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Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road is an important road in South Kolkata that runs in a north-west to south-east direction. It connects the localities of Tollygunge in the north-west and Rajpur Sonarpur in the south through Garia. The road is narrow, but given its significance it carries a considerable amount of traffic throughout the day. Localities Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road (or N.S.C. Bose Road) starts from the Tollygunge Tram Depot crossing and passes through the localities of Ashoknagar, Ranikuthi, Netaji Nagar, Bansdroni and Naktala and touches Raja SC Mullick Road at Garia and from there passes through Rajpur Sonarpur touching the localities of Garia, Narendrapur, Harinavi up to the southern fringes of South Kolkata. It runs nearly parallel to the Tolly's Nullah all along from Bansdroni. Most of the localities along this road were former refugee colonies, for the huge number of people who had to migrate from erstwhile East Bengal (now Bangladesh) after the parti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, commercial, and financial hub of Eastern India and the main port of communication for North-East India. According to the 2011 Indian census, Kolkata is the seventh-most populous city in India, with a population of 45 lakh (4.5 million) residents within the city limits, and a population of over 1.41 crore (14.1 million) residents in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area. It is the third-most populous metropolitan area in India. In 2021, the Kolkata metropolitan area crossed 1.5 crore (15 million) registered voters. The Port of Kolkata is India's oldest operating port and its sole major riverine port. Kolkata is regarded as the cultural capital of India. Kolkata is the second largest Bengali-speaking city after Dhaka. It h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partition Of Bengal (1947)
The Partition of Bengal in 1947, part of the Partition of India, divided the British Indian province of Bengal based on the Radcliffe Line between the Dominion of India and the Dominion of Pakistan. The Hindu-majority West Bengal became a state of India, and the Muslim-majority East Bengal (now Bangladesh) became a province of Pakistan. On 20 June 1947, the Bengal Legislative Assembly met to decide the future of the Bengal Presidency on being a United Bengal within India or Pakistan or divided into East and West Bengal. At the preliminary joint session, the assembly decided by 120-90 that it should remain united if it joined the new Constituent Assembly of Pakistan. Later, a separate meeting of legislators from West Bengal decided 58-21 that the province should be partitioned and that West Bengal should join the existing Constituent Assembly of India. In another separate meeting of legislators from East Bengal, it was decided 106-35 that the province should not be partitioned a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Streets In Kolkata
This is a list of famous roads, streets and avenues in and around Kolkata (former Calcutta). * Jessore Road * Kalyani Expressway * Belghoria Expressway * Barrackpore Trunk Road * VIP Road * Aurobindo Sarani * Raja Nabakrishna Street * Vivekananda Road * Bidhan Sarani * AJC Bose Road & APC Road * Chittaranjan Avenue * Strand Road * MG Road * Amherst Street * College Street * Bepin Behari Ganguly Street * Netaji Subhash Road * Hare Street * Chowringhee Road * Park Street * Sudder Street * Camac Street * Mirza Ghalib Street * Shakespeare Sarani * Red Road * Gobinda Chandra Khatik Road * Pulin Khatik Road * Eastern Metropolitan Bypass * Ballygunge Circular Road * Gurusaday Dutta Road * Gariahat Road * Sarat Bose Road * Rashbehari Avenue * Southern Avenue * Prince Anwar Shah Road * Raja SC Mullick Road * Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road * Zakaria Street References {{coord missing, West Bengal Kolkata-related lists Shopping districts and streets in India Kolkat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramakrishna Mission Narendrapur
Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur is a unit of Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Narendrapur, which is a branch of Ramakrishna Mission with headquarters at Belur. It is affiliated to the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education and West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, having both Bengali and English Medium. Notable alumni * Alapan Bandyopadhyay * Kaushik Ganguly * Bibek Debroy * Bimal Kumar Roy * Purnendu Chatterjee * Mukut Mithi * Chandril Bhattacharya * Any change in the following list is tracked by Wikipedia moderators. Any violation or misinformation will lead to serious hamper to the editor. See also * Ramakrishna Mission Residential College Ramakrishna Mission Residential College (Autonomous), Narendrapur is an institute for pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate studies in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is an autonomous college located in Narendrapur, Kolkata. The college ... References External links * {{official Boarding scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, commercial, and financial hub of Eastern India and the main port of communication for North-East India. According to the 2011 Indian census, Kolkata is the seventh-most populous city in India, with a population of 45 lakh (4.5 million) residents within the city limits, and a population of over 1.41 crore (14.1 million) residents in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area. It is the third-most populous metropolitan area in India. In 2021, the Kolkata metropolitan area crossed 1.5 crore (15 million) registered voters. The Port of Kolkata is India's oldest operating port and its sole major riverine port. Kolkata is regarded as the cultural capital of India. Kolkata is the second largest Bengali-speaking city after Dhaka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamalgazi
