Gava, Bangladesh: Home of the Ghosh Dastidar Family
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Sabyasachi Ghosh Dastidar
Pancha-Ratna (Five Steepled) Hindu Temple
(now an Islamic mosque resides in its courtyard after the Hindu deity was destroyed, and temple unusable)
Centuries-old Memorial of a Ghosh-Dastidar Ancestor
A Ghosh Dastidar Family Shrine -- Puja Bari:
Ma Manasha (Goddess of Snake) Puja Festival Conducted by Ghosh-Dastidar family and Local Hindu Women
A Centuries-old Traditional Bengali Hindu Memorial of a Ghosh-Dastidar:
Gava, Home of 40 Generations of Bangladeshi Indigenous Ghosh-Dastidar Family
Pancha-Ratna Hindu Temple; the Tin-shed Mosque on Right built on the Hindu Temple Property
A Gava Ghosh-Dastidar Family with Guests
The Gava High School (1889), Alma Mater of many Noted Indians
Lohar Pool (Iron Bridge): A Famous Landmark of the 19Th Century
A Gava Street Scene
A Bamboo Shanko (Foot Bridge) 
Harvest of a Gava Family
A Gava, Barisal, Bangladesh, Harvest
The ancestral home of 40 generations of Ghosh-Dastidar Family of Bengal, Bangladesh and India.
A Family Chart of Ghosh & Ghosh-Dastidar of about 40 Generations in East Bengal/
Banglar BrahmanKayastha O GhoshDastidar Bangsha (Bengal's Bramin-Kayastha and Ghosh Dastidar Family) by SriDskshinaRanjan GhoshDastidar, printed by SriSudhanghuRanjan Sengupta, Truth Press, 3 Nandan Road, Bhabanipur; Baisakh 1351 (April-May 1945). Price only 2 takas.
I, Rishab Basu myself am a descendant of the Ghosh Dastidars of Gabha. My family were the zamindars of Maharajpur and Pailanpatti in Faridpur, East Bengal. My great grandfather Rakhal Chandra Bose was married to Shailabala Ghosh Dastidar, who was my great-grandmother. Can some more pictures of the house itself be posted?
ReplyDeleteI am also Ghoshdastidar (though I write only "Ghosh").I am very happy to see these pictures. I will also visit Gava.
ReplyDeleteBarun Kumar Ghosh
Hi, I am also Ghosh Dastidar...I have always been interested in genealogy...And, am really happy to have come across this page :)
ReplyDeleteKindly check your email. Thanks.
DeleteI belong to Ghosh Roy family and I am very curious to know about my family background. In part of my searching I find this website and really thankfull to you I had also plan to go in B'desh this year around Sept-oct. Currently I am in Melbourne if anyone still in B'desh of this family unit please contact me.
ReplyDeleteHi i Avishek Ghosh Roy. Also I am searching for my family history. What i found was we were zamindars of naruttampur. But no online details or pictures. My whatsapp number is 9836558883. Email ghoshroyavisek@gmail.com. do inform me if you find something. Another info my great grand fathers name was biraj mohon ghosh roy.
DeleteYou're in the wrong place. Sir
DeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteI belong to Ghosh Roy family of Narottampur village of Barishal dist. I am interested to find out more details about my ancestors. If someone has any information, kindly contact me at: sanjoyofcal75@yahoo.co.in
Hi there! My family is also ghosh roy. And we are from narottampur. Barisal. Would like to get in touch :)
DeleteHey i am also form barishal narottampur. My email is ghoshroyavisek@gmail.com. do contact
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DeleteHi Rishab,
ReplyDeleteI am grandson of Rakhal Chandra Bose who was zamindar of Maharajpur. He married Sova Rani as his second marriage and she is my grandmother.
Would like to open up this descendent thread and get back as much details I can. I am in India and all the details I have is only through stories from dad and grandmom. Hope to hear from you if you could help.
Hi Sanjeev, it's a pity I never got a notitifnotifofnyourbreply, seeing that it came 7 years ago! Is there anyway we can connect? Please let me know.
DeleteHey Rishab,
DeleteUnfortunately I saw this post today.you can contact me in sanjeeb.bose at gmail. I hope you read this soon.
Hello Sanjeev and Tushan,
DeleteIt is really surprised, my grandfather name also Shree RAKHAL Chandra Bose ( from Dhipur, Idilpur, Madaripur, BD) and Grand Mother Smt Sobha Rani Bose(Ghosdastidar, from Abhaynil, Bridal, BD). Presently we are living In Indore, MP, India
Let's catch up on our ancestries. You can mail me at sanjeeb.bose@gmail.com
DeleteMy mother Ghosh Dastidar left Gava during the partition in 1947.
ReplyDeleteI am Anindya Mukherjee residing in Calgary, Canada and intend to visit Gava in December 2011.
Can anyone confirm that Gava is still existing with the same name? My cousin posted in Indian Embassy in Dacca could not locate Gava.
Any clues please?
