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First Ever 120 Pages Colour Book On `Patna: A Monumental History' Soon
Patna is pioneer among selected towns of India having run horse-drawn trams as urban mode of transport. Other towns of India which experimented with trams (either with horse, diesel and electric) include Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, Nasik, Delhi and Kanpur.
Now trams run only in Kolkata. Very few of us are aware that the founder of Kolkata Job Charnock spent more than a decade as the chief of Patna factory before founding the city of Kolkata in 1699 AD by integrating three adjoining villages -- Sutanati, Kolikata and Govindpur. It contains at least 107 monuments of Patna. Bihar's culture department has brought out a first ever book on Patna which would be formally released soon. The book, currently under print, contains information and photographs of monuments, historical sites, heritage and aristocratic buildings, landmarks, institutions, a few modern architectures, along with the information about some non-existent monuments. Patna's aristocratic buildings include, Mariam Manzil (Anisabad), Sultan Palace (Transport Bhawan), Rizwan Castle (Fraser Road), Mazharul Haque's residence (Fraser Road), Sachchidanand Sinha's residence (Bihar School Examination Board), Badsah Manzil and Hajjam Saheb's Kothi (both at Paschim Darwaza), Baoli Hall (Guru Govind Singh hospital campus, Patna City) and Quila House. Click On "Full story" For More... By Tiwari, Section Patna Group Posted on Tue Sep 23, 2008 at 03:26:27 AM EST
The book contains information about most of the historical buildings and sites of Patna, including Kumrahar, Gulzarbagh press, Patna cemetery, Badi and Choti Patan Devi, Patthar Ki Masjid, Padri Ki Haveli, Begu Hajjam Mosque, Agamkuan, Kamaldah temple, Har Mandir Saheb among others.
The book also talks about the advent of railways in Patna (1861). The present day Patna Saheb is the oldest station of Patna. Its name changed several times, starting from Begampur, to Patna, to Patna City and now Patna Saheb. The Danapur railway station, just outside Khagaul, later became the headquarters of the then `Company of East Indian Railway Volunteers'. The railway bridge on Sone river at Koelwar near Ara, which opened in 1863, was the third longest bridge in the world during those days, according to the book. "We have tried to incorporate in the book all the available information about Patna some of which are rare. This book is the result of the hard work of a dedicated research team which worked for months together," said state culture secretary Vivek K Singh. The Hindi version of the book would soon be published, he said. According to book, the main secretariat was designed by an architect, Joseph Fearis Munnings of M/s Power, Adam and Munnings, Sydney, Australia. It was built by M/s Martin Burn of Calcutta. The building of Patna High Court was planned exactly, though on a smaller size, after the HC building at Allahabad, to suit the weather conditions prevailing here, it said. Source: Times News Network 23/Sep/2008
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