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"The bygone times leave in its trail eternal memories of heritage structures and customs".
Think of colonial powers that ruled India, and the Big 3 always come to the fore - British, Portuguese, and the French. Not many are familiar with the Scandivanian connection to India. Yes, the Danes, native of Denmark ruled some parts of India for a considerable period of time - more specifically at the start of the 16th century (1620-1845).
The Danish East India Company merchants and ships arrived from 1616 onwards and dropped their anchors on the Coromandel coast(Tamil Nadu), Balasore(Orissa), Andamans, Sri Lanka, Puducherry(Karaikal coast), Surat(Gujarat), Cochin(Kerala) and Serampore(Hooghly, West Bengal) for the lucrative trading business of spices - chiefly Cardamom, pepper, and cinnamon. The Southern coast of India also witnessed the French connection in all its glory, at Puducherry. Even today, you will find tree-lined avenues of French designs in Puducherry which is a delight to watch.
Although they ruled a few places in India, the Danish East India company left behind a stunning architectural trail that consisted of golden pink-hued forts, whitewashed churches, baroque houses, and majestic trading centers, colonies, and warehouses.
The two significant trading ports which bear strong testimony to Danish presence were - Traquebar in Tamil Nadu and Serampore in Hoogly, West Bengal. The Danes were full-bodied traders and merchants and their intention on setting foot in India was to establish trading outposts that linked all the way to Denmark.