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{{Places of Interest|title=Krishnagar|name=Krishnagar |link=xxxxx}}
'''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.
It was a region where indigo was grown.
==Spelling variants==
Modern name: Krishnagar, Krishnanagar<br>Variants: Kishnaghur ==Also see==*[[Indigo Plantation]]
==External links==
*[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.
[[Category: Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]
[[Category: Locations]]
