Over all view of present Mahendra Colony
Motijheel: The origin of the name Motijheel lies in the fact that it was formerly known as Dum Dum Motijheel (Dum Dum Nager Bazar), a garden house belonging to Chatrapath Singha, a landlord of the Nasipure area of Murshidabad, which was named after the Murshidabad Motijheel. This ‘Garden House’ had three moats located on three sides. Chhatrapath Singha’s son, Chetna Narayan Singha, used to live here. Chhatrapath Singh once relocated to Suri, in Birbhum. The garden house was sold to D. C. Parekh, a non-Bengali businessman. Parekh sold the property again to Karuna Kishor Kargupta from Calcutta. Motijheel was established in 1933-34 under the cooperative housing system by Karuna kishore kar Gupta. This settlement is considered to be one of the earliest examples of public settlements under the cooperative scheme in Bengal. Motijheel School was founded at that time. The founding members of the school are Karuna Kishore Kar Gupta, Dr. Surendra Mohan Gangapadhyay, Dr. Binod Behari Dutta, Bijoy Kumar Sen, and Niranjan Chottopadhyay. According to Haripada bhowmick, the river in the Dum Dum Nager Bazar area area probably dried out and turned into a lake after Salt Lake was formed. The name of the area is derived from the energy that was found within the womb of the moat.
![Corner View of Motijheel Dum Dum](https://www.travelhistoricaltourism.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Capture-20-jpg.webp)
Corner View of Motijheel Dum Dum
Devinivas: This area is known as Debinibhas(Dum Dum Nager Bazar area), and the road is also referred to as Debinivas Road due to the presence of a Garden House owned by the lawyer Radhika Prosad Sanyal, which was situated adjacent to the temple dedicated to the deity of Maa Bagala Mukhi Devi.Radhika Prosad Sanyal built the temple there.
![Maa Baglamukhi Mandir an important Identification of Debinibas Road Dum Dum](https://www.travelhistoricaltourism.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Untitled-design-23.png)
Maa Baglamukhi Mandir an important Identification of Debinibas Road Dum Dum
Teli Pukur: If you’re looking to get to Telipukur (Dum Dum Nager Bazar area), there are two ways to get there. You can take the Nager Bazaar market road and the Jessore Road road. The pond is really old and belonged to the Mallick family, who owned the house next to the pond. The pond was called Teli Pukur because the Mallick family belonged to ‘Teli Cast’, which is why the pond is called Teli Pukur. Also, the road in Telipukur is named after ananda mohan bose, who was the first elected chairman of Dum Dum Municipality. He was a famous ‘Wrangler’ among Indians, an educationist, and a Brahma leader.
Garuhata: In the previous episode, I mentioned that the Dum Dum Nager Bazaar area used to be known as Gazir Taluk. The Dum Dum Nager Bazaar area was predominantly populated by Muslims. This is believed to be the reason why there was a cow market in the area. This is the reason why the area is referred to as Garu Hata.
Conclusion: The history of certain other establishments in the vicinity of Dum Dum Nager Bazaar has has been omitted. Unfortunately, I was unable to obtain precise information. I would like to provide the readers of this blog with information regarding these places in the future. I am grateful to the readers for their patronage.
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