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Agri Horticulture Garden – Calcutta (Kolkata): City Guide
Posted by DhumKetu in Calcutta/Kolkata May 10th, 2008 | 4 Comments(The Agri – Horticulture Society of India)
Picture: Flower at Agri Horticulture Garden, Calcutta (Kolkata)
Address: 1 Alipore Road, Calcutta, 700 027, West Bengal, India
Phone Number: 91-33-2479-1713/0834
Fax: 91-33-2479-3580
Email: ashi@vsnl.com
Website: http://www.agrihorticultureindia.com/
Area of Garden: 21 Acres
Hours of operation: 7 am to 11 am and 1:30 pm to 5 pm. Closed on Wednesday upto 11 am, on Thursday only open from 9 am to 1:30 pm
Bus Route: No 31, 35
Picture: Flower at Agri Horticulture Garden, Calcutta (Kolkata)The Agri Horticultural Society of India was founded in 1820 by William Carey on the Alipore Road, Kolkata. The objective was to develop and promote agriculture and horticulture in India. In course of time, the Agri Horticulture Society has already made numerous unique achievements such as introduction of various new kinds of cereals, cash crops, fruits, vegetables, flowers and more. The society also received “Royal” award by King George V in 1935. The agri-horticulture society is oldest of it’s kind in Calcutta. Membership is available to all irrespective of sex, language, race and nationality. Sri BK Nahata is the current president of Agri-Horticulture Society and you may find other council members here.
The Society offers various kinds of activities such as “Cactus and Students show”, “Foliage Plants Show”, “Home Growing Competition”, “Annual Flower Show” and more. In addition to these various shows, they also have various seminars and exhibitions. They also offers diploma via 1 year educational training course which includes “home gardening”, “bonsai production”, “mushroom culture” and more.
They also have various products and services to meet your needs starting at the basic gardening level. They offer genuine plants, plant protection chemicals, manures and fertilizers, pots, flower vase, books and many more.
They have nice parks and fields with eye soothing flowers and trees. It would be great to visit Agri-Horticulture garden with children and family. Specially during the flowers show visitors from various parts of the world come to visit the society. You should visit their official website for more information. Their official website is very well organized with loads of information.
Picture: Flower at Agri Horticulture Garden, Calcutta (Kolkata)
Picture: Flower at Agri Horticulture Garden, Calcutta (Kolkata)
Academy of Indian Coins and History – Calcutta (Kolkata): City Guide
Posted by DhumKetu in Calcutta/Kolkata May 10th, 2008 | 4 CommentsAddress: 361/B, Rabindra Sarani
Admission Fee: FREE
Photography: Strictly prohibited
Visiting Hour: 11 am to 1 pm.
The Academy of Indian coins and History, as the name suggests, is a gallery of ancient Indian coins. Ancient coins have been frequently used to interpret the ancient history. The history of coins extends from ancient times to the present. Coins are still widely used for monetary and other purposes. Any history of coins is going to be very incomplete, money being a central theme in human history since its invention. A varieties of Indian coins can be found online at World Coin Gallery.
They include :
- Amman Cash (1889)
- Anna (1940)
- Pai (1887-1890)
- Paisa (1891-1893)
- Rupee (1894-1899)
- Trambiyo (1908-1910)
- Dokdo (1928,1929)
- Dokda (1928-1932)
- Dhinglo (1943-1948)
- Payalo (1943-1947)
- Adhio (1943-1946)
- Kori (1928-1936)
- Chuckram (1938-1949)
and many many more.
The study of coins is called “numismatics” and a very interesting way to interpret history. It also tells you a lot about the economy of a particular period. Modern numismatics is the study of the coins of the mid 17th to the 21st century, the period of machine struck coins. Their study serves more the need of collectors than historians and it is more often successfully pursued by amateur aficionados than by professional scholars. The focus of modern numismatics lies frequently in the research of production and use of money in historical contexts using mint or other records in order to determine the relative rarity of the coins they study. Varieties, mint-made errors, the results of progressive die wear, mintage figures and even the socio-political context of coin mintings are also matters of interest (Source).
The academy of Indian Coins and History would be specially exciting for you if you are a student of history or simply love history a lot. A lot of coin collectors visit the gallery too.
There are numerous public transport available to get to the Academy of Coins and History at Calcutta (Kolkata) such as local bus, mini bus, taxi and so on. If you are traveling on metro rail, your nearest metro station is Rabindra Sadan.
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