Nihar Ranjan Gupta's ancestral house
নীহাররঞ্জন গুপ্তের পৈতৃক বাড়ি
The old family home of the famous Bengali crime novelist, now a protected monument in Lohagara.
Representative photo from Narail district, not of this exact place. Photo: Mazharul Sabuz · CC BY-SA 4.0 Have a photo of your own? Let us know →
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Nihar Ranjan Gupta, creator of the detective Kiriti Roy, came from a family based in Lohagara, Narail. Their ancestral house has been declared an archaeological monument. It is an old brick building in a rural setting, visited mostly by literature lovers. Few travellers make it here, so expect a quiet visit.
How to get there
Bus from Narail to Lohagara, then ask locals for the house.
Good to know
There are no facilities; respect the families living nearby.
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Food Narail patali gur
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