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Malda Travel Guide

The old capital of Bengal was Gaur, near Malda Town.(340kms from Calcutta) It starts from about 7th century when Bengal was under the reign under the names of Ramavati and Halesh Manavati, when Bengal was under the Reign of king asanka, .After him came the Pales and the senar. During the Reigont of Lakshman sen, Gour up to 1202A.D Lakshan sen is said to have been aking of considerable power in the earlier part of his Reign. His territories were captured it in the year 1202A.D by Mohammad-i-Bakhtiyar Khalji when he was 80 years of age He had three sons, Madhab keshao sen, and Biswarup sen, by two wives named Basudevi, and Mallava Devi. Halayudha Misra was his Minister.

On the route to Darjeeling, 349 km north of Kolkata, Malda is the base for visiting the ruined cities of Gaur and Pandua, although it's probably more famous now for its large Fajli mangoes. One reader wrote: 'You could probably kill yourself through overeating mangoes in this place! Gaur is delightful, one of the nicest places we visited in India, incredibly peaceful and beautiful'. Malda's not very interesting, but it has a small museum. English Bazaar, also transliterated as Ingrah Bazar, is now a suburb of Malda An English factory was established here in 1771. Old Malda is nearby, at the junction of the Kalindi and Mahananda rivers. It was once an important port for the former Muslim capital of Pandua.