Hello Mr. Andy:
ReplyDeleteI am very sorry that I didn't Check my blog's Gava for a long, long time. Gava, my ancestral home although we say LakhsmanKathi where they moved in 1500s, also in Barisal, that you wrote about. I am Sabyasachi Ghosh Dastidar, in the middle in yellow jacket in Ulpur pictures, with my Didi from Calcutta, married to a RoyChowdhuty of Ulpur. I live in the U.S. and is a professor. We visit Bangladesh regularly as we support many schools there (and in India) through Probini Foundation, www.probini.org, and now I head an Indian Subcontinent Partition Document Project in NY www.Bengalpartitionvictim.org. Also check YouTube Ispad1947.
Please write to me, I will be happy to reply to any question you have.
Going to Gava is not that difficult. One can reach by bus either from Barisal or from Madaripur, but takes a little time. It is faster by renting a car and head towards Banaripara or Gopalganj), and it is in the middle of Barisal and Banaripara. There are three Ghosh Dastidar families at Gava-RanchandraPur Union.
Regards,
Dr. Sabyasachi (Sachi) Ghosh Dastidar
Hello, my Grandfather Late Chintaharan Basu was from Lakhsmankathi, and settled in Pandu, Assam. I understand my father Late Priyabrata Basu, attended Gava High School and the Ghosh Dastidars were his Maternal house (Mamabari).
DeleteI am now in Toronto, and could be reached at Stratmin@gmail.com.
Never been to Bangladesh, hope someday.
Arun Jyoti Basu
Hi
DeleteAm Jini Ghosh Dastidar decendent of Surya Kumar Ghosh Dastidar.. My father was Late B.K Ghosh Dastidar... his father(my grandfather) was LATE Birendranath Ghosh Dastidar and mother(my grandmother) Late Sujanrani Ghosh Dastidar.. I am proud to be in Dastidar clan.. my father used to have six brother and six sister.. my Kakus and pish are no more..
Hello,
ReplyDeleteI am Indrajit Ghosh Dastidar.
Seen the photos and feeling very proud.
Now staying at Durgapur.
Want to go Barisal.
Indrajit Ghosh Dastidar
Durgapur
9732354715
It is ver easy to get to Gava from Barisal City. Take a bus to Banaripara (or to Gopalganj) and get off at Gava. It is 45-60 minutes. Or rent a car, as we did (for saving time and visit other places on the same trip.)Walk around the village. It is woderful to just walk around. All of them will welcome you.
ReplyDeleteThere are many hotels in Barisal.
There are many ways to get to Barisal from Dhaka -- ship, air and road.
From Benapole boder one can take an express Biratihin bus to Barisal.
My Mejdi from Calcutta and son from the U.S. went to Gava. And Didi from Calcutta and several other RoyChowdhuries from Calcutta joined her on her 2nd trip to Ulpur. While visiting Ulpur we have stayed at the Guest Lodge of Pranab Ashram in Madaripur. (There are good hotels at Madaripur as well.) Jiban Maharaj there helps us rent a car to travel around.
Hi Myself Dipanshu Roy. I am grandson of last zamindar of Barisal (Lakaxmi kant roy choudhury. Can anyone help me to contact with other Roy Choudhury family member. My no 09654540671. I am now at Delhi with my family
Deletehey hii this is upasana ghosh dastidar.my grand father is shantijiban ghosh dastidar and my great grsnd father is bhuvaneswar ghosh dastidar. he waqs married to indumati. can any one relate to me plzzz reply plzz
ReplyDeleteI am sorry I did not check this blog for a long time.
ReplyDeleteFirst DipanshuBabu's question: I know several Roy Chowdhurys. First and foremost my didi, Srimati Pratima Roy Chowdhury of Calcutta, but then they identify as Ulpur's Roy Chowdhury. Will that Do? You will see a blog on Ulpur, check that out. Several years ago I stayed next to the zamidarbari in Barisal City. I was at JNU in Delhi in November and December of 2012. If I knew you then I could have invited you to see many pictures. I do not live in India or Bangladesh.
Check the web of www.probini.org where you will find some information on Barisal. Check Probini Causes at Facebook.
Dear Upasana:
I have not found those names on a family tree that was presented to me by my second cousin RobiDa of Kolkata. That chart, and another book on Ghosh Dastidars published in 1941, contain many names by their nicknames such as Dipu, Khoka, Nobu, etc. I have found one ShantiRanjan. I will keep looking.
Keep in touch.
Check our Indian Subcontinent Partition Documentation Project (New York) where we are saving a bit of our history. Check YouTube's Ispad1947 or Ind..Sub.. Cont.. Pati.. Doc.. channel, as well as Ispad1947 Cause at Facebook. You can connect with Shuvo Dastidar (of U.S.) at Facebook. I will tell him about you.
Best,
Sabyasachi Ghosh Dastidar
Hi Myself momi roy chowdhury. I am granddoughter of last zamindar of Barisal bamnipara(kali kant roy choudhury)alta roy chowdhury bari. Can anyone help me to contact with other Roy Choudhury family member. My email add (momi.roy.chowdhury1984@gmail.com). I am now at kolkata with my family
ReplyDeleteHi
ReplyDeleteI am overwhelmed to find so many members of the extended Ghosh Dastidar family here. I would be too grateful if anyone could send me the family tree of Ghosh Dastidar family. My grandfather Late Sri Khagendranath Ghosh Dastidar was the one to suffer the agony of partition.
