Janbazar Raj
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The Janbazar Raj or the Marh family, has been one of the leading families of Kolkata, West Bengal, India, and is regarded as one of the key influencers during the Bengali Renaissance. Their meteoric r
The Marh family mansion, the ancestorial seat of the family at Janbazar
Their palace
Kachari Bari
Main entrance
Rajchandra Das
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Babu Rai Raja Raj Chandra Das Bahadur, was an Indian Zamindar, merchant, businessman and a Philanthropist. He was a scion of the famous Marh family of Janbazar. He donated large parts of his wealth to
Janbazar Raj
…against orthodoxy. The most prominent figures of this family include Babu Preetoram Marh, one of the leading merchants of 18th-century Calcutta, his son Rajchandra Das, one of the most influential Zamindars of Bengal, their son-in-law Mathurmohan Biswas and finally Rani Rashmoni, herself. The family contributed largely…
The house of the Marh family at Janbazar
Rani Rashmoni on a postal stamp by the Government of India
Babu Ghat