Shoshi Lodge (শশী লজ) is located at the
center of Mymensingh city which is also known as the Residential Palace
of Moharaja Shoshi Kanto Acharya (মহারাজা শশীকান্ত আচার্য). This palace
is very close to the river Brahmaputra which is being used as Women
Teachers Training College from the year 1952.
According to the history, most of the
rulers from Zamindar family have adopted babies in different era and
those adopted child ruled the area later. For example
Gourikanta(গৌরীকান্ত) was adopted by Roghunondon(রঘুনন্দন). Son of
Gourikanta was Shashikanta(শশীকান্ত) and his wife adopted Surjokanta
(সূর্য্যকান্ত) as she was childless. Later, Surjokanto became the
prominent Zamindar of Mymensingh district. People used to call him as
Moharaja(মহারাজা).
Moharaja Surjokanto Acharya was the
Zamindar in Mymensingh region for long 41 years. During the reign of his
Zamindari he did so many work for social welfare and made a remarkable
change in infrastructural development.
He started to build an unique two storied
building on an area of nine acre at the end of nineteenth century.
Childless Zamindar Surjokanto named after this building in the name of
his adopted son Shoshi Kanto Acharya. After completion of construction
this building was extensively damaged by a destructive earth quake on
the year 1897. Zamindar Surjokanto was immensely worried at this great
loss.
Later Zamindar Shoshi Kanto Acharya
re-built this building with many additional features in the year 1905
and did more renovation work in 1911. This unique classical architecture
and its surrounding will certainly attract a traveler to explore this
place recurrently.
How To Go:
This Zamindar House is located at the
main town. It is near the Boro bazar area. It would be better to ask
anyone for the location of Women Teachers Training college (মহিলা টিটি
কলেজ). You can easily go there using rickshaw or by walking. This old
house is currently using as Women Teachers Training College.
Things To Do:
A traveler can enjoy the artistic beauty
of the Goddess Venus sculpture in front of the main building and the
surrounding of this building is also occupied with so many interesting
features.
Source: http://offroadbangladesh.com/places/shoshi-lodge/
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