North Kolkata
Bagbazar
The northern edge, where the theatre and the politics started.
- Known for
- Community Durga Puja, Bengali theatre, the ghat
- Best hour
- Six in the morning, at the ghat
- Walk
- 28 min, 5 stops
Less aristocratic than its neighbours and more literary: the birthplace of the community Puja, of modern Bengali theatre, and of a lot of arguments.
Photographs
Photographs of the quarter. Open one to see it full size.
Must-see buildings
Bagbazar Sarbojanin ground
Empty eleven months of the year. In October it holds the oldest community Puja in the city.
Sister Nivedita's House
16 Bosepara Lane. Restored, and open to visitors.
Girish Mancha
The theatre named for Girish Chandra Ghosh, still programming.
Bagbazar Ghat
Ferry, bathing steps, and the Vivekananda Setu view.
Where to eat
Nobin Chandra Das
Bagbazar Street
The address where the rosogolla was invented in 1868.
Bagbazar's telebhaja stalls
Along the main road at 5pm
Beguni and phuluri, in newspaper.
Things to see
- 01
Bagbazar Sarbojanin at Ashtami
The classical ekchala idol, no theme, no gimmick. The opposite of south Kolkata.
- 02
The ghat at dawn
Before six. Swimmers, priests, and the ferry starting up.
- 03
Nivedita's house
Small, restored, and almost empty of visitors.
Where this sits
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