According to councillor Sandip Ranjan Bakshi, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has decided to add the former West Bengal chief minister Siddhartha Shankar Ray’s home in south Kolkata to its list of historically significant structures.
The two-story red brick Ray’s mansion, which was built in 1900, is regarded as a landmark in the Hazra neighbourhood.
“People like Mahatma Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, and Pandit Ravi Shankar were guests at Ray’s home. It belongs to history. As a result, we have chosen to identify this structure as one of the city’s heritage sites in order to safeguard it “Bakshi, who is the region’s civic body representative
