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- The Writers' Buildings, often shortened to just Writers', is the official secretariat building of the state government of West Bengal in Kolkata, India. The 150-meter long building covers the entire northern stretch of the iconic Lal Dighi pond at the centre of historic B.B.D. Bagh, long considered as the administrative and business hub of the city. It originally served as the principal administrative office for writers (junior clerks) of the British East India Company (EIC). Designed by Thomas Lyon in 1777, the Writers' Building has gone through a long series of extensions over the centuries. Since India's independence in 1947, it housed the office of the Chief Minister of West Bengal, cabinet ministers and other senior officials, until 4 October 2013, when a major restoration of the building was announced. The majority of government departments were subsequently moved out to a new repurposed building named Nabanna in Howrah on a temporary basis. The building has been called a mini-township of sorts with a built-up area of around 550,000 square feet. Before the shifting of the state secretariat, the building housed 34 departments of the state government, and served as the office for approximately 6,000 employees. As of October 2020, the renovation of the building continues. (en)
- 作家大厦（孟加拉语：Mahakaran，英语：Writers' Building）是印度西孟加拉邦的政府大楼，位于该邦首府加尔各答。它起初是作为英国东印度公司文职人员的办公室，因此得名。设计师是托马斯·林恩，设计于1780年，式样，有一个给人深刻印象的科林斯柱式正立面，1889年。主入口的顶上有大不列颠雕像。 这座建筑位于Lal Dighi 水池的北岸区域。大厦内设有西孟加拉邦政府的各种部门。这是一幢具有重大政治意义的建筑物，印度独立运动的纪念碑。 (zh)
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