Grace Cottage, Krishnanagar is a Government office building and heritage site. It is situated at Bowbazar, Krishnanagar in

Nadia district Nadia () is a district in the state of West Bengal, India. It borders Bangladesh to the east, North 24 Parganas and Hooghly districts to the south, Purba Bardhaman to the west, and Murshidabad to the north. Nadia district is highly influe ...

in the Indian state of

West Bengal West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...

. Presently there is an office of West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company. Grace Cottage in Krishnagar 10

History

During the British period, a power station was situated in grace cottage complex. Poet

Kazi Nazrul Islam Kazi Nazrul Islam (24 May 1899 – 29 August 1976) was a Bengalis, Bengali poet, short story writer, journalist, lyricist and musician. He is the national poet of Bangladesh. Nazrul produced a List of works by Kazi Nazrul Islam, large body of ...

stayed there between 1926 and 1928. His first Child Bulbul was born and mother Zahida died there. Nazrul wrote number of his famous poems, namely ''Daridro'', ''Phani Manasa'', ''Samyabadi'', ''Puber Hawa'' and the novel '' Mrityu Khudha'' in the rented house. On 25 August 2012 the Grace Cottage was renovated and got heritage status by the West Bengal Heritage Commission.

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* {{coord missing, West Bengal Krishnanagar Government buildings in West Bengal Kazi Nazrul Islam