Bhadreswar

Chandannagar (CHAWN-dohn-naw-gohr) for over a period of 300 years has a unique blend of culture and heritage which is unparalleled in history. The city is well connected to Kolkata by railways, roadways and river and it takes about an hour to reach the place. The people of Chandannagar have excelled in all the fields varying from literature and education to culture, sports and arts throughout history. The city hosts many tourist places like Museums, the Strand, Churches, Temples, Rabindra Bhaban, birthplaces of many celebrities and many other spots some of which are not so well known but nevertheless a treat for tourists and historians. At first glance, the name "Chandannagar" (চন্দননগর) would seem to be a compound of chandan (চন্দন) and nagar (নগর), where chandan means "sandalwood" and nagar means "city". Local tradition holds that Chandannagar was once the major hub of the trade of sandalwood.