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  History of Chandannagar(Chandernagore),a former french colony in India
Chandannagar was again taken by French through a treaty with the British but again lost to them in 1794 but ultimately ruled the town from 1816 to 1950.
In the thirties the Communist movement was taking shape in India and Chandannagar took a leading part in it under the guidance of Dr. Hiren Chatterjee, a commissioner general under the French Government.
As Chandannagar was under the French rule, the party make it decided to make it their district headquarters.
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 Chandannagar city of West Bengal - India
Chandannagar French settlement, now a sub-divisional town in the district of Hughli, stands on the west bank of the Hughli River.
Mankundu and Chandannagar railway stations on the Howrah-Bandel Railway line serve the town.
Chandannagar is 34 km from Howrah railway station in the Easetrn Railway.
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 Chandannagar, India
For a time, Chandannagar was the main center for European commerce in Bengal.
The town's fortifications and many houses were demolished thereafter, and Chandannagar's importance as a commercial center was eclipsed by that of Calcutta just downriver.
India became independent of Britain in 1947, and in June 1948 the French Government held a plebescite which found that 97% of Chandannagar's residents wished to become part of India.
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 Chandannagar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Chandannagar was established as a French colony in 1673, when the French obtained permission from Ibrahim Khan, the Nawab of Bengal to establish a trading post on the right bank of the Hughli River.
It became a permanent French settlement in 1688, and in 1730 Joseph François Dupleix was appointed governor of the city, during whose administration more than two thousand brick houses were erected in the town and a considerable maritime trade was carried on.
On 2 October 1955 Chandannagar was integrated into West Bengal state.
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 Chandannagar info here at en.about-gasoline-alley.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Chandannagar, formerly proverbial as Chandernagore or Chandernagar (French: Chandernagor), is a stunted located 30 kilometers north of Kolkata, in West Bengal, India.
Chandannagar was layed as a French colony in 1673, when the French occupyed imprimatur from Ibrahim Khan, the Nawab of Bengal to found a trading post on the glide coffer of the Hughli River.
Chandannagar Roads 'n transport Roads 'n transport By Road: Chandannagore is 37 km by artery from Kolkata by G.T.Road or Delhi road.
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 .:: HALLO CHANDANNAGAR ::.
Chandannagar occupies a special place in the Socio-Political history of Eastern India.
Chandannagar carnival means the Jagadhatri Puja of Chandannagar, is a socio-cultural event in this region.
One of the main attraction of Jagadhatri Puja of Chandannagar is the ornamental decoration of the goddess with shoal and the beautiful canvas of mats with paintings at the back of the image.
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 Chandannagar info here at en.articles-on-parenting.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Chandannagar, formerly established as Chandernagore or Chandernagar (French: Chandernagor), is a cramped citified located 30 kilometers north of Kolkata, in West Bengal, India.
Chandannagar is great connected to Kolkata by railways, roadways & river & it takes about an hour to gamut the place.
Chandannagar was riveted as a French colony in 1673, when the French nabed permit from Ibrahim Khan, the Nawab of Bengal to lodge a trading post on the righteous treasury of the Hughli River.
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 Home Page of Chandannagar
It is heard that Indranarayan Chowdhury introduced the Jagadhatri Puja in Chandannagar in the manner of King Krishnachandra of Krishnanagore.
It is heard that there was a small school founded by the missionaries for the Bengali boys on the south of Chandannagar where there is a convent now.
About 5,000 people in Chandannagar alone and about 40,000 in the entire Hooghly district and its neighbourhood are engaged in someway or the other in this industry.Here two great electrical wizards of Chandannagar have been introduced.
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 Chandan Nagar, Travel to Chandan Nagar, Chandan Nagar Tour, Chandan Nagar Travel agency, What to do in Chandan Nagar, ...
Chandannagar: Chandannagar, situated 13 km from Serampore and 37 km from Calcutta, was earlier a French Coloney.
Chandannagar is widely known for the yearly festival-the Jagatdhatri Puja-worship of the goddess Jagatdhatri.
Immersion of the images on the fourth day takes place in a colourful proces­sion with tableaux, band music, lights and fireworks and this ceremony is so fascinating that lacs of people from far and near come to witness it throughout the night.
www.seemyindia.com /west-bengal/west-bengal-chandannagar.htm   (330 words)

  
 India Heritage :: History :: Modern Period
Chandannagar was established as a French colony in 1673, when the French obtained permission from the Nawab of Bengal, Ibrahim Khan, to establish a trading post on the right bank of the Hooghly river.
It became a permanent French settlement in 1688, and in 1730, Joseph François Dupleix was appointed governor of the city.
Chandannagar was restored to the French in 1763, but retaken by the British in 1794 during the Napoleonic Wars.
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 1st West Bengal State League 2003/04
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 BANGLAPEDIA: Chandannagar
Chandannagar had well-established cottage industries producing textiles, silk, shola, conch-shell articles, etc. The French started a jute mill on the riverside.
Whenever an Anglo-French war broke out in Europe, its repercussion was felt in the subcontinent in general and Chandannagar in particular.
