Pathuriaghata at the time of Warren
Hastings. It is said that Warren
Hastings and his wife visited the
Ghosh family. Khelat Chandra
Ghosh (1829-1878), grandson of
Hasting's banyan (clerk) Ramlochan
Ghosh, shifted out of the old family
house at 46 Pathuriaghata Street to a
new house at 47 Pathuriaghata
Street. The family made substantial
contribution in music and charity.
There is a lane named after him in
Ward No. 24.The lineage at 47
Pathuriaghata Street was Babu Khelat
Ghosh, Babu Romanath Ghosh, Babu
Siddheswar Ghosh ( who patronized
the famous Author Bibhuti Bhushan
Bandopadhyay) and his brother Babu
Aukhoy Ghosh. Presently the All
Bengal Music Conference is held at
47 Pathuriaghata Street and is
patronized by Babu Pradeep Ghosh
This mansion is filled with
marble sculptures,paintings,crystal
chandeliers and other art objects.
In the halls of the Ghosh family at 46
Pathuriaghata Street, the All Bengal
Music Conference was founded in
1937. Indian classical music was
then a nascent art form; only baijis
(courtesans) sang publicly.
Manmathanath Ghosh (1908 – 1983)
was the first patron to invite Hirabai
Barodekar, a legendary musician, to
the inner wing of his home, despite
the protests of his wife. He
considered it his honour to host
talent, and the legendary sitar
maestro Ravi Shankar met his guru
Allauddin Khan there. Now the Durga
Puja and its traditions continue to be
followed by the sons of the family -
Rajiv Ghosh(Tom), Soumik Ghosh
(Jimmy) and Ronit Ghosh(Pip).
The wife of former president of the
Board of Control for Cricket in India
and the International Cricket Council ,
Jagmohan Dalmiya, hails from this
family.
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