Thanks in advance.
Sharbhanu Ghosh Dastidar
Hello, am Sandipan Ghosh, presently staying in New Delhi and working in the Ministry of Home Affairs.I belong to the Ghosh Dastidar family as my maternal grandfather Shri Sukumar Ghosh Dastidar was from Gava, Bangladesh.He had to suffer the agony of Partition.Am a tremendous history freak and as such am interested in geanealogy too. Can I expect a response from your end regarding my maternal grandfather? My no. is 9891449527 and mailid is ghosh.sandi@gmail.com.
ReplyDeleteMy name is Dr Baidyanath Ghosh Dastidar. My grandfather had to leave Gabha Gram at time of partition. When they came to Kolkata they were like beggars and my uncle died as my grandparents had no money for treatment. It was my fathers hard work that he became a successful doctor and currently a minister in the west Bengal government.
ReplyDeleteI hope god punishes those people who forced us out of our homes and caused misery to all of us. And to all members of our family, I do not know most of you . But we are one family bonded by love
Empire's Last Casualty..
ReplyDeleteIs there any chance that the robida you referred to is Robi Ghosh Dastidar? If yes, he was my paternal uncle, would love to hear from you once.
DeleteYes, I have heard about his ancestral home and have probably seen it from a distance.
Dear Dr. Dastidar:
ReplyDeleteWe are honored to learn of the success of your father and grandfather's struggle. In order to save our history, stories of our parents' struggle, we started the Indian Subcontinent Partition Documentation Project in the U.S. Please check our website www.ispad1947.org and at YouTube ispad1947 channel where you'll find stories like that of your parents. If you can record the story of your father and send that to us, we'll be happy to upload with others. Please join with our effort.
Please check my books, Ai Bangla Oi Bangla (1992, Tulat), A Aamar Desh (1998, College Street Publishers), Living Among the Believers: Stories from the Holy Land Down the Ganges (Firma KLM, 2005) and Empire's Last Casualty (Firma KLM 2008).
Regards,
Sabyasachi (Sachi) Ghosh Dastidar
Indeed, Robida is Robi Ghosh Dastidar, my Jethtoto Dada, and close to my older brother Amitabha Ghosh Dastidar.
ReplyDeleteDear Momi Roy Chowdhury:
ReplyDeleteI know many Roy Chowdhurys, but not from Banaripara. A few of them have written in this blog.
Actually road from Barisal City to Banaripara connects Gabha (Gava). My boudi, Prof. Dr. Sujata (Guha Thakurta) Ghosh Dastidar is from Banaripara. I will try to respond to you in your email.
Sabyasachi Ghosh Dastidar
Dear Sharbhanu Ghosh Dastidar:
ReplyDeleteWe have a family tree going back to 35/36 generations, but that we have donated to the Partition Museum that we have started in New York. We have started a Partition Library as well. It is open to all; and is run through individual donations from our personal savings.
If you are in New York, please visit us. You may contact us at ispad1947@gmail.com.
Best wishes,
S. G. Dastidar
Does anyone have any genealogy of the Ghosh Dastidar's in an electronic format?
ReplyDeleteRegards
Satyaki Ghosh Dastidar
I do not know.
ReplyDeleteI am also Ghosh Dastidar but for convenient's sake removed Dasidar from the surname.I heard about Gava from my father who used to live in Gava and used to study in Barisal based BM college. It's nice feeling to get connected to one's roots.
ReplyDeleteSabyasachi Ghosh, Pune
Respected Dr. Sabyasachi Ghosh Dastidar ,
ReplyDeleteIt would be nice if you would kindly provide me with your email-Id.I wish to share a few informations with you.
You can find me on Google+ as "Rzishikalpa Paul"(Rishikalpa Paul).
Yours faithfully ,
R.K. Paul.
Sorry for not checking the blog for some time.
ReplyDeleteDear R. K. Paul:
Please write to me at ispad1947@gmail.com. I will get it. It is our Partition Documentation Center email address. I head the project.
Dear Sabyasachi Ghosh:
I know many of our relations who went to BMC. This has now been elevated to B.M. University. I had been there couple of times.
My wife and I were in Pune at least 3 decades ago to visit our friend Subroto Sinha.
It is good to know that I share my name with someone else.
Best,
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI am a member of ghosh Roy family from ramchandrapore, Barisal . My grandfather name is narendranath ghosh Roy , great grand father kashinath ghosh Roy, please could you throw some light on this so that I could be connected to other extended members of the ghosh Roy's.
Thanks and must say what an effort
Debasish ghosh Roy
Hi. This is Avisek Ghosh Roy. My ancestors were from naruttampur barishal. We came to kolkata in the 1940's. My great grand father was late biraj mohon ghosh roy. If u want to contact my email is ghoshroyavisek@gmail.com
DeleteI understand that the local union is called Gava-RamchandraPur Union. In late 1990s I met the brother of the Union head, and wrote to the Union head not to change the name of our ancestral name as many Islamists had proposed. I was urged by several poor Gava peasants to oppose the name change on their behalf.