Chandannagar became a part of the Indian Union through a referendum held in 1949.
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   Giri Doot - Jagatdatri Puja 
The wonder of illumination is after all a primeval glory of Chandannagar.
As far as Bengal is concerned, Chandannagar can very rightly take pride in its highly rich heritage and tradition of art and culture.
The Jagadhatri Puja of Chandannagar bridges the past and the present.
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 Pondicherry. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The four enclaves and Chandannagar, a town near Calcutta, were remnants of French imperial ambition in India in the 17th and 18th cent.
In 1949, Chandannagar was incorporated into West Bengal state.
Under an agreement with France, India took over administration of the four enclaves on Nov. 1, 1954; a treaty ceding the settlements to India was signed in May, 1956, but it was not until Aug., 1962, that the formal transfer occurred.
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 Medical Facilities at Chandannagar
In spite of being a small town, Chandannagar has a well established medical facility.The subdivisional hospital at Chandannagar has almost all the departments e.g.
Apart from these there is another hospital named Disha in Chandannagar under the Municipal Corporation at Khalisani.
I.M.A. has a branch in Chandannagar which is considered as one of the best branch of West Bengal.
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 Majagadhattri : Jagadhattri : Jagadhattripuja
The verdict to perform the special puja of the goddess on the ninth lunar day of the light fortnight in the month of Kartik has been referred in 'Krityatattarnab' by Srinath Acharyachuramoni of the 15th-16th century.
One of the main attractions of Jagadhatri idol of Chandannagar is the decorative ornamentation of the goddess with sola and gorgeous canvas of mats with work of art at the back of the icon.
The immersion parade is truly unforgettable and pleasurable spectacle to observer which lakh of populace throngs in Chandannagar from faraway places.
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 Chandannagar - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
It was ceded by France and became part of India in 1951.
Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Chandannagar" at HighBeam.
Tatas, Videocon bring big projects to West Bengal.
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 Tatas' West Bengal plant to create 10,000 jobs
The plant will come up at Singur block of Chandannagar sub-division in the Hooghly district.
Tata Motors on Thursday took a major step in its small-car project, by announcing the setting up of its first plant in West Bengal.
Speaking at the announcement, the Chairman of Tata Motors, Ratan N Tata, said, "This investment is a reflection of the confidence that the Tata Group has in the investment climate and the Government of West Bengal.
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 Schools,Collegees in Chandannagar
It was established on Baisakh 20, 1288 with three boys only at a small rented house of Kanailal Khan at Barasat Tematha.
There was an arrangement for both boys and girls to stay and receive education here.
It was the oldest educational institution in the area.Through the years the school has retained its excellent tradition of exemplary dedication which is reflected in its excellent result in I.C.S.E. exam.
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 FORWARD BLOC WELCOMES TO THEIR OFFICIAL WEBSITE
This contradiction resulted into two parallel conventions, for the socialists at Chandannagar of Hooghly District, West Bengal; and for the anti-socialist at Calcutta.
The Chandannagar Convention unequivocally declared its firm faith in scientific socialism.
The red flag with a leaping tiger and crossed hammer and sickle was adopted as the Party flag.
www.forwardbloc.org /history3.htm   (323 words)

  
 Chandannagar, Bangla Public Relations Firms - Publicity Firms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Chandannagar, Bangla Public Relations Firms - Publicity Firms
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 Jagadhatri Puja   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This form of the deity is celebrated widely.
The Jagadhatri Puja of Chandannagar is widely known for its illumination mainly.
One of the main attractions of the Jagadhatri idol of Chandannagar is the ornamental decoration of the goddess with 'Sola' and the beautiful canvas of 'Mats' with 'Paintings'.
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 ::Welcome To Loreto College Kolkata::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Simultaneously, in keeping with Mary Ward's dictum to "love the Poor", classes began for orphans at the Murgihatta Cathedral.
A branch orphanage was opened in nearby Serampore and another boarding school was founded in Chandannagar.
In 1847, orphans and boarders from Murgihatta, Serampore and Chandannagar were shifted to the beautiful grounds of Loreto Convent, Entally.
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 FORWARD BLOC WELCOMES TO THEIR OFFICIAL WEBSITE
The Fourth Plenary Session of All India Forward Bloc held at Ingota in Uttar Pradesh, in July 1949, reiterated Party's theoretical line adopted at Chandannagar earlier.
The Party Flag remained the same as was accepted in Chandannagar Convention.
In the political resolution it said: 'Forward Bloc demanded abolition of the Privy Purse, non-payment of compensation to the land-lords, abolition of all taxes that hit the common man, nationalisation of key industries,...
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 Dupleix, Joseph Francois. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
He went to India in 1721 as an officer of the French East India Company.
In 1731 he was appointed governor of Chandannagar, where he made a considerable fortune, and in 1742 he became governor of Pondichéry and was thus the chief official in French India.
When the War of the Austrian Succession brought the French and British East India companies into conflict, Dupleix supervised the capture of Madras (1746) and successfully defended Pondichéry, but the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748) restored the prewar situation.
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