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Variants: Kishnaghur
Variants: Kishnaghur


==Also see==
==Related articles==
*[[Indigo Plantation]]
[[Indigo Plantation]]


==External links==
==External links==
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*[https://archive.org/stream/thirtyyearsofshi00brad#page/38/mode/2up "Among the Indigo-Planters"] Chapter III, page 39 ''Thirty Years of Shikar'' by Sir Edward Braddon 1895 Archive.org. A [http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/braddon-sir-edward-nicholas-coventry-5330 Biography]  indicates that  in 1850 or 1851 Edward Braddon managed a number of indigo factories near Krishnagar where he worked for about five years.
*[https://archive.org/stream/thirtyyearsofshi00brad#page/38/mode/2up "Among the Indigo-Planters"] Chapter III, page 39 ''Thirty Years of Shikar'' by Sir Edward Braddon 1895 Archive.org. A [http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/braddon-sir-edward-nicholas-coventry-5330 Biography]  indicates that  in 1850 or 1851 Edward Braddon managed a number of indigo factories near Krishnagar where he worked for about five years.


 
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Revision as of 11:41, 30 May 2016

Krishnagar
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 23.4°N, 88.5°E 23.4, 88.5
Altitude: 14 m (45ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Krishnagar
State/Province: West Bengal
Country: India
Transport links
Eastern Bengal Railway
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places of interest during the British period
[xxxxx Krishnagar]



Krishnagar was the headquarters of Nadia district in the Presidency Division of Bengal during the British period.

It was a region where indigo was grown.

Spelling variants

Modern name: Krishnagar, Krishnanagar
Variants: Kishnaghur

Related articles

Indigo Plantation

External links

  • Krishnagar Town Imperial Gazetteer
  • "Among the Indigo-Planters" Chapter III, page 39 Thirty Years of Shikar by Sir Edward Braddon 1895 Archive.org. A Biography indicates that in 1850 or 1851 Edward Braddon managed a number of indigo factories near Krishnagar where he worked for about five years.