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Latest revision as of 16:52, 26 September 2021
| Nimtala Crematorium | |
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| Native name Bengali: নিমতলা মহাশ্মশান | |
 The Nimtala burning ghat in 1945. | |
| Location | 2p, Strand Bank Road, Beadon Street, Kolkata – 700006 |
| Area | Beadon Street |
Nimtala Crematorium is located on Beadon Street, Kolkata, India. The crematorium is also historically known as Nimtala burning ghat, or simply Nimtala ghat.[1]
History[edit]
The burning ghat was constructed in 1827. In 2010 the central government of India upgraded the crematorium at a cost of INR ₹140 million (US$2.0 million). The Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore was cremated here in 1941. The Rabindranath Tagore Memorial in the crematorium compound was beautified as part of the 2010 project.[2]
The ghat has also been represented in popular literature. It plays a significant part in the plot of the 2013 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award winning Malayalam novel, Aarachaar, by K. R. Meera.[3][4][5]
Notable funerals[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Sudhamoy Chatterji (1968). Death and after. Firma K. L. Mukhopadhyay. p. 110. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- ↑ "Rs 14cr upgrade for Nimtala burning ghat". The Telegraph Calcutta. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- ↑ "2013-ലെ കേരള സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി അവാർഡുകൾ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു" (PDF). Kerala Sahitya Akademi. December 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ↑ "Sahitya Akademi award for Meera's 'Aarachar'". The Times of India. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ↑ "Abhirami Sriram reviews Hangwoman: Everybody loves a good hanging by KR Meera". India Today. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
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