Monument and memorial, Cumilla
Birchandra Library and Town Hallবীরচন্দ্র গণপাঠাগার ও নগর মিলনায়তন
- Time needed
- Half an hour.
- best months
- Oct–Mar
- Cost
- Free.
Cumilla Town Hall, built in 1885 on land given by Maharaja Birchandra Manikya of Tripura: a public library and hall in the colonial style that is still the centre of the city's cultural life.
At a glance
- Built
- 1885
About
The district magistrate F. H. Skrine asked the Maharaja for land for a library, and the hall that rose on it carries his name. Rabindranath Tagore, Nazrul and Gandhi all spoke here; the library keeps old Bengali newspapers and books, and the hall hosts the city's meetings, fairs and concerts. The building, with its arched verandahs and high ceilings, stands in the heart of Kandirpar.
Getting there: Kandirpar, in the city centre.
Things to do
- Look in on the reading room.
Good to know
- Events fill it in the evenings; mornings are for the building.
