The Indian territory of Calcutta, and the city the marble and plaster of the British sector turns its back on.
Description
The Indian territory of Calcutta, and the city the marble and plaster of the British sector turns its back on. Mud streets replace cobblestones, open drains run beside the houses, cooking smoke hangs at first-floor height, and the buildings are thatched and wooden rather than stuccoed. No English is spoken. The transition from the British sector into it is sudden rather than gradual — a matter of a few hundred yards and one road surface changing underfoot.
Sutanuti, one of the three villages Calcutta grew from, sits within it on the riverbank as its northern part, and is the part of Blacktown the party has actually set foot in.
Notable Features
- The road surface is the boundary. Cobblestones give way to mud, and the grand plaster buildings of the British sector dissolve into thatched wooden houses, within the span of Chitpur Road.
- No English spoken. Every party member entering it is dependent on a translator or a guide.
- Watched with open curiosity. A European procession through the lanes draws attention it never draws in Chowringhee or Lal Dighi.
- Sutanuti is the specific quarter the party has visited, via Elizabeth Ashby’s family home near the riverbank.
Connections
- Sutanuti — its northern, riverside part
- Chitpur Road — the thoroughfare running into it from Lal Dighi
- Barabazar — the great market of the Indian city, nearby in the same broad quarter
- Elizabeth Ashby, Adrien de Montferrand, Havildar Pratap Singh, Bennie Hanna
Appearances
Connections
People
Location of
- Bennie Hanna NPC neutralLeads a small group of local youths in Blacktown/Sutanuti1 session: By Command of His Excellency
Places
Borders
- Circular Road Burial Ground Location neutralOn the outskirts of Blacktown
Has part
- Sutanuti Location neutralIts northern part, the old fishing village on the riverbank1 session: By Command of His Excellency