DESCRIPTION (The story is in English) “ Howrah Bridge ( Rabindra Setu ) is a wonderful construction of its time as it has not a single pillar under it. It hangs from one side to another just like a swing ( Jhula). It is a cantilever bridge. It was third longest cantilever bridge in the world when it was opened on 3rd. February 1943 for public use. It took six years for its construction. The author along with his grandson – Shubham Kumar and granddaughter – Monika Kumari visited Kolkata in the month of April 2014 and saw the Howrah Bridge from a very close distance by crossing Hooghly River by motor boat. The author described in details about Howrah Bridge. You can access to Google Play and by typing Durga Prasad or Shubham Kumar the relevant book will be available on your Smartphone or laptop or desktop with internet connection. You will have to pay online Rs.20 only. *************************************************************

Howrah Bridge is an iconic engineering structure of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) and is in excellent condition after 78 years of extensive use. The bridge is a balanced cantilever structure, has a central span of 457 meters, used 26,500 tons of high-grade steel and was entirely fabricated at Kolkata to a high precision as a riveted structure. The bridge is an example of the high-quality work that went into bridge building in earlier years and offers unique design and detailing features. This current book covers all the engineering aspects of the structure explaining planning, design of superstructures, substructures and foundations along with fabrication and erection with a separate section on special features. Aimed at civil and bridge engineering students and graduate engineers, professionals, practicing structural engineers and also heritage structure enthusiasts, this book offers a detailed case study and a thorough description of a well-known and iconic bridge. It covers the planning process to design and construction aspects. It discusses conceptual design aspects and alternatives considered at the time of construction. It explains the planning of the foundations in a clayey silt river bed, subject to tidal variations, the design and construction of foundations, and illustrates the fabrication of steel work and the use of pre-cambering principle.

Around 20 years after returning from the United States, he penned down his observations about the various scenarios prevalent in the USA and India, covering topics like Unemployment, Polity, and Bollywood, along with suggestions for improving the state of affairs. Besides this, he also wrote certain fun, weird, and quirky movie scripts, along with some other works.