Aowliapur Neelkuthi
আউলিয়াপুর নীলকুঠি
Ruins of a British indigo planter's house, a reminder of Bengal's harsh indigo era.
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In the 19th century, British planters forced Bengali farmers to grow indigo, leading to the Indigo Revolt of 1859–60. The ruined neelkuthi at Aowliapur, in Madaripur Sadar upazila, was one of their factory-houses, and parts of its brick walls survive. It is overgrown and unmarked, so ask locals for directions. The quiet ruin tells a story most travellers never hear.
How to get there
CNG from Madaripur town; ask for Aowliapur neelkuthi.
Good to know
Watch your step around the ruins and in tall grass.
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