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Bongaon and the Ichamati · খাঁ শুভেন্দু, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Bongaon and the Ichamati
North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India
Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay grew up in Barrackpur village near Bongaon, on the banks of the Ichamati river. Its bamboo groves, ponds and orchards became Nischindipur, the village of Pather Panchali. The town remembers him with a statue, and a nearby wildlife sanctuary carries his name.
