A nawabi inheritance2 7For Shahanshah Mirza, the silver paan daan in his possession traces its roots to the lineage of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah. The pure silver paan daan bore her initials, CT. The silver duck6 7In Ayan Ghosh’s home, a silver paan daan in the shape of a duck with two delicate eggs has never held a paan. The paan daan descended from Renuka Mondal through her daughter, Saswati Baksi of Ballygunge Place, to her granddaughter Priobrota Ghosh. The ornate box in the shape of a seashell or jhinuk, now a showpiece, is not a paan daan but a dabba.

Source: The Telegraph March 07, 2026 07:38 UTC