29-432: Mohun may refer to: Institutions Mohun Bagan AC an Indian sports club famous for its football team Mohun Bagan Ground a sports ground used by that club Mohun (surname) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Mohun . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
58-538: A bath in the Hooghly River : Bagbazar has been home to many a creative person. Nagendranath Basu (1866 – 1938) took twenty years to edit the 22 volume Biswakosh , Bengali encyclopaedia. He lived and worked at 8 Biswakosh Lane in Bagbazar. Kolkata Municipal Corporation renamed it Biswakosh Lane. This is possibly the only road in the world named after a book. Mohanchand Basu, who lived in Bagbazar in
87-583: A place where flowers are abundant. As Kalikata became settled, Sutanuti was gradually abandoned by the English as a place of residence. There remained, near its northernmost corner, Perin’s Garden, a pleasure resort, where once it was the height of gentility for the British East India Company ’s covenanted servants to take their ladies for an evening stroll or moonlight fete. However, it was little frequented from around 1746 and by 1752
116-660: Is a neighbourhood of North Kolkata , in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal . The area, under Shyampukur police station of Kolkata Police , has been, along with neighbouring Shyambazar , the citadel of the Bengali aristocracy. Bagbazar has played an active role in growth and development of Kolkata. The name, Bagbazar, is derived from two words put together from old Bengali literature: "bagh" meaning flower garden and "bazaar" meaning market . So it refers to
145-528: Is an award presented each year on Mohun Bagan Day to outstanding former players, irrespective of the sports played. The first recipient was former footballer Sailen Manna . Apart from the Mohun Bagan Ratna , other awards are also presented which often differ in categories each year, except for an award for the best footballer and cricketer of the season which were presented for most of the years. Bagbazar Bagbazar (also spelt Baghbazar )
174-442: Is next door. However, the 125 year-old Bagbazar Reading Library is not in good shape because of paucity of funds. Bagbazar Durga Puja continues to a major crowd puller with its deity of traditional design and innovative decoration. Buses ply along Rabindra Sarani, Girish Avenue (Khirode Vidyavinode Avenue) and Bagbazar Street in Bagbazar. Shyambazar 5-Point crossing is also located nearby. Bagbazar (Khirode Vidyavinode Avenue)
203-550: Is one of the oldest multi-sports clubs in Asia . The club has various sports departments like football , cricket , hockey , tennis , athletics , eSports etc. The foundation of Mohun Bagan stretches back into the 1880s when the neighborhood youth of presently known Fariapukur Lane in Shyambazar had set out in search for an ideal place to establish a football club, and came across a marble palace, Mohun Bagan Villa , owned by
232-724: The Eden Gardens and also at the Jadavpur University Campus Ground . They have won over 100 major state-level trophies so far. In past many big names like Sourav Ganguly , Sachin Tendulkar , Virat Kohli , MS Dhoni and even Sri Lankan player Chaminda Vaas had played for the club. The Mohun Bagan hockey team participates in various tournaments for varying age groups conducted by the Hockey Bengal. The team plays its home matches mostly at
261-457: The Hooghly River is an old one. It was once called Rogo Meeter’s Ghat after Raghu Mitra, son of Gobindram Mitra , the black zemindar, and once one of the wealthiest and most influential natives of Kolkata, in the early days of the British East India Company . There is steamer jetty next to Baghbazar Ghat, ghat in Bengali is a paved staircase. Steamers carry passengers to the opposite bank of
290-472: The Mohun Bagan Society , which takes part in the general elections for the appointment for various posts. The club is governed by its own " constitution ". Amendments and resolutions are passed via annual general meetings . Last updated: 13 March 2022 Source: Mohun Bagan Athletic Club The Mohun Bagan football team is the most distinguished and revered department of this club. It was
319-418: The 19th century and was a disciple of Nidhu Babu, introduced kheur in Bengali akhrai songs. Bhola Maira (18th-19th century), the renowned kaviyal (verse-contestant) had a sweet-meat shop on Bagbazar Street. Two auditoriums, side by side on Bagbazar Street, still testifies to active cultural life of Bagbazar. Girish Mancha, opened in 1986 has over 900 seats. The auditorium of Paschim Banga Jatra Akademi
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#1732790191454348-463: The North side of Bagbazar Street. Late 19th century Bengal found this house as one of the hub for nationalist politics. Many important meetings were held in this house during the course of anti partition politics in 1904-5. The famous procession to raise protest against partition of Bengal led by Rabindranath and other eminent persons started from Federation hall and ended at this house. Bagbazar Ghat, on
377-820: The SAI Sports Complex of Salt Lake Stadium and also at the Mohun Bagan Ground . The club participates in the Calcutta Hockey League and the Beighton Cup . The team have won 41 major state titles which includes 25 CHL and 14 Beighton Cup titles. Mohun Bagan has an athletics team, which is affiliated with the West Bengal Athletic Association, and participates in various tournaments of West Bengal. The club also organizes Annual Athletic meets at
406-465: The club ground. Mohun Bagan also took part in the inaugural season of e-ISL where the ISL teams competed to play the video game FIFA 22 . Since 2001, 29 July is celebrated as Mohun Bagan Day in honor of the club's victory over East Yorkshire Regiment in the 1911 IFA Shield Final. To commemorate the day, the club organises an award distribution ceremony along with various festivities. Mohun Bagan Ratna
435-638: The country. In its 130th year of existence, the team was inducted into the " Club of Pioneers ", a network of the oldest existing football clubs around the world, on 29 July 2019. The Mohun Bagan cricket team participates in various tournaments for varying age groups conducted by the Cricket Association of Bengal . Currently, it participates in the CAB First Division League, CAB Senior Knockout, CAB Super League, and JC Mukherjee Trophy. The team plays its home matches mostly at
