TY - GEN AU - Choudhury, Ranabir Ray TI - Shaping of modern Calcutta : the lottery committee years 1817-1830 SN - 9789391125301 U1 - 954.14054147 PY - 2022/// CY - New Delhi PB - Niyogi Books N1 - CONTENTS Introduction 9 A Committee is Set Up 27 Reforming the Lottery System 57 The First Planned Square 87 Birth of Three More Squares 111 'Filthy State of the Drains ' 139 River Water for the Town 171 Hare Street and its Vicinity 207 Henry Shakespear's Minutes 239 Strand Road - Clearing the Table 265 Strand Road- Step by Step 299 The Maidan, Tank Square, Clive Street ... 335 Cossitala, Colootala, Garden Reach ... 379 The Land of William Camac 415 Epilogue 440 Endnotes 458 Glossary 500 Bibliography 503 Photo Credits 506 Acknowledgements 507 Index 508 ER -