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The house of great novelist Sharat Chandra Chatterji

One correction its in Howrah Zilla, not Midnapore.
I am in deep water. So, please tell us why the Howrah Bridge is near Kolkata and why it is not in Howrah Zilla. What is the relationship between Medinipur and Howrah Zilla?

By the way, did you know that Medinipur itself was always part of Orissa? It was cut and added to Sube Bangal in the 1750s when Nawab Alwardi Khan signed a Treaty with the Maratha.

Orissa minus Medinipur was given to the Maratha instead of paying Choutha but Medinipur was added to Bengal Suba.
 
I am in deep water. So, please tell us why the Howrah Bridge is near Kolkata and why it is not in Howrah Zilla. What is the relationship between Medinipur and Howrah Zilla?

By the way, did you know that Medinipur itself was always part of Orissa? It was cut and added to Sube Bangal in the 1750s when Nawab Alwardi Khan signed a Treaty with the Maratha.

Orissa minus Medinipur was given to the Maratha instead of paying Choutha but Medinipur was added to Bengal Suba.
relationship between Medinipur and Howrah Zilla?
No Idea, but Deulti does fall under Howrah district.
Undivided Mednipur (Mednipur is divided among East and West now, undivided Mednipur was secong largest district of India) is a Quite an old settlement, while Howrah is fairly new. You can trace back to times of Tamralipta, which was the most prosperous port town of subcontinent at its peak.
Mednipur region was not always part of Odisha , it was only during East Ganga Dynasty and Jaleswar Sarkar (from whom it was transferred to to Bengal....). It was one of the strongholds of Palas.
Trivia1 - Even Bengali language in its distinct form came around 15th century.
Trivia2 - In Midnapore an Independent govt was formed during british era, which was first og its kind.
 
Mednipur region was not always part of Odisha , it was only during East Ganga Dynasty and Jaleswar Sarkar (from whom it was transferred to to Bengal....). It was one of the strongholds of Palas.
Any border zone changed hands during historical times. The same happened to Medinipur.

However, its final annexation with Bengal was in the 1750s as a result of a treaty between Bengal and Maratha. Before that, it was part of Orissa.
 
Never heard of him, why was he great?
Most educated Indians know about his great literary works pre-partition. The main characters of his novels would come just in front of you talking while the story unfurls.
 
Any border zone changed hands during historical times. The same happened to Medinipur.

However, its final annexation with Bengal was in the 1750s as a result of a treaty between Bengal and Maratha. Before that, it was part of Orissa.
Yes true
Most educated Indians know about his great literary works pre-partition. The main characters of his novels would come just in front of you talking while the story unfurls.
Even BD should be knowing him. He is a milestone name in Bengali literature.
 

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