Gobindram Mitter

Gobindram Mitter (also spelt Govindram Mitra, Gobindaram Mitra, Gobinda Ram Mitra, Gobindro Ram Mitro) was an Indian official during the Company rule in India, who earned reputation for his wealth and extravagance.

Early life He was born in Chanak village near Barrackpur, now in North 24 Parganas district. When the English bought the three villages of Kalikata, Sutanuti and Gobindapur from the Sabarna Roy Choudhury family in 1698 and established their zemindary (estate) or presidency in Kolkata, they appointed an Indian deputy collector to assist the English collector in the collection of rent. The first Indian deputy collector was Nandaram Sen. After his discharge, the second Indian to step into that position was Gobindram Mitra. |source= H.E.A.Cotton

Mitter earned large amounts of money. He was considered too powerful for his boss Holwell to remove him.

Banamali Sarkar’s house Gobindram Mitter’s stick Umichand’s beard Huzoorimal’s money Who does not know of these?

Banamali Sarkar's grand house was built in Kumortuli during the period 1740 to 1750.

Temple

Mitter built a nine-turreted or nabaratna temple of goddess Kali on the banks of the Ganges at Kumortuli in 1725 (some say, it was in 1731). Its 165-feet spire was a navigational aid for sailors. They called it the 'pagoda'. The ruins of the temple can be seen near the Siddheswari Kalimandir in Bagbazar. Roghoo Mitter's grandson Abhay Charan Mitter was the dewan of the collector of 24 Parganas and is reputed to have given a lakh of rupees to his guru or spiritual preceptor and then came his grandson Dhanada Charan Mitter . A street in Kumartuli is named after Abhay Charan Mitra. Jorabagan, a Kolkata neighbourhood was so named because the road through it led to the garden houses of Gobindram Mitter and Umichand.