Kamalgazi is a neighbourhood in the Rajpur Sonarpur of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Geography Area overview Baruipur subdivision is a rural subdivision with moderate levels of urbanization. 31.05% of the population lives in the urban areas and 68.95% lives in the rural areas. In the northern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 10 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the northern part of the subdivision is a flat plain bordering the metropolis of Kolkata. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. Location Kamalgazi is located at . It has an average elevation of . Transport Kamalgazi is on the State Highway 1.Google maps Narendrapur railway station is located nearby. Educ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naktala High School
Naktala High School is a school located at Naktala, Kolkata, India. The all boys school is affiliated with the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education for Madhyamik Pariksha (10th Board exams), and to the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education for Higher Secondary Examination (12th Board exams). The school was established in 1951. See also * Education in India *List of schools in India *Education in West Bengal Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty ... References External links * Boys' schools in India Educational institutions established in 1951 1951 establishments in West Bengal {{WestBengal-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gujarati Jain
Jainism has had a notable following in Gujarat. According to the 2011 Census of India, around 0.959% of the population of Gujarat is Jain. There are several old Jain temples that draw pilgrims from Jains around the world in places such as Palitana, Taranga, Sankheshwar, Idar. History Jains believe that their 22nd Tirthankara (propagators of Jain religion) Neminath attained Moksha/ Nirvana on Girnar in Gujarat. Many other monks have also got attained Moksha in Gujarat; especially on the holy mountains of Girnar and Shatrunjaya. The Jain councils were held in Vallabhi c. 5th century CE. Their canonical scriptures were written down during this council. King Vanaraja Chavda (c. 720-780 CE) of the Chavda dynasty was brought up by a Jain monk named Shilaguna Suri. Jain temples are found in Gujarat from as early as the 6th and 7th centuries CE. It was patronized by the Chaulukyas and Chavadas. Dhank Caves (3rd-7th century CE) in Rajkot district has Jain Tirthankara carvings. Northern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITC Sangeet Research Academy
ITC Sangeet Research Academy is a Hindustani classical music academy run by the corporate house, ITC Ltd. It is located in Kolkata, India. Noted musicians associated with the academy include Ulhas Kashalkar, Falguni Mitra, Ajoy Chakrabarty, Ustad Rashid Khan, Mashkoor Ali Khan, Girija Devi, Subhra Guha. Satyajit Ray, was one of the trustees.http://www.indianexpress.com/old/ie/daily/19970703/18450513.html Annual festival The academy organises a classical music festival, the ITC SRA Sangeet Sammelan ITC SRA Sangeet Sammelan is an annual Indian classical music festival organised by ITC Sangeet Research Academy held by turn in various cities in India. History The first ITC Sangeet Sammelan was held in 1971. See also *List of Hindustani class ..., every year. They also organise the ITC SRA Mini Sangeet Sammelan. References External links ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Official site Hindustani music organisations Organizations established in 1978 Music archives Organisa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indrapuri Film Studio
Indrapuri Studios is a film and television studio located in 4, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road, Tollygunge, Kolkata. This is one of the oldest and busiest Bengali film studios of Kolkata. Indrapuri Studios was established in 1935 and currently managed and owned by Tejash Doshi who is the Managing Director of Indrapuri Studios Private Limited. The studio is spread over two acres and has 6 Studio Floors. Inspirations The studio plays a vital role in Gaurav Pandey's Bengali film ''Shukno Lanka ''Shukno Lanka'' is a 2010 Bengali-language Indian drama film directed by Gaurabh Pandey, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Debashree Roy and Sabyasachi Chakrabarty. Premiere ''Shukno Lanka'' is the story of a Junior artist living in a tinsel tow ...'' (2010). Pandey, the director of the film told in an interview– "This comes from my love for Calcutta. Indrapuri Studios, which appears in the film so many times, is the cornerstone of cinema in Calcutta. My obsession with Indrapuri Studio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wood Square Mall
Wood is a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic materiala natural composite of cellulose fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin that resists compression. Wood is sometimes defined as only the secondary xylem in the stems of trees, or it is defined more broadly to include the same type of tissue elsewhere such as in the roots of trees or shrubs. In a living tree it performs a support function, enabling woody plants to grow large or to stand up by themselves. It also conveys water and nutrients between the leaves, other growing tissues, and the roots. Wood may also refer to other plant materials with comparable properties, and to material engineered from wood, or woodchips or fiber. Wood has been used for thousands of years for fuel, as a construction material, for making tools and weapons, furniture and paper. More recently it emerged as a feedstock for the production ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kudghat
Kudghat is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. Location Kudghat is located on either banks of the Adi Ganga, the main flow of the Hooghly River from the 15th to 17th century connecting Kolkata to the Bidyadhari River to the east. Further deepened by William Tolly for transportation and trade purposes, it has virtually dried up and now serve as a prime drainage outlet during the rainy seasons. Transportation facilities The large Kudghat bus depot serves as a terminus of a number of state buses and a private bus. The Netaji Metro Station is the first of several to be constructed over the Adi Ganga which stretches on to New Garia as part of the first extension to the network of Kolkata Metro. The naming of the station had given rise to a controversy as no historical evidence has been found showing any link between Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and the Kudghat area. Places of interest Northern Side The oldest extant structures in the entire area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
