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The memorabilia in the museum consists of photographs, sketches, paintings and excerpts from the writings of Ram Mohan Roy and others reproduced, wherever possible, in facsimile. Also, period furniture and diorama representations were designed to recreate the times. Together they not only give you glimpses of the various facets of one of the greatest personalities of the modern age, but at the same time takes you back into a period in history when India was at crossroads, and Ram Mohan Roy heralded the coming of the modern age.
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বিদ্যাসাগর স্মৃতি মন্দির Bidyāsāgor Smriti Mondir
The erstwhile residential house of Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, social reformer, language pioneer and a key figure in bringing about the renaissance in Bengal, has been converted into a women's college which runs various professional and language courses. The heritage building was renamed 'Vidyasagar Smriti Mandir'. A part of the building has been converted into a museum.
The museum collects, preserves and interprets objects related to the history of the Kolkata Police. Exhibits includes various items seized during the freedom struggle of the country.
One of the largest Durga Puja celebrations in the city, which began in 1943 by Lakhi Chand Jaiswal as a small celebration in a shop. It has been attended by celebrities, industrialists, politicians, and even foreign diplomats. The common theme is usually environmentalism, and a windmill and solar panels power the pandal.
Church Mission Society Cemetery
Contains graves of Bengali poet Toru Dutt and his family.
আচার্য ভবন Ācārẏa Bhaban
A museum with a collection of some of the instruments designed, made and used by Jagadish Chandra Bose, along with his personal belongings and memorabilia.
The 18th-century building was in a dilapidated condition, worsening day by day. The Ramakrishna Mission acquired it, along with an adjacent plot, in May 1999. Ramakrishna Mission restored Vivekananda's ancestral house without changing any of its original architectural features. It houses Vivekananda's birthplace, meditation hall (first floor) and museum, where some of the articles used by Vivekananda, his father, mother and brothers are preserved.