The famous Gajan Festival is also celebrated at Sandeswartala Temple in Chinsurah near the bank of river Hooghly. Notable people Muhammad Mohsin – Bengali philanthropist Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay – Bengali writer Bhudev Mukhopadhyay – Bengali writer and intellectual Kalikananda Abadhuta – novelist Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay – novelist (wrote the national song of India) Bijoy Modak – freedom fighter See also Colonial India Dutch Cemetery, Chinsurah Dutch India European colonies in India Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality References Bibliography Dey, S. C., "Hooghly Past and Present", The Calcutta Review, Vol.96, No.191, (January 1893), pp.22-42; No.192, (April 1893), 276-288; Vol.97, No.193, (July 1893), pp.71-81; No.194, (October 1893), 340-366;Vol.98, No.195, (January 1894), pp.152-170; Vol.99, No.197, (July 1894), pp.153-164; Vol.104, No.208, (April 1897), pp.355-373. External links Dutch in Chinsurah Hoogly Chinsurah Municipality Former Portuguese colonies Dutch India Cities and towns in Hooghly district Neighbourhoods in Kolkata Kolkata Metropolitan Area Cities in West Bengal