Shyamnagar, India

History

The name of Shyamngar came from a folk etymology of Samne+ garh (সামনে+ গঢ়), which in course of time changed to Shyamnagar.

During the rule of Raja Krishnachandra Roy of Krishnanagar, the king gave the village called 'Mulajore' --- along with an honorary title of Ray Gunakar --- to his court poet, the great Bharatchandra Ray. The historic Bharat Chandra Library, was established in 1906 and named so in remembrance of Bharat Chandra Ray Gunakar. The library is situated in close proximity to the Shyamnagar railway station.

Relatives of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore had set up Mulajor Kalibari at Shyamnagar in North 24 Parganas --- a historical fact relatively unknown to most of the populace. The ancient Kali temple on the bank of the Hooghly River is eye soothing. One of the priests here said the temple was constructed beside Hooghly River on 31 Baishakh in 1219 Bengali year --- around 200 years ago, and even before the famous Dakhineswar Kali temple was set up by Rani Rashmoni Devi. Currently, six priests are engaged for offering puja to goddess Kali and one of the temple priests said "No dedicated book has been written on this temple and gradually history is fading away; but we know relatives of Rabindranath Tagore constructed this temple".

From the History section of Shyamnagar, West Bengal on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.