Bankim Bhawan - Chinsurah

Name: Bankim Bhawan - Chinsurah
Address: Chinsurah R S, Chinsurah, West Bengal 712101, India, 712101, India

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Address :	Chinsurah R S, Chinsurah, West Bengal 712101, India
Postal code :	712101
Categories :	Heritage museum ,

Chinsurah R S, Chinsurah, West Bengal 712101, India

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S	Sumit Kumar Shaw on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Great and most revered place for all people who love India. This is the exact place where Bankim chandra chatterjee lived and written our national song " VANDE MAATARAM.
A	Anindya Banerji on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Bankim Chandra Chatterjee a key figure in Bengal's 19 th century literary renassanece lived in this house. Originally a part of Qassim Malik's huge Manson during 1877-81. Legend has it that he composed "Vande Mataram" , India's national song.
S	Swapnendu Kar on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The exterior of the building looks good but as you step inside you will find literally nothing but 3 empty rooms with two caretakers smoking and polluting the remnants.
A	Abir Roy on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Bankim Bhavan is located nearby at Jora Ghat just opposite of Consumer Forum office Joraghat. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, a key figure in Bengal's 19th century literary renaissance, lived in this house. A part of Qassim Mallick's huge Mansion during 1877-1881. Legends rhat he composed Vande Mataram, Indians national song on the river of embankment of Joraghat. The buildings shows the characteristics stucco architraves, timber louvered screens, italiante balusters, cornice band, and a multifoliated archway. Locally known as the Patal Bari. It currently functions as a museum for Chinsurah. You can go there with bike, car, toto, auto. Everything is available here. But one things, the entire building is dirty. Form imside and outside it should be kept clean. As it is a museum in chinsurah it should be maintained. Otherwise good.
D	Debashree Roy on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I wish this place was better maintained!
B	Bhramon Rosik on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Eminent bengali novelist Bankim Chandra Chatterjee stayed here from 1877 to 1882. He was appointed as Dy. Magistrate of Hooghly District then. During his years at this house, he wrote popular novels like "Krishnakanter Will" and others. Some sources say, that he wrote Vande Mataram here. Vande Mataram was written before his "Ananda Math" was published. The song later included in "Ananda Math". Ananda Math was published in 1882. According to Govt. Sources, Vande Mataram was first sung in this house on 12th July, 1881. The music was given by Khetranath Mukherjee and the song was sung in Mallar Raga. Many years later, great poet Rabindranath Tagore composed the music for Vande Mataram. Now Vande Matarm is our National Song. You can visit this place to feel the related history. This place can be reached by Toto from Hooghly or Chinsurah Station. This place is open to all but the best time to visit this place is between 11 AM to 5 PM.
M	Mahamudul Hasan on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Bankim Bhawan is situated at Joraghat. The national song of India "Bandemataram" was composed in this house by the great literary figure Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay when he was posted as Dy Magistrate here. Vande Mataram, penned by novelist Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, is the country's national song but the house he wrote it in is nowhere on the state government's radar. The state heritage commission has asked the government for Rs 30 lakh to restore the nearly 200-year-old single-storeyed house locally known as Vande Mataram Bhavan at Joraghat in Hooghly's Chinsurah. The building, bought by the government in 1996, has been unoccupied for the last 12 years since it ceased to be the office of the information and cultural affairs department. Situated on a bigha on the banks of the Hooghly, the building's main gate has fallen apart and walls are agape with wide cracks. The neighbourhood fears it will collapse as trees and plants have sprouted all over. Bankim Chandra also wrote Krishnakanter Will and Rajani in the same house.
S	Samrat Chattopadhyay on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The importance of this heritage house can be attributed to the fact that India's National Song "Vande Mataram" was composed here by the great literary icon Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. Today, this place serves as a museum for history enthusiasts. During my visit I saw that the entry is free for everyone. Inside this house you will come across two to three big empty rooms. The walls of every room are decorated with historical posters showcasing facts and information, especially pertaining to the life of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay & India's independence movement. You can also sit beside the River Hooghly, as it flows exactly near this house. Overall it's a decent museum to visit, but being a significant historical heritage site I would suggest the government to amplify & upgrade the facilities through better maintanence standards & modern infrastructures.??