Andul Dutta Chaudhury Family

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The Chowdhury family's Chandi-mandapa in Andul, renovated in 1930 CE.

Dutta Chowdhury family (Devanagari: दत्तचौधरी परिवार, Bengali: দত্তচৌধুরী পরিবার, Farsi: دوت چوودی), also Chowdhury family, of Andul was an erstwhile revenue collector (zamindar), during Sultanate and Mughal periods, of Muzaffarpur pargana[1] (a portion of present-day Howrah), consisting of several villages, namely Andul, Mahiary, Dhulagore, Sankrail, etc., founded by Debdas (Tekari) Dutta, in the late 14th century CE.[2] Since Dutta had acquired the entire pargana as his estate ownership from his father he was bestowed the title Chowdhury (Farsi: چوودی) by Sikandar Shah, the second Sultan of Bengal.[3][4]

The family is an offshoot of Duttas of Bally[5] of Southern – Rarh region, founded by Bharadwaja clan Purushottam Dutta, a Kshatriya by race and Kayastha by caste, who arrived from Kannauj in circa 10th century CE.

The present descendants of the Chowdhury family are scattered throughout India, Bangladesh and United States.

Ratnakar's Philosopher's stone

There is a saying of getting a Philosopher's stone (Bengali: পরশ পাথর) from the river Ganga in Bally when Tekari's elder son Ratnakar Dutta Chowdhury was busy cleaning up his copper utensils on the bank of the river.[6]

Kuladevta temple of the family

Kashiswar Jiu temple (কাশীশ্বর জিউ মন্দির)[7][8] is in Andul of Howrah district near the Saraswati river, West Bengal in India. The presiding deity is a Banlinga which was recovered from the river in mid-17th century CE by family's Kashiswar Dutta Chowdhury (b.1607 CE).[9][10] In 18th century CE a stone made yoni-like structure commonly known as Gauripatta, symbolises goddess Shakti, has been attached with the Linga.

There are other Shiva linga temples in the debottur premises, namely Bisheshwar (Lord of the Universe), Nakuleswar (Destroyer of ego) and Saurendra Mohaneshwar (Shiva is the lord of every material things of the Solar system).

Durga puja in the family
Durga puja of the Dutta Chowdhury family in Andul. Aritisian - Becharam Adhikary (Becha poto). Photo - 1988 CE.

Family celebrates autumnal festival (Durga puja) since the time of their forefather Ram Sharan Dutta Chowdhury (1548–1606 CE);[11] he initiated the annual festival in the Saka era of 1490, which corresponds to 1568 CE in the Gregorian calendar[12][13][14][15][16][17][18] at the ancestral village.[19][20]

Family's Radha-Madhava deities are presently located in Odisha, which was taken from Andul to Chhoti village of Odisha by Ramsharan's grandfather Krishnananda.[21]

Official Seal Mohor of Srisri Kashiswar Debottur Estate of Dutta Chowdhury family of Andul, Howrah.

Notable personalities of the family

Dutta Chowdhury clan at Hatkhola

Kolkata-based Hatkhola Dutta family is a branch of the Chowdhury family.[22]

Books
  1. Dutta Chaudhuri Chronicles - Our Ancestry,[23] 2020, By Hemotpaul Chaudhuri.ISBN-13 : 979-8616610058
  2. Chowdhury Bongsher Itibritto,[24][25] 2020,By Dhruba Dutta Chaudhury. Blue Rose Publishers, New Delhi, ISBN 978-9390380893 of ROC no. L-97526/2020 dated 11 Dec 2020 vide Copy Right office,[26] Government of India.

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