1) The document summarizes a field study assignment on Mohera and Pakutia Jomidar Bari for a Bangladesh Studies course. 2) Key points learned from the field study include seeing heritage buildings from the 1960s and the need to preserve these national treasures. 3) The student thanks their teacher and trip coordinator for organizing the educational excursion. 4) The conclusion reflects that while Bangladesh Studies is an important subject, universities allocate limited time for it, making it difficult for teachers to comprehensively cover the diverse topics.

1. Assignment No- 02
Assignment Name: Field study on Mohera & Pakutia Jomidar Bari for
“Bangladesh Studies” academic course requirement.
Subject: Bangladesh Studies
Course Code: GED 403
Assignment
Submittedby:
Name: Md. Al-Amin
Department: CSE
ID No: 172015031
Shift: Evening
Submittedto:
Name: Sanjida Akter Tanni
Designation: Lecturer (GUCETL)
Department: GBS
Signature:

2.  Brifely introduction the Mohera & Pakutia Jomidar Bari
 Relationship between course content & the places
 My role in the field study tour
 Learing point from the study tour
 Acknowledgement
 Conclusion
Mohera Jamidar Bari (Landlord’s Home) was founded by Kali Charan Saha who was a landlord.
It is believed that the Jamidar Bari was established in 1890 at Pakulla of Mirzapur in Tangail
district and about 80 km from Dhaka city. It has several buildings with different names such as
Chowdhury Lodge, Ananda Lodge, Moharaj Lodge, Kalichoron Lodge etc. During the partition of
India in 1947 and War of Independence in 1971, most of the landlords moved to India. Now this
palace is a tourist spot. However, it was recently undertaken by the police and a training centre
was established there. But members of the law enforcement agency allow visitors to take a look
inside the palace.
It is not sure but people believed that they have started their Zamindari somewhere around 1890.
First Zamindar was Kalichoron Shaha. Beside their Land Lordship, they have conducted trading
related to Jute and Salt. They were the owner of huge land properties from different part of
Bangladesh. During country division and war, most of them moved into India. Only very few are
living at Tangail. Their attractive edifices are now become a tourist spot. Since they were rich,
people says they have built those building before establishing their Zamindari. Mohera Zamindar
Bari has several main buildings. Each of those are presented below with short description.
Chowdhury Lodge: After entering the Zamindar mansion premise through the main gate,
Choudhury Lodge is the first building that you’ll find. It’s a pink colored building having
Roman/Greek styled pillars at the front side. The rich ornate building is having corrugated at the
roof from inside. Its a two stored building having a garden in front of it. This building is beautiful
from the back side too. There is a playground for the kids available there.
Content
Mohera Jomidar Bari

3. Chowdhury Lodge
Ananda Lodge: In my opinion, Ananda lodge is the most stylish building from the entire premise.
This building has a touch of white and blue. It has eight columns in front of the building.
Most attractive part of the building is the small hanging balcony at second floor. It seems like
someone like Juliet used to pass her afternoon there. This building has a lovely garden at front
side.
Ananda Lodge
Mohera

4. Moharaj Lodge: This is a pink colored building having byzantine design. Similar to other
buildings it has 6 columns at the front side. The stair in front of the building has a curved railing
which just increased its beauty.
Moharaj Lodge
Similar to other buildings it is a two storied building having a garden at front. Behind the garden
has a tennis court. The Moharaj Lodge and the Ananda Lodge are adjoining.
Kalichoron Lodge: This building is built during the last portion of the Jomidari Era. Thats why
this one is looking different than other three. It is having more rooms compare to any others from
the premise.
Architecture of the building is somewhat similar to the colonial era buildings. The shape of the
building is like the letter ‘U’ in English alphabet. During the noon-afternoon, you’ll find a play of
light and shadow for that shape from the inside of the building.
Other Edifices: Beside the attractive arhitectured buildings, the Zomidar premise has other
buildings named as Kachari Bhobon, Nayeb Bhobon, Rani Bhobon, etc. Also you’ll find several
large ponds around the premise. Those are named as Bishaka Shagor, Poshra Shagor, etc.
1. Kachari Bhobon
2. Nayeb Bhobon

5. Pakutia Zamindar Bari resides under the administration of Nagarpur of Tangail district. This
Zamindar Bari complex comprises of three main buildings. Out of these three, one is much larger
compared to other two’s. The larger one is using as a Degree college these days and also the college
authority holds the ownership of other two edifices as well. But they have rented Pakutia Zamindar
Bari to other organization.
Initially the Zamindari was established by the hand of Ramkrishna Shaha Mondol at the early of
19th century. He has two sons named Radha Gobinda and Brindaban Chandra. Radha Gobinda
didn’t have any children but Brindaban Chandra had three. They are Brojendro Mohon, Upendra
Mohon and Jogendra Mohon. Childless Radha Gobinda adopted the second son of his brother and
later gave his whole property to him.
These three brothers later built three separate buildings for them in 1915 (almost 100 years from
now). Each of the buildings are having extreme artwork & design, stylish columns, and small
statues. Each inches of the building is having a delicate design that impresses everyone even these
days. Top of the building is having a lovely sculpture type architecture that is rich in design,
concept, and artwork (more if I consider the building period) in this modern days. Apart from
these, there are several large ponds located at the backyard of the building.
Pakutia Jomidar Bari

6. This Zamindar family was friendly towards the villagers. They have established a school during
1916 named as Brindaban Chandra Radha Gobinda School (in short B.C.R.G. School) for their
father and uncle. They have left this country during the 1947 separation. Later in 1967, the
government established B.C.R.G Degree College on these buildings to commemorate the friendly
Zamindar family.
Apart from the Zamindar Bari, the premise now has a temple which probably used by the families
who lived here. Also there is an open theater available that was used to arrange the local play or
drama known as Jatra/Pala.

