Calcutta Academy

Location are good.nNice place

One of the sweetest images of the goddess could be found at this school, where the Siromani family conducts this Pujo year after year.nIt’s located next to Chaltabagan Sarbojonin and could be well included into an itinerary.

The academy was formally established in 1933 by Lady Ranu Mukherjee. It was initially located in a room loaned by the Indian Museum, and the annual exhibitions used to take place in the adjoining verandah.nnIn the 1950s, thanks to the efforts of Lady Ranu Mookerjee and patronage by B.C. Roy, Chief Minister of West Bengal, as well as Jawaharlal Nehru, the Prime Minister of India, the academy was shifted to a much larger space in the Cathedral Road, beside St. Paul’s Cathedral, the present location. At present Mr. Prasun Mukherjee is the chairman of board of trustees and Mr. Kallol Bose is the Jt. secretary of executive committee.nnThere are some famous paintings here like Saat Bhai Champa by Gaganendranath Tagore, Shiva with Ganesh by Jamini Roy.

One of the oldest place in Kolkata.

I was the first one who passed the Higher secondary exam in the year 1964.