Guhathakurta

Guhathakurta
Country
Ethnicity Indian, Bangladeshi
Borobari Guhathakurta
Building with central courtyard and the facade of a courtyard in 19th Century Bengali townhouse with arches
Main Courtyard of the Borobari Guhathakurta
General information
Architectural style Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture
Location Banaripara, Barisal
Country Bangladesh

Guha Thakurta or Guhathakurta (pronounced [ˈɡuhoʈʰakuɾta]) is a British Raj era Zamindar family from Bengal Presidency.[1] They are Bengali Hindus of Kulin Kayastha caste.[2]

History

In 1889, Basanta Guhathakurta founded Banaripara Union Institution and requested his brother Rajoni Kanto Guhathakurta to take over the administration of the school. Rajoni Kanta agreed and joined the school as the first headmaster, resigning from the post of District Magistrate with the Government of British India. Currently, the school complex has been selected as a Model School by the Government of Bangladesh.[3]

References

  1. ↑ GUHATHAKURTA, MEGHNA (1998-01-01). "Family Histories of the Bengal Partition". India International Centre Quarterly. 25 (1): 126–143. JSTOR 23005609.
  2. ↑ Hopkins, Thomas J. (1989). "The Social and Religious Background for Transmission of Gaudiya Vaisnavism to the West". In Bromley, David G.; Shinn, Larry D. Krishna consciousness in the West. Bucknell University Press. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-8387-5144-2. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  3. ↑ "BANARIPARA UNION SECONDARY SCHOOL". www.barisalboard.gov.bd. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
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