Bagbazar
বাগবাজার
Ghats, Ramakrishna and the first public Puja of the north
A riverside para of old houses and narrow lanes with deep ties to the Ramakrishna movement: Sarada Devi lived here, Sister Nivedita opened her school here and Balaram Bose’s house hosted the meeting that founded the Ramakrishna Mission. Bagbazar Sarbojanin is among the oldest community Durga Pujas in the city.
Did you know
- Nobin Chandra Das, credited with creating the spongy rosogolla in 1868, had his shop in Bagbazar.
- The Bagbazar community Durga Puja dates back to 1919 and still keeps a traditional ekchala idol.
A short walk to try
Start at Bagbazar Ghat, walk Bagbazar Street to Mayer Bari, then cut through Bosepara Lane to Nivedita’s house and Balaram Mandir.
Getting there
- Metro
- Shyambazar or Sovabazar Sutanuti (Blue Line)
- Train
- Bagbazar (Circular Railway)
Places to visit in Bagbazar
- Bagbazar Ghat: A wide northern ghat with a long view down the river.
- Mayer Bari (Udbodhan House): The house where Sarada Devi lived, kept as a shrine.
- Balaram Mandir: The house where the Ramakrishna Mission was founded in 1897.
- Sister Nivedita’s House: The lane house where an Irish woman opened a school for girls in 1898.