7. When we started our “Bangladesh Studies” course academically, in first-class our dearest &
honorable madam (Sanjida Akter Tanni) said, the goals of “Bangladesh Studies” course to
achieve or gather the knowledge as likely that we could uphold our country Bangladesh anywhere
& any time of the earth. To do that we day by day learns several topics about our country related
to different ways and it was my first academic class experience. Actually, I am always waiting for
this course class to learn something about the new style. Whatever “Bangladesh Studies” course
has an academic syllabus part “Heritage and Tourism in Bangladesh”; the visit of Mahera &
Pakutia Jamidar Bari will be very helpful to properly complete the heritage part and also fill up
the part of goal which was said by our honorable madam. Generally, we know any heritage place
by reading books or listening. But we clearly know the places of Mahera & Pakutia Jomidar Bari
by visiting practically. Another important thing, when we see something practically that sets our
mind longly. We can explain these places briefly & interestingly. On the other hand, to explain
any place without practical visit that will very painful explain by remembering. So it's very
important for our course content.
My role on the filed study to collective famous house details & watched besides Mohera & Pakutia
Jomidar Bari all kinds of niceties with pictures. In below I add some collective pictures-
Relationship With Course Content
My role on the field study

8. In the above, some museum pictures also added which are making me surprised that was first ever
seen. Besides collective these, I try to maintained manner environment in the bus on the journey
time.

9. It was first visiting the Mahera & Pakutia Jamidar Bari by me & it was a great experience to visit
these two places. I have practically seen the 1960s building. I became surprised to see the scenario
of the building which is made by human hands. Now current moderns society, this work are totally
defunct. The governors should take a step to retain this foundation cause Pakutia Jomidar Bari
almost wry. It needs to remember that all these our national heritage. Allover I get a lot of
experience, basically, Mahera Jomidar Bari’s museum has some rear treasure which also makes
more surprises. These treasures need to maintain or sustain for the future that would save our
national heritage.
In the first instance, I would like to thanks our honorable course teacher (Sanjida Akter Tanni)
for valuable guidance and advice. She inspired us greatly to work as a team. She has supported
every team member of the group in various critical situations.
I would like to thanks our CR. Jahurul Islam for such very good arrangements at hotels and the
whole of the journey. I am really pleased about our CR Jahurul Istam to maintain the entaire bus
environment from start to end.
Lastly, our heartiest thanks go to others who were involved and helped directly and indirectly in
preparing and properly complete this study tour. Without them, this study tour wouldn’t be made
possible.
Learning point from field study
Acknowledgement

10. Bangladesh has become a subject of much pedagogic interest since the early 1990s, when private
universities started operating in this country. A number of causes may be attributed to such interest:
patriotic feeling, government encouragement, need for balancing the syllabi by accommodating
subjects of humanities and social sciences, guardians' expectations etc.
But, probably it is time now that we also recognize that Bangladesh Studies exists because
Bangladesh itself is worth studying. The historical developments since ancient times, in what is
Bangladesh territory, culminated in its birth as a modern nation-state in 1971.
In spite of the relative failures at different levels in the public sphere, there has been perceptible,
and often sharp, upward movement in different sectors in the social, economic and cultural arenas.
But, going beyond the debates about whether Bangladesh has performed well, or badly, as a nation,
we should be satisfied that it is one of the few nations in the developing world which is remarkably
exposed to domestic, as well as global, intellectual and development discourses. This is precisely
why Bangladesh Studies deserves far greater attention in the higher education sectors than it is
currently receiving. There are, however, a number of issues that need to be addressed in this
connection.
A major problem is that most universities allocate only three credit-hours for a course relating to
Bangladesh Studies. The problem for the teachers is, therefore, what to teach within this limited
period, which does not amount to more than 40 hours, at best. Since there is no teacher who is
comprehensively trained in Bangladesh Studies, one has to have a particular academic background,
such as History, Public Administration, Sociology etc.
This means that a teacher with a particular academic background would tend to focus on his/her
own field of specialization. This may often create the problem of allocation of proportionate time
to all proposed themes in the syllabus, since the idea of the course is to teach almost all conceivable
subjects, ranging from geographical features to constitution, economy to culture and so on. Most
teachers are perhaps trying to do equal justice to some selected topics, but their is no doubt that
students end the course with either a lopsided view of Bangladesh, or a partial, or insufficient,
knowledge of topics covered
Conclusion