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An Autobiography Of An Unknown Indian By Nirad C. Chaudhuri
An Autobiography of an Unknown Indian by Nirad C. Chaudhuri. In this book the author has depicted his “Early Environment” in book -1 which he talks about his “ My birth place”, “ My Ancestral village” where he has pass his old days, “ My Mother place” where he had lived for sometimes and also describe about “England” as he was very fascinated of it. So as the same he talks about his “parents and early 12 days” and something about “Nationalism” in book -2.In book -3 he talks about “Calcutta” how is the city and how was his experienced their while in book -4 he says about “Man in Calcutta”, how “ Politics” evolved and how some important landmarks starts vanishing . From this novel it’s about Calcutta, I’m going to describe how the social, cultural, economic and political transformation takes place over a time of Colonialism. The utilization of space of urban –rural spaces, types of their dwelling, institution, neighborhood, work places etc. are places which I’m going to explain …show more content…
The whole was with of different institute, offices, building like “new building of Whiteaways”, “high court” , “Government house” with flat dome , square tower of “ old Central telegraph Office “, high dome of “General Post Office” which leads to “Writers building” , “Statue on its cornices “and “ to the steeple of Church of St. Andrew ”. Flowers were also the impressive part of city. Every thousand square yard of Calcutta has a bamboo on its roof of such height been the birds can sit. Calcutta’s wings facade were leafy. Main and central point of this façade was Indian Muslims high pile. There is a bull and lion capitals of pillars of Asoka, in the hall which were highly ornamental red sandstone railing of “Bharhut Stupa” and there was huge skeletons of huge “Hasti Ganesa” or “Elephas Antiquus Namadicus Falc” to the left of the Siwalik fossils. There were section between Park Street and Lower

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