by
Subhashis Das
Subhashis Das
The attached pencil sketch of old Hazaribagh was made by an army man one Robert Smith in November 1813; nearly two hundred years ago!
The Seotagarha , the Bawanwey, the Silwar and the Kesura paharis are visible. What is surprising are two beautiful mosque like architectures which are now vanished with time. There are few more lines scribbled at the right bottom which have become illegible today, I could decipher only the 'Gaya Road' in it. Can you read the rest? These may comprise the names of the buildings.
The original sketch is kind of faded, therefore I have adjusted the brightness, contrast and the midtone to make the illustration sort of 'come out' from its obscurity.
Where could this place be today where the sketch was made by Mr. Robert Smith in 1813 is difficult to guess but I presume this might be the area around the St. Columbus' College, or the Cantonment Area behind Mount Carmel School. I may be wrong. But if you make a guess please post a comment.
Enjoy the sketch by 'clicking' on the drawing and, get drowned in history......
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yeh lagta hai ki yeh jagah sahi mein college ya carmel school ke pass ka hi hai.
ReplyDeleteDas sahab apney kahan sey khod kar nikal is sketch ko. Apaka blog apkey jaisa hi shandaar hai.
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Sir, ur work would make historians proud... much appreciated !!
ReplyDeleteWhere did this sketch was buried 4 so long ??
Well this I found in the web. Thanks for liking it but now try figuring out where on earth in Hazaribagh is this?
ReplyDeleteIsmein shayad Kanhari, Kesura aur Sitagadha pahadiyan bhi dikh rahi hain. Seetagadha ya Amritnagar ke paas ki tasveer hai kya ? Main bhi kuch jagahon ke naam bhulne laga hun !!!
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