Question

Which 3 features of modern city calcutta fascinated the gods?

Answer 1

In 'Debganer Martye Agaman' Brahma visits the city of Calcutta along with other Gods. They saw distraction by the train, large ships in the Ganga, factories, bridges, monuments, shops and the variety of goods sold in shops. However, they were disturbed to see cheats and thieves, poverty, poor housing, confusion of caste, religious and gender identities in the city. Brahma himself was tricked into buying a cheap pair of glasses. Durgacharan Ray describes the contrasting images and experience like wealth and poverty, splendour and diet, opportunities and disappointments that the cities offered.

Answer 2

• In 1880, Durgacharan Ray wrote a novel, 'Debganer Martye Aagaman' (The Gods Visit Earth), in which Brahma, the Creator in Hindu  mythology, took a train to Calcutta with some other gods. As Varuna,  the Rain God, conducted them around the capital of British India, Calcutta.

• The city of Calcutta in the nineteenth century was brimming with  opportunities – for trade and commerce, education and jobs. The gods were wonderstruck by the big, modern city – the train  itself, the large ships on the river Ganges, factories belching smoke,  bridges and monuments and a dazzling array of shops selling a  wide range of commodities. The gods were so impressed by the  marvels of the teeming metropolis that they decided to build a  Museum and a High Court in Heaven!

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