Kharagpur in 1940 & Back

When we went back on 1940 and little more , we found that British  planned to develop a town which is near to Kolkata .The main purpose to setup railway junction was to avoid the excess pressure on Calcutta ,which is the prime port for eastern trade of British also to avoid pressure, if the japan bombing in Kolkata. Kaliakunda airbase was an strategically plan by the British to avoid the Japanese threat from east side and this based used by the British and American Air force during the second world war  to bombing the Japanese  occupied area  and to stop there ground force to enter British occupied India.
You can realize the importance of kaliakunda base, this base use in second world war, in 1965 and in 1971 .I heard many stories from my grandfather (Mr. Dinanath Singh) who was working in kalikunda base as an technical staff about how the east Pakistani aircraft attack in kalikunda base and how the IAF fighter short the pak plane after big dog fight. In 1971 war this base played a crucial role in the freedom of Bangladesh, and the prompt action of the IAF there was no causality happened as like 1965.
As kharagpur is centrally located, therefore British buildup railway factories here based on raw materials from near about area and technical know-how from Kolkata engineering belt .Same pattern was followed by the first independent Indian Govt. after the suggestion by the CM of West Bengal (Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy) to set-up the first IIT of India .As kharagpur developed as a main railway junction of South East zone so there were many British officers were many appointed in this town. After independence most of the British family leaves kharagpur but still here some Anglo Indian community lived near puri gate area.
In this post you I can give you some information and pictures of 1940 and back kharagpur.

 (159 WYNNE AVENUE HOUSE still exist and alloted to RLY staff this house is near to Main Hospital Kharagpur)

 (159 WYNNE AVENUE other house /near RLY Main hospital Kharagpur)

 (Front view of WNNE Avenue house )

(This bunglow exist near south institute cinema hall)

(Apprentice home used for training of new rly recruiting staff/this house still used and known as RLY training institue exist opposite of CHANDMARI genral hospital)

(This church exist near SERSA stadium kharagpur)

(EUROPEAN SCHOOL  known as SERLY MIXED High School in New Settlement near Puja Complex ,Big Bazar)

(European Hospital now known as Rly Main Hospital Kharagpur)

(These Bungalow now used by the SERLY Staff Quarter south side Kharagpur)

(Indian Institute known as Officer Club of Kharagpur beside St. Agnes school khargpur)

(This building exist in Bilimoria petrol pump)

(Kolaghat Rly Bridge)