Located on 2/2, Council House Street, at the North Eastern side of the Writers’ Building, St.Andrew’s Church was basically built to serve the Scottish Presbyterian community of Calcutta. It stands on the plot, which was once occupied by the Old Court House. This was the same Court, where Maharaja Nandakumar
Month: November 2017
CHURCHES & SYNAGOGUES OF COLONIAL CALCUTTA – St. James’ Church
Located on the AJC Bose Road (former Lower Circular Road) and built in 1862, St. James’ Church with its sky dominating twin spires, is definitely one of the most graceful churches of Calcutta. It has the distinction of being the principal church of Protestant Christians of Calcutta. Apart from performing
CHURCHES & SYNAGOGUES OF COLONIAL – Mission Church
DEADLY DAMES – Myra Hindley
CHURCHES & SYNAGOGUES OF COLONIAL CALCUTTA – St. John’s Church
Located on 2/2, Council House Street, at the North-Western corner of the majestic Raj Bhawan of Calcutta, St. John’s Church, is known to be one among the first public buildings constructed by the East India Company, after Calcutta became the capital of British India. Initially, it was a chapel. However,
PASSIONATE PAINTINGS – Death of Orpheus
CHURCHES & SYNAGOGUES OF COLONIAL CALCUTTA – Portuguese Church
CHURCHES & SYNAGOGUES OF COLONIAL CALCUTTA – Armenian Church
The Armenian Community of Calcutta, except a very few, were all descendants of the Armenians of Julfa, now in Iran. The first group of Armenians, who settled in India, was mostly rich merchants and traders, and they intended to reestablish themselves as a separate socio-cultural identity. They constructed alms houses,