Kolkatans remember Rajen Mookerjee on his 165th birthday

Kolkata: The 165th birth anniversary of the architect of modern Kolkata, Rajen Mookerjee, was commemorated in the city on Saturday.

At a function, floral bouquets were placed at the base of his statue at Victoria Memorial Hall. Mookerjee is the only Indian whose statue has been installed at Victoria Memorial Hall in 1938. Mookerjee, who gave Kolkata its modern look, had formed a partnership firm, Martin Burn Company, with Sir Thomas Acquinas Martin. The structures including Esplanade Manson, Victoria Memorial, Chartered Bank building in BBD Bag, Belur Math and Aakashvani Bhavan were built by Martin Burn Company. He was the chairman of the committee that had recommended construction of a cantilever bridge replacing the old pontoon bridge connecting Kolkata with Howrah.

Mookerjee was born at Bhabla in North 24-Parganas.