Nandirhat Zamindar Bari (also known as House of Satya Saha) was a Zamindar residence of Laksmicaran Saha. It is located at Nandirhut, Hathazari. Composer and Musician Satya Saha was born in this house.[1]
| Nandirhat Zamindar Bari | |
|---|---|
নন্দিরহাট জমিদার বাড়ি | |
 From front side | |
| General information | |
| Location | Nandirhat, Hathazari, Chittagong |
| Construction started | 1890 |
| Owner | Saha Family |
History
editThis Zamindar House was built in 1890 by Shree Laksmicaran Saha. Later in 1920, the three brothers, Laksmicaran Saha, Madol Saha and Nishikanta Saha, started Zamidari. Their Zamidari area were Hathazari, Nazirhat, Dhalai, Gumarmardan, Jobra, Alipur, Fatehabad. They have 12 children.[1] In 1950, Zamidari rule was suspended. The last Zamindar of this house was Prasanna Saha. In that time, Zamindar Prasanna Saha has two Horse-drawn carriages. There were around 50 servants. Each day, cooking was done for 200 to 300 people at a time.[2] Now the house is looked after by Nani Gopal Saha and Swapon Kumar Saha.
Structure
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This house built on 5 acre land. There is various types of designs in the walls. Without any rod, this house was built with rock and brick. Two tombs are standing on the rooftop.[2]
Other installations
editThere are warehouses, rice paddies, kitchens, Sesta houses, crafts in the middle of the house, big temples, three big ponds, equal houses and ghats at the back, barn houses, horse stables in the house.[2]
Media appearances
edit1975 film named "Asikkhito" was filmed in this house. Producer of this film was Satya Saha.[1] He finished filming the film in 18 days.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Zamindar Bari at Hathazari". Manob Zamin. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "One day in House of Laksmicaran Saha". ntv. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Satya Saha's zamindar house due to negligence". Daily Ittefaq. Retrieved 17 November 2020.[permanent dead link]
