Bahin er Rajbari
Few years back while on my way to Kolkata from kaliyaganj watched a big old isolated villa at the bank of the kulik river from window of the train compartment. It was in-between the two stations,Raiganj & Barsoi and easily visible from the train route. It seems like isolated long before and just before the evening it was truly looking like a mysterious haunted palace beside the river bank.
I was wandering when I failed to get any information about it in internet even in Uttar Dinajpur district official site. I also thought it could happen in Bihar because the train route from raiganj to Barsoi is in-between the two state ,West Bengal & Bihar, and it is hard to differentiate when your train is crossing the border of West Bengal and entering into the Bihar.
The plan is at the back of my mind from several years to visit the place once. Fortunately it happened in this year while I planned to spend the Puja holidays at kaliyaganj.
The place is called Bahin, it is a small village at the Bihar border.The only conveyance you can avail is the trecker from the Raiganj town.
We reached at Bahin at 12 in the noon approx. Locally it is called Rajbari.
It is just beside the river and there was a ghat in the premises of the villa. So might be the inhabitants of the house were using the river to connect with the outer world.
But now we found the local kids are playing at the ghat and enjoying bath in the river.
The river bank within the premises of the palace is quite beautiful with coconut trees. It is clear during its time the house owned a magnificent river bank.
We did not hesitate to enter to the palace although it is ruined from every corner.
The sign of lost glory is speaking from the each brick.
The only unfortunate thing is that we are failed to collect any information about this palace from the local people. No one there could able to tell us about the history of the palace or who was owner and who had built such a big house in the lonely village.
I would request the readers if you have any information or any source from where I can know about the history of this mysterious house (Bahin er Rajbari) ,please do let me know.
N.B: The credit goes to Satyajit Ghosh who brought me to the real place and guided the entire trip with enthusiasm.
