Just beside a kiosk for the guards on the southern front of the Writersâ Building, a simple obelisk painted in white will definitely attract a curious mind. With heads of lions adorning the either sides of the base, a plaque in the middle indicates that the little memorial was erected
Memorable Monuments
MEMORIALS & MONUMENTS OF COLONIAL CALCUTTA – Carl Schwendler Memorial Monument
MONUMENTS & MEMORIALS OF COLONIAL CALCUTTA – Afghan War Memorial
The first Anglo-Afgan war was fought between the East India Company and The Afghans between 1838 and1841. During 1837, the political situation in Afghanistan under the leadership of Dost Mohammad Khan was not very steady. They lost their second capital of Peshawar to the Sikh Empire and wanted British support
MEMORIAL MONUMENTS OF COLONIAL CALCUTTA – Bengali War MEMORIAL
Due to reasons best known to them, initially the British rulers in colonial India were reluctant to recruit the Bengalis in the army. But finally, on the 7th August, 1916, when the colonial government announced recruitment for a Bengali Double Company, the people of Bengal responded enthusiastically. Many notable leaders
MEMORIAL MONUMENTS OF COLONIAL CALCUTTA – Rohilla War Memorial
The Rohillas were originated from the Pashtu roots of the mountainous regions of Afghanistan and comprised of many warmonger tribes and sub-tribes of Pathans. Thousands of them were inducted in the Mughal army by Emperor Aurangzeb to fight and subdue the Rajputs. Slowly and steadily they took control of a
MEMORIAL MONUMENTS OF COLONIAL CALCUTTA – Holwell Monument
MEMORIAL MONUMENTS OF COLONIAL CALCUTTA – The Glorious Dead Cenotaph
MEMORIAL MONUMENTS OF COLONIAL CALCUTTA – Ochterlony Monument (Sahid Minar)
The Ochterlony Monument, popularly known as âMonumentâ, is a prominent and iconic landmark of Calcutta. It was designed by J. P. Parker and erected by Burn & Company in 1828, on the north-eastern side of Calcutta Maidan. The Monument was dedicated to the memory of Major-general Sir David Ochterlony, a