Kutabpur
Encyclopedia
Kutabpur , a village in Nadia district
(West Bengal
), situated to the south of the Western bank of the river Bhairab
, where the indigo
godown was once built. Year back, the English
merchants were engaged in the trade of indigo
on the banks of Bhairab
. Although the village is inhabited by people of all castes and devoted themselves to the worship of deities, Mitra
and Mansa.
Religious giant Swami Nigamananda
having been born in this village had shown the world, the path of Gyana(ज्ञान)-Shankara
and Prema( प्रेम) -Gouranga
.
Nadia District
Nadia district is a district of the state of West Bengal, in the north east of India. It borders with Bangladesh to the east, North 24 Parganas and Hooghly districts to the south, Bardhaman district to the west, and Murshidabad district to the north....
(West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
), situated to the south of the Western bank of the river Bhairab
Bhairab River
Bhairab River Bhairab River Bhairab River (Bengali: is a river in south of Bangladesh. It passes through Khulna, dividing the city into two parts. Bhairab River originates from Tengamari border of Meher pur district and passes through Jessore town. The river is approximately 100 miles long and 300...
, where the indigo
Indigo
Indigo is a color named after the purple dye derived from the plant Indigofera tinctoria and related species. The color is placed on the electromagnetic spectrum between about 420 and 450 nm in wavelength, placing it between blue and violet...
godown was once built. Year back, the English
East India Company
The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...
merchants were engaged in the trade of indigo
Indigo
Indigo is a color named after the purple dye derived from the plant Indigofera tinctoria and related species. The color is placed on the electromagnetic spectrum between about 420 and 450 nm in wavelength, placing it between blue and violet...
on the banks of Bhairab
Bhairab River
Bhairab River Bhairab River Bhairab River (Bengali: is a river in south of Bangladesh. It passes through Khulna, dividing the city into two parts. Bhairab River originates from Tengamari border of Meher pur district and passes through Jessore town. The river is approximately 100 miles long and 300...
. Although the village is inhabited by people of all castes and devoted themselves to the worship of deities, Mitra
Mitra
*Mitra was an important Indo-Iranian divinity. Following the prehistoric cultural split of Indo-Aryan and Iranian cultures, names descended from *mitra were used for the following religious entities:...
and Mansa.
Religious giant Swami Nigamananda
Swami Nigamananda
Swami Nigamananda Paramahansa . His followers idealized him as their worshiped and beloved thakura.Nigamananda was a sannyasi of the Shankar's cult...
having been born in this village had shown the world, the path of Gyana(ज्ञान)-Shankara
Adi Shankara
Adi Shankara Adi Shankara Adi Shankara (IAST: pronounced , (Sanskrit: , ) (788 CE - 820 CE), also known as ' and ' was an Indian philosopher from Kalady of present day Kerala who consolidated the doctrine of advaita vedānta...
and Prema( प्रेम) -Gouranga
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was a Vaishnava saint and social reformer in eastern India in the 16th century, believed by followers of Gaudiya Vaishnavism to be the full incarnation of Lord Krishna...
.