Tamluk is a Historical - Religious - Academic and Cultural place

Tamluk is the headquarter of East Medinapur district in West Bengal. It is situated at100 kms from Kolkata connected by road and also communicated through Tamluk to Srirampur and Moyna, Tamluk to Mecheda, Kolaghat, and Kolkata, Tamluk to Panskura, Kharagpur and Ghatal, Tamluk to Haldia, Durgachowk, Tamluk to Digha, Contai, and Egra. The nearest railway station is Mecheda lying on Kolkata – Kharagpur route of the south eastern railway also connected by Howrah to Haldia, via Tamluk, Howrah to Digha, via Tamluk and Contai Haldia to Kharagpur via Tamluk.

Tamluk is the site of the ancient city known as Tamralipta or Tamralipti. The present town is located on the banks of the Rupnarayan river close to the Bay of Bengal. According to some scholars the city’s name derived from the Sanskrit word, Tamra Lipta, which means "Full of Copper". The name must have been originated during the Copper age, when Tamralipti was exported the ore and the metal to the peninsular India.
According to local folklore the name Tamralipta came from the King Tamradhwaja (which means The King with Copper Flag/symbol) of the Mayura-Dhwaja (Peacock) dynasty. During Fa-Hien's visit to Bengal, Fa-hien is said to have travelled eastward along the course of the Ganges river, and during his journey, he came across Buddhist stupas and monks at several places. In Tamluk/Tamralipti Fa-hien had spent two years, and visited twenty-two monasteries, inhabited by monks in Tamluk.

This ancient port city and kingdom was bounded by the Bay of Bengal in the south, river Rupnarayana in the east and Subarnarekha in the west. The Rupnarayana is the joint flow of the river Dwarkeshwar and the river Shilai. The Bay of Bengal and these great rivers and their numerous branches created a prosperous and easy water navigational system fostering commerce, culture and early contacts with the people outside the region. At the same time, these rivers helped to develop the agriculture in this region.
History tells us that the rivers have been central to urban settlement and development in the subcontinent from the ancient period. The Indus and the Ganges were cradles of ancient civilization. Tamluk was a civilization based on Bay of Bengal and river Rupnarayana. And the most important natural resource of this area was water from the rivers and sea.

It was known as Tramralipti or Tamralipta in Mahabharata or Tamalitti in foreigners` descriptions or Tamoluk in the British Raj. It was a seaport, now buried under river silt. For this reason, Tamluk has many ponds and lakes remaining today. According to Jain sources, Tamralipti was the capital of the kingdom of Venga and was long known as a port.
Tamluk is mainly an agricultural area. About 60% of the land is under cultivation. Tamluk is one of the largest producer and exporter of the Pan Leaf. Once Fishing was an important occupation of the local residents. Hilsa ( Ilish Mach ) of the River Rupnarayan is very famous for its taste.

Sanatan Shakti Peeth It is an important pilgrim place of the Hindus and one of the 51 sacred places of Shakti Peeth where left ankle of Sati/Parvati fell. The temple's presiding deity is known as Shri Barghobhima Devi.

Vaisnav/Vaishnav Thirtha In the vaishnava/vaisnava dharma Tamluk is also an important Vaishnav/vaisnava Tirtha. According to Kashidas Mahabharat and Jaimini's Mahabharat Supreme Lord Sri Krishna and Arjun came here to release the Devine Horse of Ashwamedh Yagna from King Tramradhwaja. The land of Tamluk is always devine and sacred because it was touched by the lotus feet of Sri Krishna.

In various Vaisnava religious writing Tamluk is mentioned as the next "Vrindavan" where on the next Kalp ( Next Creation of the universe) Sri Krishna will play his Rass Leela.

Places to see

Rupnarayan - The Rupnarayan river bank is famous for picnic.
Devi Barghobhima - There are near about 1150 year old Temple of Kali known here as Devi Barghobhima. This temple is a part of 51 Shakti Peethas. Puranas say that the small finger of left feet of devi Parvati fell here, when Lord Vishnu cut the sacred Body of Goddess Parvati into several pieces to make Lord Shiva quite.
Tamluk Rajbari - Tamluk Rajbari is on the outskirts of town. The literal translation for "rajbari" is king's house, once housing one of the many kings in West Bengal. The Mayura-dhwaja ( Peackok ) Dynasty had been named in Mahabharata, Bhagvat, Bramhabaibarto Puran etc as a very rich and wealthiest one of that region.
Archeological Museum - There are an Archeological Museum in Tamluk; it is a most visiting place of the town. Mr Kamal Kundu is the one of the prominent person who did his best to run this museum. The Tamralipta Museum at Tamluk contains artifacts of tamra or copper. Inscribed copper templates comprise the documents of this museum. The museum has preserved a tamralipta of Greek inscriptions. The Tamralipta Museum preserves the historical heritage of Bengal.
Rakhit bati - Rakhit bati is the another place to visit in Tamluk. In the beginning of 19th century it was famous as a secrete center of the then revolutionary party ‘Anusilan Samiti' & ‘Gupta samiti'. Famous historian late Shri Tailakyanath Rakhit rebuilt this building.
Matangani Sahid Smarak - Near  about 7Km from Tamluk station and on the way to Tamluk college,  Matangani Hazara Sahid Smarak at the side of pond called Banpukur at Abasbari Para near Tamluk Court is one of the most important place of tourist. During the ‘Ahimsa' movement of 1942, while a crowd trying to capture Tamluk administrative building, British police opened fire in which Smt Matangini Hazara became ‘Sahid'. Later on Mahatma Gandhi appreciated her bravery and titled her as ‘Birangana'. This monument is a homage to her by Ex- prime-minister, Smt Indira Ghandhi. 
Tamluk irrigation Bungalow - Tamluk irrigation Bungalow and its near by areas also famous for its semi-non urban atmospheres. The River Rupnarayana is just 1 km from the bungalow.
Green fields near the rail station - Another very popular picnic destination in Tamluk is green fields near the rail station.

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