ReplyDeleteI don't know many Ghosh Roys, except for one who live in Floral Park para of Queens Borough of New York City.
check dis site hpe u relate ny1..
ReplyDeletehttp://www.familyecho.com/?p=BQVAP&c=in9lxcm2cj&f=860727569541476404
Rajarshi Ghosh
ReplyDeleteI belong to Ghosh Roy family of Narottampur, Barisal, though my ancestor moved to Charkathi village in Khulna district nearly 150 years ago. Charkathi is situated in opposite bank of Ichhamti river of Taki, West Bengal I have also relatives belong to Ghosh Dastidar family of Gava.I have some details of my ancesters which I am sending to Mr Sanjoy Ghosh. Mr Aryan if you can provide your email I can send the details to you also. If someone has more details can contact me at rajar_78@rediffmail.com
Hi This is Avisek Ghosh Roy.My Ancestors were the zamindars of naruttampur barishal. My Grandfathers name is late Biraj Mohon Ghosh Roy.We came to Kolkata in the 1940's.I searching the internet for a long time for myfamily history and pictures if any but could not find them. Can you please help me. My whatsapp is 9836558883. And my email is ghoshroyavisek@gmail.com.If you have anything about our family history do notify me. Thank you in advance.
DeleteRajarshi Ghosh
ReplyDeleteI belong to Ghosh Roy family of Narottampur, Barisal, though my ancestor moved to Charkathi village in Khulna district nearly 150 years ago. Charkathi is situated in opposite bank of Ichhamti river of Taki, West Bengal I have also relatives belong to Ghosh Dastidar family of Gava.I have some details of my ancesters which I am sending to Mr Sanjoy Ghosh. Mr Aryan if you can provide your email I can send the details to you also. If someone has more details can contact me at rajar_78@rediffmail.com
This is great to see the Ghosh dastidar family together. Wonderful memories heard from parents and grand parents. Will go certainly one day to gava
ReplyDeleteMy grandfather's sister (thaku maa) one told me about our ancestral house. Its billo bari of gava gram. My grand father name, Late Shri Debrabrata ghosh dastidar.
ReplyDeleteHi.Its Tanushree Ghosh Dastidar.... Late Debrabrata ghosh Dastidar was my jethu and Shibabrata Ghosh Dastidar is my father .My grandfather's name is Late Amrendranath Ghosh Dastidar.....
DeleteAmi MINTU bolchi pisi. Ami o try korchi ancestors er details pawar. Good to see you here.
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ReplyDeletehi am a descendant of Ghosh Dastidar family of Barisal ...my grandmother's (maternal side) ..farher Chintaharan Ghosh Dastidar ..belonged to this Gava Ghosh Dastidar family of Barisal ...i believe there is only one Ghosh Dastidar ...kuleen kayastha family ...as said to me by my grandmom ...if any one can relate please do reply ...would love to connect with you all...its great to see so many associated with this family ...
ReplyDeleteA big hellow to all Ghosh Dastidar's . :-)
ReplyDeleteMy Grandfather(Dadu) Amulya Chandra Ghosh Dastidar belong to Gabha Gram , Barishal - Bangladesh and now my Husband is also Ghosh Dastidar. Since childhood heard a lot about Gabha , Barishal from Maa and Dida. And now being married to a Ghosh Dastidar, my interest for the place has increased even more and got to know from him that till today Durga Puja is celebrated in a school in Bhawanipur Kolkata by all GHOSH DASTIDAR'S . My mother is very much emotionally connected with Gabha-Barishal so want to take her there but i doubt is it really safe for any tourist to visit East Bengal.
Anybody have any details to provide can mail me at the given ID - kgeorge2013@gmail.com
Thanks
Anindita Ghosh Dastidar
Hi Anindita Ghosh Dastidar ...it is great connecting all the Ghosh Dastidar's together in this website ...kudos to whoever has made this website ...can you tell me where in Bhawanipur do the Ghosh Dastidar's celebrate the Durga puja together ???....and as far as visiting East Bengal is concerened ...i guess its quite safe for a tour in there now ....
DeleteDear Sir,
ReplyDeleteI do not belong to GhoshDastidar Family , but do you have any idea of Daschoudhury of Dudhal, I am currently trying to build our Daschoudhury family tree but information is very less. so if you can help me. i heard we had zamandari over there though small and had very good relation with your family Gava . Any information is welcomed.
I'm from the same Das Choudhury family of Dudhal.
DeleteMany thanks for your post. I'm sincerely looking forward to meet all our missing family members surviving world over on date. Email me: pradip.choudhury@gmail.com
I am Adwitiya Ghosh Dastidar. And I am great grand daughter of Nipendramoy Ghosh Dastidar. My family shifted to Guwahati , India when they realised there can be some problem . And yes my family is from Gava . I have heard a lot of stories about our home at Bangladesh from my Grand dad . Most of my family member stoped using Dastidar as it makes the name long . My dad , his cousins ,my siblings and cousins are the only one who writes the entire surname . I always loved our surname . It was really nice seeing pictures. Bdw my grand dad left me a book which has history of Ghosh Dastidar .
