Falta has a historical background. It was an old human settlement of pre-British India. There is an only fort that survive in West Bengal are those that were built during the colonial era. As the East India companies from various European countries settled in this part of the world, they built strongholds from where they could do business or provide security. These Dutch forts, built of brick and mortar, have survived to some degree, though often as little more than ruins. Falta was an important port like Frasergaunj during the rule of British East India Company. When Siraj-ud-Daulah, the ruler of Murshidabad sacked Kolkata in the year 1756, the English residents and the generals moved to Falta temporarily.
Inspired by the history of Falta we have tried to create Dutch-Portuguese style architecture in our property “Ganga Neer”.