We Are Going For This Talk About The Last Standing Towers From An 1800 Survey Of Bengal

Did you know that the Great Trigonometrical Survey is the longest measurement of the Earth’s surface to have ever been attempted? They scaled the Indian subcontinent from 1800 to 1854 and built 75 feet brick towers all around Bengal to map the Bengal landscape. These towers are still there, but you or I probably don’t know much about them. Travel blogger and photographer Rangan Datta (check out his blog here), fascinated with the towers, scoured all of Bengal to find the last-standing ones.

On May 13 from 4pm at Terminal 11, he will present his stories from the GTS towers in association with Heritage Walks Calcutta (HWC) Small talks.

If you have a passion for mapping histories, for interesting trivia or national heritage, this talk will be a great way to spend the evening. You’ll get to learn so much about how our subcontinent’s geography was charted back in the day!

Because host Rangan Datta is a treasure trove on the many stories of Kolkata, and he is an active member of Wikipedia’s West Bengal user group.

They have complimentary tea/coffee and a cupcake. so go ahead book your spot for this talk here. Registrations end on May 12.