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Jorasanko Thakur Bari

Jorasanko Thakur Bari is a Haveli in , , , , is the ancestral home of the Tagore family. It is the birthplace of poet Rabindranath Tagore and the host of the Rabindra Bharati University campus.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: ancestral home of the Tagore family in Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  • Also known as: “Rabindra Bharati Museum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Howrah Bridge and Nakhoda Mosque.

Photo: rajaraman sundaram, CC BY 3.0.
The is a balanced steel bridge over the in , . Commissioned in 1943, the bridge was originally named the New , because it replaced a pontoon bridge at the same location linking the both sides of cities of Kolkata. is situated 1¼ km west of Jorasanko Thakur Bari.

Mosque
Photo: DeepanjanGhosh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Nakhoda Masjid is a Sunni , located in , in the state of , . The mosque is situated in the area of the Burrabazar business district in Central Kolkata, at the intersection of Zakaria Street and Rabindra Sarani. is situated 1 km south of Jorasanko Thakur Bari.

Railway station
Photo: Tirthankar Maiti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as Howrah Junction, is a major railway station of , which not only connects the city to the rest of , but also acts as a major stopover to connect different destinations of and beyond. is situated 1½ km west of Jorasanko Thakur Bari.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jorasanko and Girish Park.

Suburb
Photo: P.K.Niyogi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighbourhood of , in , West Bengal, India. It is so called because of the two wooden or bamboo bridges that spanned a small stream at this point.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood of in in the state of . it is named after famous Bengali Theatre personnel Girish Chandra Ghosh.

Suburb
Shobhabazar is a neighbourhood of , in , in the state of .

Jorasanko Thakur Bari

Latitude
22.585° or 22° 35′ 6″ north
Longitude
88.35905° or 88° 21′ 33″ east
Open location code
7MJCH9P5+2J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7029094686
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q3347163
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In Other Languages

From Assamese to Urdu—“Jorasanko Thakur Bari” goes by many names.
  • Assamese: “জোৰাসাঁকো ঠাকুৰবাড়ী”
  • Belarusian: “Джарасанка Тгакур Бары”
  • Bengali: “জোড়াসাঁকো ঠাকুর বাড়ি”
  • Bengali: “জোড়াসাঁকো ঠাকুরবাড়ি”
  • Bengali: “জোড়াসাঁকোর ঠাকুরবাড়ি”
  • Bengali: “রবীন্দ্র ভারতী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়”
  • French: “Thakurbari”
  • Hindi: “जोड़ासांको ठाकुरबाड़ी”
  • Hindi: “जोरासांको ठाकुर बाड़ी”
  • Kannada: “ಜೊರಾಸಂಕೊ ತಾಕುರ್ ಬರಿ”
  • Oriya: “ଜୋରାସାଙ୍କୋ ଠାକୁର ବାରି, କଲିକତା”
  • Russian: “Джорасанко Тхакур Бари”
  • Tamil: “தாகூர் மாளிகை, ஜோரசங்கோ”
  • Urdu: “جوڑاساںکو ٹھاکور باڑی”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tagore’s House and Matri Mangal Pratishthan.

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