ReplyDeleteHi Adwitya... could you share the title of the book or a soft copy??
DeleteMy great grand father's name is shree Amrendra nath ghosh dastidar. Our origin is gava gram and our house name is billo bari. Any known people here please comment.
ReplyDeleteMy Grandfather- Late Debabroto Ghosh Dastidar
DeleteHis father- Late Amarendro nath Ghosh Dastidar.
His father- Late Raicharan Ghosh Dastidar
His father- Late kamalkrishno ghosh Dastidar.
Anyone who is related to the mentioned person can contact me through tghoshdastidar@gmail.com
Our house name was billo bari
DeleteHi Sayantani,
ReplyDeleteIts a school where it is celebrated and unfortunately i do not know the name of that school
:-)
You may contact directly Indian Subcontinent Partition Documentation Project's (ISPaD) via email. We are located in New York. It is ispad1947@gmail.com where your email was forwarded. Check our web at www.ispad1047.org.
ReplyDeleteIt is very easy to go to Gava from Kolkata or Dhaka, as you will find somewhere in the blog. Generally one goes via Barisal, but one can make a trip by skipping Barisal, either via Benapole or via Madaripur or via Gopalganj, especially by renting a car.
We are not sure about Narottampur, however, local folks in Barisal or Madaripur or Gopalganj will be able to give one direction to visit the village.
Puja Avinandan!
Happy travel.
The blogger's username is too apt according to present conditions.
ReplyDeleteBut it's nice to see fellow members overseas, now I can proudly say we the GHOSHDASTIDARS are spread throughout the world, a true overseas community. Even I live in Moscow since 2016. Thanks to the blogger to show us the pictures of our long lost homeland.
ReplyDeleteLike you many of us live overseas, not in Gava, Barisal, Bangladesh or India. Please do not hesitate to visit your land. Our U.S.-born son visited Gava in 1990s. In the late 1990s while visiting Gava I was asked by several poor peasants to protest the suggestion of name change of the Gava-Ramchandrapur Union, as also asked by our Muslim driver. Which I did. Shuvechha, Sabyasachi (Sachi) Ghosh Dastidar
ReplyDeleteLike you many of us live overseas, not in Gava, Barisal, Bangladesh or India. Please do not hesitate to visit your land. Our U.S.-born son visited Gava in 1990s. In the late 1990s while visiting Gava I was asked by several poor peasants to protest the suggestion of name change of the Gava-Ramchandrapur Union, as also asked by our Muslim driver. Which I did. Shuvechha, Sabyasachi (Sachi) Ghosh Dastidar
ReplyDeleteDear Avisek Ghosh Roy: I'm sorry that I didn't visit Naruttampur, Barisal. I asked our friend Rama GhoshRoy. But he is from Kashipur, Barisal which is also my mother's mamabari.
ReplyDeleteGood wishes, S. G. Dastidar
Thank you for the memories... u have inspired me to dig out my antecedents and would be visiting Gava soon...
ReplyDeleteDear Rajdeep Ghosh: I know that there is a book called "Banglar Brahmon-Kayastha abong Ghosh Dastidar bangsha or Ghosh Bangsha, published in 1941. We have a copy of that book at the Partition Center Museum (www.ispad1947.org, email ispad1947@gmail.com) in New York. I don't know if that booklet was reprinted after 1947. Good luck,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the information. Please guide me how to get a copy of the booklet or any other mode as such. I have my brother staying in Austin and he visits newyork often. Please do provide the requisite information. Thank you so much.
DeleteMY GRAND FATHER NAME - LATE KALI KANTA ROY CHOUDHURY HIS SON LATE NAGENDRA NATH ROY CHOUDHURY ZAMINDAR DIST BARISAL VILL KULKATI THANA NALCHITY NAME OF HOUSE PUBER BARI ABOUT 1943S GO TO KOLKATA AFTER NOT BACK BARISAL. PLEASE INFORMATION ME HOW THE POSITION MY HOME? (email - dolly.seng@gmail.com)
ReplyDeleteI am Mrs. Chhanda Ghosh Dastidar, daughter of Late Ajit Ghosh Dastidar, who hailed from Gabha. My grand Father was late Atul Chandra Ghosh Dastidar. My mesho Late Ranajit Ghosh Dastidar was also from Gabha.
ReplyDeleteMy father & dadu with Mesho & his family came to India during partition. I never visited my roots. Can anyone please help me out.
I tried Google but map does not show Gabha. I tried following the road from Barishal to Banaripara, but could not figure out Gabha.
My email is chhanda1984@gmail.com. I was residing at Chicago but now shifted to Kolkata. Please help me out.
Regards
CHHANDA
Hello Ms. Chhanda:
ReplyDeleteIt seemed to me it was a quite simple trip from Barisal City.
Public buses to Banaripara or Gopalganj pass via Gava/Gabha.
We rented a car from Barisal. All the car rentals know the direction. To get the rental we were helped by the Barisal Ramakrishna Mission located at College Road. Hotels in Barisal will also be able to help.
