Nadia is a district in the state of West Bengal, India. It borders Bangladesh to the east, North 24 Parganas and Hooghly districts to the south, Purba Bardhaman to the west, and Murshidabad to the north.
Krishnanagar is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Nadia district.
Nabadwip is a heritage town in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is regarded as a holy place by Hindus, and is the birthplace of the sage Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Famous for Rass festival where city is enlited with lights, idols of God and goddesses are made on each corner of Nabadwip town. Hundreds of people gather to this small town on the occasion of raas utsab. Located on the western bank of the Hooghly River, it is considered to have been founded in 1063 CE, and served as the old capital of the Sena dynasty. A center of learning and philosophy in medieval India, the city is still noted for its traditional Sanskrit schools. The Navya Nyaya school of logic reached its peak with the efforts of some well known contemporary philosophers of Nabadwip. The great Vaishnava saint, social reformer and an important figure of the Bhakti movement, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486–1534) was born here. It was after Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's birth that Nabadwip became an important center of pilgrimage for the Vaishnavas worldwide as well as for Hindus in general. Many who follow Gaudiya Vaishnavism visit Nabadwip to celebrate the auspicious birthday day of Shri Mahaprabhu, which, as per lunal calculations, occurs on Phalguni Purnima. This day is commonly known as Gaura-purnima. Aside from this, Nabadwip is visited for various other festivals like Dol yatra and Rasa purnima.
Sonamukhi is a town and a municipality in the Bishnupur subdivision of the Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is famous for its Kali and Karthik pujas. (Said)
Nakashipara is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Krishnanagar I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Krishnanagar II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Nabadwip is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Santipur is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Ranaghat subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Ranaghat I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Ranaghat subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Karimpur I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Tehatta subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Karimpur II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Tehatta subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Dutta Chowdhuryfamily, also Chowdhury family, of Andul was an erstwhile revenue collector (zamindar), during Sultanate and Mughal periods, of Muzaffarpur pargana, consisting of several villages, namely Andul, Mahiary, Dhulagore, Sankrail, etc., founded by Debdas (Tekari) Dutta, in the late 14th century CE. Since Dutta acquired the entire pargana as his estate ownership from his father he was designated as Chowdhury of the area by Sikandar Shah, the second Sultan of Bengal.
The COVID-19 pandemic was first confirmed in the Indian state of West Bengal on 17 March 2020 in Kolkata. The Health and Family Welfare department of Government of West Bengal has confirmed a total of 13,43,442 COVID-19 positive cases, including 1,09,806 active cases, 15,120 deaths and 12,18,516 recoveries, as of 28 May 2021.
Nabadwip Bakultala High School is a government-aided higher secondary boys' school situated at Nabadwip, West Bengal, India. This school was established in 1875 during British Colonial period of India. This school is now from class V to XII.
Ramnath Tarkasiddhanta, popularly known as Buno Ramnath, was a prominent logician, scholar and ideal teacher of Nabadwip in the eighteenth century. He was called Buno as he had set up his Chatuspathi in a forest area.
Tiorkhali is a census town in the Nabadwip CD block in the Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Maheshganj is a village in the Nabadwip CD block in the Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Gouranga Bridge is a 588 m long Road bridge that crosses the Bhagirathi River in between Nabadwip and Krishnanager, Nadia in West Bengal. It is the part of State highway 8.
