Shaping of modern Calcutta : the lottery committee years 1817-1830 (Record no. 31641)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789391125301 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 307.12160954147 |
| Item number | CHO |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Choudhury, Ranabir Ray |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Shaping of modern Calcutta : the lottery committee years 1817-1830 |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Niyogi Books, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2022 |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New Delhi : |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 516 p. ; |
| Other physical details | ill., (some color), |
| Dimensions | 22 cm |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price amount | 1250.00 |
| Price type code | INR |
| Unit of pricing | 01 |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | The volume focuses on the Calcutta Lottery Committee’s work from 1817 till about 1830 when, for all practical purposes, the functions of the committee relating to the improvement of the city ceased effectively. The work done by the committee was phenomenal because the projects conceived and implemented by it still cast their long shadow on life in modern Calcutta. <br/><br/>Thematically, the book is a sequel to A City in the Making: Aspects of Calcutta’s Early Growth, published by Niyogi Books in 2016. That work ended with the formation of the Lottery Committee in 1817: this book takes up the story from there. As with the earlier work, this book is wholly based on archival material available at the West Bengal State Archives.<br/><br/>Among other things, the Lottery Committee built the major arterial roads in the northern and central parts of the city, which in time determined the layout of the contiguous residential areas. Dalhousie Square and the entire ground between Park Street and Circular Road were developed by the committee. Previously, a large part of the ground south of Park Street was low-lying and marshy, generating pestilence all around. Bustee clusters were located here probably because of the availability of Gangajal from Tolly’s Nullah (the Adi Ganga) through the existing network of drains, the river being some way off to the west. The story of the making of Strand Road is narrated in detail, the Lottery Committee also being responsible for putting up the first brick-and-mortar decorative balustrade which still adorns the Chowringhee area and Red Road. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | City planning |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Chowringhee |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | DrainageFirst William Old fort |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Ghats |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Gordon, G.J. |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Hooghly |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Import warehouse |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Jheels,Tanks |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Writer's building |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | City improvement |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Urban development |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Item type | Books |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | DAU | DAU | 31/03/2023 | 1250.00 | 1 | 307.12160954147 CHO | 033574 | 01/10/2023 | 31/08/2023 | Books |