From Barisal after going north Banaripara/Gopalganj road takes a left turn. Then you'll cross a canal (which used to be the main access to Gava in the old days and dug by Gava ancestors.)
After a few minutes at Gava Village bus stop where you take a (then) dirt road which ends at the canal where you have the famous Lohar (Iron) Pul (bridge) built by Ghosh Dastidar ancestors.
From Barisal City it should take an hour or two.
Then at the end of the dirt road the entire village is in front of you, across the canal and to your right (i.e., west). Our visit was more than a decade ago although we have been to nearby areas dozens of time.
Try this link for a map https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=bangladesh+barisal+map&fr=yhs-goodsearch-goodsearch_yhs&hspart=goodsearch&hsimp=yhs-goodsearch_yhs&imgurl=http%3A%2F%2F3.bp.blogspot.com%2F-OMXWm2QZNbU%2FURt5peCmaxI%2FAAAAAAAABi8%2Fz7eUeh7MjrM%2Fs640%2FBarisal.gif#id=1&iurl=http%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-jmr4-IaWsqk%2FTnemNaO4zJI%2FAAAAAAAAABo%2FGXawKqqb7yk%2Fs1600%2FBarisal%2BDistrict%2BMap.GIF&action=click
If you fly to Barisal airport, then it is even closer.
On the other hand, it is also possible to drive from Benapole border and rent a car, but you'll have to come to a town for a hotel.
Good luck,
Dr. Sachi G. Dastidar (Sabyasachi Ghosh Dastidar), New York
There were 5 kayastha families lived in the village gabha i.e. ghosh-dastidar of soukalin gotra, another ghosh family of soukalin gotra, roy family of soukalin gotra(they are basically ghosh roy chowdhury of idilpur but migrated to gabha later on), basu of goutam gotra and guha of kashyap gotra.... which family was the most respected kulin-thakur among them ?
ReplyDeleteHi Sourya
ReplyDeleteI believe you are right. As far as I know the Ghosh Roy Chowdhury of Idilpur of Soukalin Gotra are not the Ghosh-Dastidar. Even though they are also of same Goutra. I do have 7 generations family tree of Ghosh Roy Chowdhury of Idilpur family, with me. I am the 7 generation in that family tree. If anyone interested to find out more can catch me 61-433 413 933. I am based in Sydney, Australia but born in New Delhi, India.
Ajoy S Ghosh
Sydney
Are your ancestors are from Bejnisaar? Do you know any one name as Umaprasanna, Kaliprasanna, jagabandhu from your ancestors?
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ReplyDeleteWe should concentrate on some important kayastha families in east bengal like ghosh-dastidar of gabha , GHOSH of kashipur(barishal), GHOSH-ROY of narattampur, GUHA-THAKURTA of banaripara, GHOSH-ROY-CHOWDHURY of idilpur , BASU-ROY-CHOWDHURY of ulpur & bohor , GUHA-BISWAS of kachabalia-hanua, GUHA-NEOGY of myminsingh , Dutta of lata(barisal) , DUTTA of ichli(barisal) , SHOME of brajajogini-kumarbhog-hasara-aksa of bikrampur , NAG of barodi(dhaka) and karapur(barisal) , SINHA(sandilya gotra) of uzirpur(barisal) ,BISWAS of jalabari , SARKAR of iluhar-baisari( they are most probably aich of chandrayan gotra), CHOWDHURI of uzirpur (they are originaly rajput and merged with kayastha later on ) .GUHA-CHOWDHURY of ramchandrapur(barisal), BASU-MAZUMDAR of chadsi(barisal),DAS(kashyap gotra) of chadsi . GUHA-BAKSHI of sidhakati(barisal), MAZUMDAR(they are actually bharadwaj gotra dev) of birtara,paikpara of bikrampur ,ROY(gritokoushik gotra , they are the descendants of chand roy-kedar roy)of debhog , SUR(batsya gotra) of noakhali ,DUTTAs(agnibatsya gotra) of kushangal-amrajuri of barisal , GUHAs of erikathi,mulgaon,kulkuri,dhankathi,tangra, kanaikati,bintia of idilpur(faridpur), GUHA-ROY of singadhya(idilpur) , GHOSH-ROY-CHOWDHURYs of bejnisar,tangra,bintia,dhipur,erikathi etc. in idilpur . BASUs of patti,dhipur of idilpur .PAL(gotra yet to be confirmed) of naikati(barisal), BALL(goutam gotra) of paikpara,birtara of bikrampur, ROY(they are kashyap RAHA) of itna( jessore) , KAR of bijhari , RAKSHIT(bharadwaj gotra) of ati( keranigunge). Keep always in mind that all above-mentioned GHOSHes belong to only soukalin gotra according to the formulas of gotra .
