Writers' Building

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The Writers' Building or Mahakaran is the secretariat building of the state government of West Bengal in Kolkata. The 150-metre long building covers the entire northern stretch of Red Lake at the centre of historic B.B.D. Bagh, long considered as the administrative and business hub of the city. As a heritage building, it remains at a central place in Bengal's politics as a witness to Bengal's evolution and Indian independence movement. Built as an office for East India Company writers (junior clerks) in 1777, the Writers' Building housed the provincial government of Bengal between 1937 and 1947, and the state government of West Bengal between 1947 and 2013, before being used for the role again since 2026. The building has been called a mini-township of sorts with a built-up area of around 550,000 square feet. Before the shifting of the state secretariat, the building housed 34 departments of the state government, and served as the office for approximately 6,000 employees. As of October...

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