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Sabarna Sangrahashala - A family museum in Kolkata
The Sabarna Sangrahashala is a unique family museum created and developed by the Sabarna Roy Choudhury Paribar Parishad. The museum located at Barisha in Kolkata is now a great tourist attraction. Everyday many visitors come to witness the past of Kolkata and get a glimpse of the Bengali Society. The museum has become a inevitable place of education for students of history and research associates. It also maintains a Library and Reading Room for ready reference.
The gallery displays hundreds of rare articles, maps and documents which includes the historical Lease Deed of 1698 portraying the Right to rent of the three villages of Sutanuti, Kalikatah and Govindapur given to the East India Company. Visitors may also learn more about the landmark Judgement delivered by the Honourable Kolkata High Court dismissing the name of Job Charnock as the founder of Kolkata and the date 24th August, 1690 as the City's birthday. The exclusive collection of rare Coins and Stamps are an added attraction for numismatics and philatelists. Special exhibitions are also held where some new and exclusive historical source materials or articles of utmost value are displayed for common visitors.
If Kolkata is to be explored then one must visit the Sabarna Sangrahashala to quench his or her thirst for knowledge about the history of the city. The museum is open to all everyday, except Thursdays, from 10 am to 12 noon and from 5 pm to 7 pm. Entry is absolutely free. So have a glimpse of the Real Kolkata. History talks here.
Sabarna Sangrahashala, Saptarshi Bhawan,
Baro Bari, Barisha, Kolkata- 700008. W.B, India. Contact: 9830289400
This webpage only gives a brief account of the Sabarna Sangrahasala. Please do visit the official Sabarna Prithivi websites for detailed description.
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