ReplyDeleteHello, its nice to see that you have mentioned about my family. I have heard from senior family members that I belong to Dhaka Barodi Nag family and also 'Kalo Durga' pujo in our family but hardly have any idea about it. I want to know more about my family origin. Can u provide any leads if u are aware of any such. U can contact me over somwrita.nag@gmail.com
DeleteAll kayastha ghoshes are soukalin , basu/bose are goutam , guhas are kashyap , mitras are biswamitra ------this is one of the formulas of gotra to identify the kayastha families. We have to remember this because nowadays many non-kayastha ghosh/guha/dutta/mitra/nag/sen/sinha etc. are desparately claiming kayastha status hiding their caste . Similarly , NAG has only 2 gotras i e. soupayan & soukalin . Gotra is the most important tool to identify one's caste .
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ReplyDeleteI am Sajal Roychowdhury from the SenGupta Roychowdhury family. My grandfather was Subodh Kumar Roychowdhury and grandmother was Amiya Roychowdhury. We were from Gaila, Barisal district. They had a Manasha Temple near the lake of the estate. Left to Kolkata during partition. Can anyone help me find out the lineage of the Roychowdhury's?
Contact at src1992anon@gmail.com.
I am Tanusree Ghosh dastidar my father's name is Mr shibabrata Ghosh dastidar and my grand father's name is Late Amrendra Nath ghosh dastidar
ReplyDeleteHello. I am Rahul Ghosh from Mumbai, my grandmother and her seven brothers were from the Ghosh Dastidar family.
ReplyDeleteI have a request to make. Would it be possible to share a higher resolution image of the Family Tree that you have already made?
Thanks in advance.
Best,
Rahul Ghosh
Thanks. Will try, but can't promise when.
ReplyDeleteIncidentally, I have posted that in the following posts as well: http://empireslastcasualty.blogspot.com/2019/06/sample-pictures-partition-documentation.html and https://empireslastcasualty.blogspot.com/search?q=lakshmankathi.
Moreover, there is a book on the family published in early 1940s as well.
Shuvechha,
Sachi (Sabyasachi) Ghosh Dastidar
New York
I belong to Ghosh family, Grandfather Late Shri. Khagendranath Ghosh S/O Binod Bihari Ghosh
ReplyDeleteGotra: Soukaleen ...any links ?
I would think all the Ghosh Dastidars and a large number of Ghoshes belong to the same gotra. Dastidar was added to Ghosh about 500 years back to one branch. The title or upadhi was given by a non-native Muslim king of Bengal whom, I surmise, helped by by Ghoshes. The word has Persian origin. Best, Sabyasachi Ghosh Dastidar
ReplyDeleteআমি কালীপুজোর সময় বরিশাল যাচ্ছি।গাভা যেতে চাই, কিভাবে যাব,কত দূর? পুরো গাভা দেখতে কতটা সময় লাগবে? বরিশাল থেকে গাভার দুরত্ব কতটা? আমার Gmailএ জানালে খুব উপকার হবে।
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ReplyDeleteMy grandmother were from Barishal
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ReplyDeleteI am Brig Kunal Ghosh (retd)
I am the grandson of Shri Surendranath Ghosh Dastidar who was the son of Shri Chandrakanto Ghosh Dastidar. Wonder if any one from our branch is in this group
Hello Sir,
DeleteI am Souvik Bhattacharya and am an independent researcher of Calcutta history. I am researching on Shri Surendranath Ghosh Dastidar who I believe was Dr S.N Ghosh who passed away in 1967 at his Bhawanipur residence.
Chandrakanto Ghosh (a lawyer in High Court), I believe was Dr S.N Ghosh’s father.
In this context, I am keen to learn more from you for my research. If it’s possible, please share your contact details. Thanks - Souvik. souvik.bhattacharya01@gmail.com
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Dear Brig Kunal Ghosh:
ReplyDeleteWay back in 1967 I was at the Indian Military Academy at Dehradun for a few days when I met a Ghosh Dastidar uncle who was posted there. I also knew of a Kaku uncle whose name was Surendranath. He was my father's second or third cousin. We called uncles, ChhotoKaku, MejoKaku, etc, often not knowing their first names. I was in Kolkata and Barisal last year, 2019. When you come to New York, please see me. Please send email to our non-profit, The Indian Subcontinent Partition Documentation Project, email ispad1947@gmail.com that I will get. Please check webs, www.ispad1947.org and www.probini.org. Best,
I think the people you mention do not match. I will definitely get in touch if and when we visit US.
DeletePlease send the family book as pdf. I am researching about kayastha families of Bengal
ReplyDeletePlease reply as soon as possible
ReplyDeleteMy email is rchatterjee598@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteYou are requested also to take the picture of family tree clearly
My email is rchatterjee598@gmail.com.You are also requested to send the family tree clearly
ReplyDeleteHello All & Brig Kunal Ghosh,
ReplyDeleteI am Souvik Bhattacharya and am researching about Surendra Nath Ghosh Dastidar in regards to Presidency General Hospital Calcutta. I have read that Dr Surendra Nath Ghosh Dastidar was the first Indian pathologist of the PG Hospital who left for heavenly abode in Oct 1967. Any leads or pointers to this would be extremely helpful. I am residing at Calcutta and can be reached at souvik.bhattacharya01@gmail.com.
