Ex-Bengal CM Siddhartha Shankar Ray’s house to get heritage tag

Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has decided to include former West Bengal chief minister Siddhartha Shankar Ray’s south-Kolkata residence on its list of heritage buildings, councillor Sandip Ranjan Bakshi said on Sunday.

Built in 1900, Ray’s residence, a two-storey red brick structure, is considered to be a landmark in Hazra area.

“This is the house where Ray hosted personalities like Mahatma Gandhi, Indira Gandhi and Pandit Ravi Shankar. It is a part of history. We have, therefore, decided to protect this building by enlisting it as one of the city’s heritage sites,” Bakshi, who represents the area in the city civic body, told PTI.