Monday, March 1, 2010

History Lesson: Dalhousie Square

On Sunday Feb 28, I took a guided walk through Dalhousie Square (aka BBD Bagh) at 7am. The streets were calm and empty, a very rare sight; vendors were slowly opening their stands and cutting up vegetables and beginning food preparations for their stalls. It was a great time to take in the view and take pictures.
Dalhousie Square was the main part of "White Town" Calcutta, where the British mainly resided. The old Fort William was first here, as well as the first hotels, restaurants, business offices etc that the British establish. (see fb pics)
Random information:
The first US export to Calcutta was ice. (??)
Dalhousie Square was named after Lord Dalhousie, governor general of India from 1847 - 1856, and was later named BBD Bagh after 3 Indian independence activists: Benoy, Badal and Dinesh.
Dalhousie Square has been declared one of the world's 100 most endangered sites by the World Monument Watch.
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