Housed in an haveli (or kothi - as it was also called)  being the residence of a renowned marwari businesman who was bestowed the title of Rai Bahadur from the British for his exceptional services to the empire, had business interests in opium, cotton, jute, indigo & film distribution in the late 19th & early 20th. Century. He was also commissioner in the Howrah municipality apart from other public positions.