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'''Nimtita zamindar Bari''', often called '''Nimtita Rajbari''', is an erstwhile [[zamindari]] palace which used to be the official residence of the [[zamindar]] family of [[Nimtita]] in [[British India]]. The [[Nimtita]] village of [[Murshidabad district]] houses this palace which is situated on the bank of [[Hooghly River|Ganges]].<ref name="auto1">{{cite web | url = https://www.getbengal.com/details/the-grand-dilapidated-nimtita-palace-where-satyajit-ray-shot-jalshaghar | title = The grand dilapidated Nimtita Palace where Satyjit Ray shot Jalshaghar | publisher = Get Bengal | accessdate = 7 July 2021}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
In the years between 1866 and 1867, two cousins, Goursundar Choudhury and Dwarakanath Choudhury, acquired substantial land holdings to form the [[nimtita|Nimtita Estate]].<ref name="auto1"/> Besides, Zamindar Mahendra Narayan Roy of this is the family which patronized noted painter [[Kshitindranath Mazumdar]] for joining [[Government College of Art and Craft]] (then Government Art School) in [[Calcutta]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sekh |first=Tanjima Kar |date=2019-05-31 |title=Kshitindranath Majumdar: The Saint Artist |url=https://www.theheritagelab.in/kshitindranath-majumdar/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=The Heritage Lab |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Murshidabad People - Kshitindra Nath Majumdar |url=https://murshidabad.net/people/kshitindranath-majumdar.htm |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=murshidabad.net}}</ref> Also this family founded the Nimtita G.D. Institution (a Higher Secondary school) in [[Nimtita]] in 1913.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://schools.org.in/murshidabad/19072210902/nimtita-g-d-institution.html | title = Nimtita G.D. Institution | publisher = Schools.org | accessdate = 7 July 2021}}</ref><br />
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==In culture and social life of Nimtita==<br />
Every year, the family put on a proscenium stage show called Jatra-pala for two weeks during [[Holi]]. Talk of the community and even as far as Murshidabad would revolve around the magnificence and wealth portrayed during the yearly [[Durga Puja]] celebration. The brothers were fond of [[theatre]]. The whole cast of Star Theatre in Calcutta was invited to perform at the wedding of Gnyanendranath, son of Dwarakanath.<ref name="auto1"/><br />
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==Current condition==<br />
Although the Rajbari continued to exist, the Zamindari system was abolished in 1955. After the estate failed, things began to deteriorate. Situated on a landmass of almost 200 kathas (14 acres), the palace has suffered the loss of its theatre, as well as a significant portion of its courtyard, gardens, and the guest homes that surrounded it, housing the zamindar's guests. The Durga puja of this family still gets celebrated without the trace of opulence.<ref name="auto1"/> The Nimtita zamindar bari was designated as a heritage site by the West Bengal Heritage Commission in June 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=হেরিটেজ মর্যাদা নিমতিতা রাজবাড়ির |url=https://eisamay.com/west-bengal-news/bahrampur-news/murshidabad-news-heritage-status-of-nimtita-rajbari-decided-by-west-bengal-heritage-commission/articleshow/91998917.cms |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=Eisamay |language=bn}}</ref><br />
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==In popular culture and literature==<br />
The 1958 film ''[[Jalshaghar]]'' starring [[Chhabi Biswas]], one of the greatest works of [[Satyajit Ray]] was shot in this palace in 1957. The script was based on a short story by [[Tarashankar Bandopadhyay]] who was inspired to write the short story about a man who defied social change. Even though he watched the vast river devour his holdings, he persisted.<ref name="auto1"/><br />
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Ray had also selected the Nimtita zamindari palace as his shooting spot for his 1960 film ''[[Devi (1960 film)|Devi]]'' and 1961 film ''[[Teen Kanya|Samapti]]''.<ref name="auto1"/><br />
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Nalinikanta Sarkar has mentioned about the Choudhuries of Nimtita in his book 'Aasaa-Jaoyar Majhkhane'. The Choudhuries of [[Nimtita]] were close allies of the [[Jagtai Choudhury Bari|Choudhuries of Jagtai]].<ref>"Aasaa-Jaoyar Majhkhane: Nalinikanta Sarkar (in Bengali)">{{cite book|last=|first=|title=Aasaa-Jaoyar Majhkhane: Nalinikanta Sarkar (in Bengali)|year=1960|publisher=Aasaa-Jaoyar Majhkhane|location=Kolkata|isbn=|page=55}}[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.298740/page/n61/mode/2up]</ref><br />
==In political campaign==<br />
The palace became [[Renuka Ray]]'s headquarters for her election campaign.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Zamindari estates]]<br />
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