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The
Shobhabazar
Rajbari
was
built
in
the
middle
of
1700
by
Raja
Nabakrishna
Deb,
the
youngest
son
of
Ram
Charan
Deb,
who
was
a
businessman
and
a
Dewan
under
the
Nawab
Of
Cuttack.
However,
after
the
sudden
demise
of
his
father,
Nabakrishna
Deb’s
family
settled
at
Gobindapur.
Tide
of
change
in
luck
brought
prosperity
to
the
family
after
The
British
East
India
Company
set
up
a
fort
at
the
village
of
Gobindapur.
Bright
and
young
Nabakrishna
Deb’s
acquaintance
with
Lord
Clive
changed
his
fortune
for
good.
Being
well
versed
in
Parsi
and
educated
well
he
started
his
career
as
a
munshi
and
got
engaged
in
the
personal
service
of
Lord
Clive
and
gradually
rose
to
power
and
fame
with
time.
After
Clive
appointed
him
to
the
post
of
his
personal
Confidential
Secretary,
he
became
an
influential
negotiator
between
the
British
and
the
Mughals,
Nawabs
and
Rajas.
Everyone
treated
him
with
great
respect
in
spite
of
his
allegiance
to
the
British.
He
is
most
noted
for
his
contribution
in
the
Bengal
Renaissance
and
for
starting
the
trend
of
Durga
Puja
by
retaining
the
cultural
heritage
of
Bengal
at
a
time
when
European
culture
predominated
mostly.
It
was
in
the
year
1757
after
the
Battle
of
Plassey,
the
first
Durga
Puja
at
the
Rajbari
was
initiated.
It
was
during
his
lifetime,
this
Rajbari
became
the
focal
point
of
Bengal’s
culture.
The
Durga
Puja
festival
was
celebrated
with
much
grandeur
and
pomp.
Many
erudite
dignitaries
&
honorable
persons
of
that
time
were
invited.
English
stalwarts
like
Lord
Clive
and
Warren
Hastings
were
in
the
list
of
invitees
during
the
festival.
The
Sovabazar
Rajbari
was
also
glorified
with
the
foot
prints
of
dignities
like
Sadhak
Ramprasad,
Thakur
Ramkrishna,
Swami
Vivekananda,
Sister
Nivedita,
Raja
Ram
Mohan
Roy,
Debendra
Nath
Tagore,
Rabindra
Nath
Tagore
and
many
more.
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