Serampore is a famous and historical city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarter of the Serampore subdivision. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. It is a pre-colonial town on the west bank of the Hooghly River. It was part of Danish India under the name Frederiknagore from 1755 to 1845. It is probable that the name 'Srirampur' originated either from 'Sripur', 'Sri Ram' or both, or it could originate from 'Seetarampore' as there was a very famous 'Ram-Seeta' temple. Serampore City was grown-up joining by Mahesh, Ballavpur, Akna, Sripur, Gopinathpur, Manoharpur, Chatra, Rajyadharapur, Naoga, Sheoraphuli, Shimla - Sataghara villages. Here some aristocratic localities came up, namely Goswamipara, Lahiripara, Mukherjeepara, Bhattacharyapara, Chakravartipara, Beniapara, etc whose inhabitants were Brahmins of different groups and sects.
Settled at Unique Lodge, it is a150 years old ground floor with 3 khilans (arches) purchased by Late DurgaPrasannaBhattacharya around 1920. Later, he decorated the structure with marble & plastered the walls & pillars with Art Nouveau Majolica tiles from Europe. Thereafter many portions were added to Unique Lodge from1926 following primarily the “Bengali Rajbari Style”. The house has hosted many world-famous dignities like Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, filmmaker Satyajit Ray, US Consul General Mr. Craig Hall to name a few.
The itinerary goes as follows:
