Andul Dutta Chaudhury Family

Dutta Chowdhury family (Devanagari: दत्तचौधरी परिवार, Bengali: দত্তচৌধুরী পরিবার, Farsi: دوت چوودی), also Chowdhury family, 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 acquired the entire pargana as estate he was bestowed the title Chowdhury (Farsi: چوودی) by Sikandar Shah, the second Sultan of Bengal.[3] The family is an offshoot of Duttas of Bally[4] of Southern – Rarh region, founded by Bharadwaja clan Purushottam Dutta, who arrived from Kannauj.

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

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

Kuladevta temple of the family

Kashiswar Jiu temple (काशीश्वर जिउ मंदिर)[5] 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).[6][7] In 18th century CE a stone made yoni-like structure commonly known as Gauripatta, symbolises goddess Shakti, has been attached with the Linga.

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); he initiated the annual festival in the Saka era of 1490, which corresponds to 1568 CE in the Georgian calendar[8][9][10][11][12] at the ancestral village.[13][14]

Notable personalities of the family

Dutta Chowdhury clan at Hatkhola

Kolkata-based Hatkhola Dutta family is a branch of the Chowdhury family.[15]

References
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  8. "দেবীর বোধন শুরু হলেই হাতে শাঁখা পরেন এ পরিবারের অবিবাহিত মেয়েরা– News18 Bengali". bengali.news18.com. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
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  15. ভট্টাচার্য, বিভূতিসুন্দর. "হাটখোলা দত্ত পরিবারের পুজো". Ananda Utsav: Durga Puja Special 2016 on anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
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