Rani Rashmoni.27s house Janbazar
jaya chaliha , bunny gupta
rani rashmoni did not have son, had 4 daughters – padmamani, kumari, karunamoyee , jagadamba. karunamoyee died 2 years after marriage. mathuramohan biswas, widower, married jagadamba. house divided 3 parts. jagadamba s descendants live in 13 rani rashmoni road, kumari s descendants live in 18/3 surendranath banerjee road, , padmamani s descendants live in 20 surendranath banerjee road.
rani rashmoni pillar of strength in male dominated society of mid-nineteenth century. rooms of house occupied or still in use. there natmandir in front of verandah, famous durga puja held. family finding difficult maintain house , although kolkata municipal corporation has declared heritage building, has no funds needed restoration. parts of house collapsing.
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