Hello everybody I am swagata goshdastider of sovabazaar my father was late nagendra nath goshdastider and his father was swarup chandra gosh dastider...... I really wanted to know more of gava... We heard of gava sammilani in kolkata... My paternal grandmother was padmarani gosh dadtider... And my father took paite on the day of his marriage . .. Dev5dutta@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI am Chaitali Banerjee of Kolkata, I heard that Ghosh Dastidar family of Gabha is our relative. I belong to Biswas bari of Jalabari. My grandmother, Late Labonyo Prova Biswas was a member of Ghosh Dastidar family. I will be very pleased if anyone of you can send the pictures of Biswasbari and as well as some informations. Thanks in advance.
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DeleteHi Chaitali
DeleteI'am Arnab Biswas. My family belog from Biswas Bari , Jalabari Bangladesh. Is there any similar page for Biswas Bari. My grandfather late Sudhir Chandra Biswas migrated to India before partition. After his Msc from Calcutta university he joined Tata Steel(Jamshedpur)before partition. I currently stay in Bangalore and can be reached at mail id arnab.biswas18@iimb.ac.in . Any leads will be valuable.
We are samaddar from gabha village of barisal div of Bangladesh.if some one can throw light on our ancestors . My grand father's name Hari Charan Samaddar vill Gabha . Thanks .
ReplyDeletePlease let me know how can I get in touch with you? Regards.
ReplyDeleteDear Sourya,
ReplyDeletethe information you provided (Jan 2019) is very interesting.
Would love to be in touch with you - could you pls drop me an email?
As it so happens, my mamarbari is Guha Thakurta from Banaripara
My maternal Grandmother is a Ghosh Dastidar
My Fathers Mamarbari is from Raibhadradi
My Paternal Grandfather's mamarbari is from Kushangal
my roots are all over Barisal, the search for Kulin alliances meant that the genepool did not have to extend to far off places. Barisal District was good enough
I visted Gabha and Banaripara in 2014, with my parents.
Our lineage derives from the Manindra Ghosh House branch of the Gabha Ghosh Dastidar family.
Many thanks
Arup Ghosh Dastidar ( arupgd@hotmail.com )
Dear all, my great grandfather's name is shri lt. Asutosh Roy Chowdhury last zamindar of barishal district and my late grandfather shri. Binoy Bhusan Roy Chowdhury moved to india during partition. I only have this much information. Can someone kindly share any information regarding them or the gram and locality of barishal district that time?? Respected blogger and other members kindly help if you can..
ReplyDeletePlease visit Lakshmankathi village, also at Gour Nodi Police Station as is Gabha, where we recently restored a 1700s Kali Temple destroyed during 1950s pogrom - helped by all religious groups and many nationalities. One can easily stay at the Madaripur Pranab Ashram Guest House for a modest fee. One can take a trip to Gabha/Gava from Madapipur City, and to nearby attractions. https://empireslastcasualty2.blogspot.com/2023/09/partition-casualty-and-its-restoration.html
ReplyDeleteSabyasachi (Sachi) Ghosh Dastidar
Can you tell me the name of the "kuldeveta" for Ghosh Dastidar's
DeleteHello,
ReplyDeleteI am Ashok Ghose Dastidar and I currently live in Chicago. I was wondering if i could get a high-resolution picture or PDF of the family tree. The one passed down to me by my father (late Arun Ghose Dastidar) only lists 25 generations with me being the 25th.
Additionally, is there a print or PDF copy of the book available? I would love to pass it down to my son Anand Ghose Dastidar.
Regards,
Ashok (ashokghosedastidar@hotmail.com)
@Amit Roy Chowdhury : My great grandfather was also Mr Ashutosh Roychowdhury . He had 4 sons : Subodhkumar Roychowdhury (my grandfather) , BB Roychowdhury , Kanti Roychowdhury and one other. They were from Goila , Barisal district. Subodhkumar (my dadu) settled in Nagpur ,Maharashtra and worked in National Savings. Kanti dadu was in Indian Airforce.Do let me know if this helps. Can connect at : src1992anon@gmail.com
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ReplyDeleteI'm Sayan Ghosh Dastidar. It's so nice to see so many people from my extended family here in the comments section. We may never get to meet each other in person, but atleast the digital space is bringing us together here.
ReplyDeleteChandan Satyavrat Ghosh, nephew of Acharya Debaprasad Ghosh and Shanti Ghosh ( father and aunt both eminent freedom fighters, uncle founder member of Janasangha and eminent scholar). My Website is www.sirchandanghosh.com. Thats my introduction. 😊
ReplyDeleteGreat achievement! Great Honor! If he is New York, please let me know. We are close to another famous Ghosh ashram of Sri Chinmoy with thousands of followers around-the-world.
ReplyDeleteI am presently in Pune. Once I am back to North America, for sure.
DeleteI can be reached at Dastidars@hotmail.com.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
ReplyDeleteHello, my name is Amlan Ghosh Dastidar. My roots trace back to the same village, though my family is now permanently settled in our new home in Patuakhali, a renowned district in Barishal. For professional reasons, I am currently residing in Dhaka. However, I maintain good communication and a strong relationship with one of my cousins from Gava School Bari. I would be delighted to connect with members of our hereditary family from around the world. anyone can reach me out by amlan.dastidar@outlook.com
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