464-567: The family of a leading jute trader , Kirti Chandra Mitra. On 15 August 1889, after a meeting of three prominent aristocratic Bengali families of North Kolkata – the Mitra family, the Basu family, and the Sen family – presided over by Bhupendra Nath Basu himself, Mohun Bagan Sporting Club was formed. Bhupendra Nath Basu became the first president of the newly founded club and Jyotindra Nath Basu
493-522: The first-anniversary assembly, the Presidency College students and members of the club invited their professor, F. J. Rowe , to attend. Rowe pointed out the inappropriate naming of the club and suggested replacing "Sporting" with "Athletic" since the club didn't indulge in sporting activities, like angling or rifle shooting . Thus, the members agreed and renamed the club as Mohun Bagan Athletic Club . The second-anniversary assembly
522-559: The huge family mansion of Girish Chandra Ghosh . A little to its north was the Holy Mother’s house. All these houses were encircled by the Ramkanto Bose Street and Bosepara Lane, whose very dust was trod upon by Sri Ramakrishna." She opened her school formally on 13 November 1898 at 16, Bosepara Lane, in the presence of Sarada Ma , Swami Vivekananda , Swami Brahmananda , Swami Saradanandane . The office of Udbodhan ,
551-489: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mohun&oldid=933000912 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Mohun Bagan AC Mohun Bagan Athletic Club is an Indian professional multi-sports club based in Kolkata , West Bengal . Founded in 1889, it
580-605: The magazine founded by Swami Vivekananda, is also located in Bagbazar. The old Chitpur Road (renamed Rabindra Sarani) was for many years the life line of Bagbazar. It followed the same track as the old pilgrim path built by Sabarna Roy Choudhury from Halisahar to Barisha . Tram tracks along Rabindra Sarani came to Bagbazar in 1904 and being renewed in 2007. Finally Tram service closed along Rabindra Sarani in Bagbazar since 2012 due to construction of Kolkata Metro Line 2 . While Rabindra Sarani cuts across Bagabazar from north to south, Bagbazar Street cuts across from Bagbazar Ghat in
609-503: The north, but two days later Kalikata fell in the Battle of Lal Dighi . Possibly the first visit to a house in north Kolkata by Sri Ramakrishna was in 1877. He visited the ancestral house of Kalinath Bose , then numbered 40 Bosepara Lane (presently 47B, Ma Saradamani Sarani). It was here that he first met Harinath Chaterjee (later Swami Turiyananda ), Gangadhar Ghatak (Gangopadhyay) (later Swami Akhandananda ) and Girish Chandra Ghosh ,
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#1732790191454638-400: The noted playwright. The Ramakrishna Sarada Math is housed at 10, Ramakrishna Lane, Baghbazar. Sister Nivedita came and lived in 53/1 Bosepara Lane. "Bagbazar in the northern part of Calcutta had its own fascination for Sri Ramakrishna’s devotees. On one side stood Balaram Bose ’s house, the ‘Calcutta Citadel’ of Sri Ramakrishna, where his disciples repaired for rest. On its north-east is
667-661: The original department with which the club was founded in 1889. The team plays its home matches mostly at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan and also at the Mohun Bagan Ground . It competes in the Indian Super League , the top tier of Indian football league system . The team is most notable for its victory over the East Yorkshire Regiment in the 1911 IFA Shield final. It is one of the most successful teams in
696-438: The partner of Presidency College and shared their ground at Maidan , where they would continue to play for 15 years. Mohun Bagan is registered as a society under Societies Registration Act, 1860 and West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961 . Unlike many other top sports clubs in the country which are limited companies , it is not possible to purchase shares in the club, but only membership. The registered members forms
725-439: The river, as also the office localities around B.B.D. Bagh , Esplanade and Howrah . The old ghat is used by bathers, people collecting Ganges water for religious ceremonies, for performance of religious ceremonies, and for such mundane tasks as unloading country boats carrying various materials. Bagbazar has also seen battle - on 16 June 1756, a small force under Ensign Piccard repulsed an advance guard of Siraj ud-Daulah from
754-509: The west to Bidhan Sarani in the east. Girish Avenue is an extension of Chittaranjan Avenue . When it was built in the 1930s, a portion of the house of Girish Chandra Ghosh was spared and stands in the middle with the two flanges of the road on both sides of the house. There are numerous lanes and bylanes in Bagbazar. Alaler Gharer Dulal (The Rich Man’s Spoilt Child) (1857) by Peary Chand Mitra has an interesting piece of women's conversation centred on Bagbazar, possibly when they went for
783-737: Was presided by Sir Thomas Holland, who later became a member of the Executive Council of Governor-General of India . In 1891, with the help of the Maharaja Durga Charan Laha of Shyampukur , the club ground was relocated within his residential estate, now known as Laha Colony. The club ground was later relocated to Shyam Square in Bagbazar , with the help of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation chairman, Henry Lee. In 1900, Mohun Bagan became
812-571: Was sold for Rs. 25,000. Captain Perin was owner of several ships. In 1754, Colonel C.F. Scott began manufacturing gunpowder at the garden. Bosepara, which now forms part of Bagbazar, was set up by the Boses and Pals migrating from Hooghly district. Nidhuram Bose is believed to have arrived before the British came to Sutanuti. The Bagbazar High School is a very old school there. The house is located on
841-483: Was the first secretary of it. During the initial years, the meager ground inside the palace was used by the club for hosting matches, including their first match that was played against the team of Eden Hindu Hostel students, and lost 1–0. The club management hugely emphasized providing memberships to the youth and maintained a strict code of conduct with an avowed objective of producing excellent sportsmen and imbuing them with impeccable moral and social values. At
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