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'''Krishnagar''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V18_278.gif Nadia district] in the Presidency Division of Bengal during the British period. | '''Krishnagar''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V18_278.gif Nadia district] in the Presidency Division of Bengal during the British period. | ||
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| + | It was a region where indigo was grown. | ||
==Spelling variants== | ==Spelling variants== | ||
| − | Modern name: Krishnagar<br> | + | Modern name: Krishnagar, Krishnanagar<br> |
| − | Variants: | + | Variants: Kishnaghur |
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| + | ==Related articles== | ||
| + | [[Indigo Plantation]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| − | [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V16_014.gif Krishnagar Town] Imperial Gazetteer<br> | + | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V16_014.gif Krishnagar Town] Imperial Gazetteer<br> |
| − | + | *[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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[[Category: Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | [[Category: Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:09, 24 February 2021
| 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 | |
| Ranaghat-Krishnagar Light Railway worked by Eastern Bengal Railway | |
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
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.
