Writers Building - Kolkata, West bengal, India.

ABOUT

    The Writer's building is located in the northern part of BBD (Benoy-Badal-Dinesh) Bagh, the Kolkata's first three storied building. The name of the building was adopted from the fact that it was the residence of the junior writers of the East India Company.

    Presently, the Writer's Building of Kolkata serves as the Secretariat of West Bengal Government. The colossal building is also known as "Mahakaran", where all the documents and other records are preserved. It was 17 km from Kolkata Airport and 3.6 km from Sealdah Railway Station. 

 

    VISITING INFORMATION :-

 

        Timings:-    From 10:00 am to 6:00 pm (Monday-Saturday)

        Fees:-          None

 

    HOW TO REACH THE PLACE :-

 

         The nearest railway station is Howrah, and it is just 5 kms from the Writers’ Building. It takes about 20 mins to reach there from the station. Local transport from the station is readily available. The nearest airport is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata. The distance between the airport and the Writers’ Building is 17 kms.

 

HISTORY

    The building was designed by Thomas Lyon in 1777. Even after that, it has done number of extensions in it. The statue of Minerva was also built on the top of the building. The great look of this heritage building gives us the impression of classic architecture.

    On December 8, 1930, three famous freedom fighters - Benoy, Badal and Dinesh entered the writer's building and started finding the Colonel. They shot the infamous Inspector General of Police, Colonel N.S. Simpson, who brutally tortured the prisoners in the jail. They killed him and unwilling to surrender, so Badal took Potassium Cyanide and died, whereas Benoy and Dinesh shot themselves. Due to that, Benoy survived for five days and died and Dinesh survived only to be hanged on July 7, 1931.

 

Claims And Myths

    The locals believed that the soul of Colonel Simpson has been haunting the place after his death. People claimed that they had heard the voices of footsteps, giggling and random outcries. No one dares to stay here after evening. The fifth block of the building is the least visited area in the building.

 

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