Naktala is a neighbourhood in
South Kolkata
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in
West Bengal
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,
India
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. It is bounded by Ganguly Bagan to the north,
Bansdroni
Bansdroni is a locality of South Kolkata in West Bengal, India. The area is under Kolkata Municipal Corporation & it comes under Kolkata Police jurisdiction.
History
Bansdroni is a place of Art & culture. The place used to be a port during ...
to the west,
Garia
Garia ( Bengali:গড়িয়া) is a neighborhood in southern Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of Jadavpur in the north, Bansdroni/Tollygunge in the north-west, Santoshpur/ Mukundapur in the north-east a ...
Crossing to the south and
Baishnabghata Patuli to the east.
History
Previously forest, swampland and a peaceful rural area, dotted with ponds and the occasional
dak bungalow
A dak bungalow, dak-house or dâk-bungalow was a government building in British India under Company rule in India, Company Rule and the British Raj, Raj. It may also refer to some similarly-built or -used structures in modern India, Bangladesh, ...
(the erstwhile Dalgis bungalow) in between, Naktala is located by the Tolly's Nullah (Adi Ganga canal) connecting Kolkata to the Vidhyadhari River to the east. It has evolved with time from a sleepy to a bustling neighbourhood, burgeoned and prospered with the arrival of people from all over, mainly
East Bengal
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, common_name = East Bengal
, status = Province of the Dominion of Pakistan
, p1 = Bengal Presidency
, flag_p1 = Flag of British Bengal.svg
, s1 = East ...
after independence. The name is supposed to have originated from Nagtala (Nag meaning Snake, a place of snakes) according to one source and from Nak meaning Swarga (Heaven).
Presently
Naktala is an upmarket suburban area of Kolkata in the southern part of the city, in the vicinity of
Tollygunge
Tollygunge (Bengali: টালিগঞ্জ; nicknamed 'Mini Mumbai' or 'Mini Bombay') is a locality of South Kolkata, in West Bengal, India. It is famed as the centre of the Indian film industry, known as Tollywood, Marathi Cinema, South Indi ...
and
Garia
Garia ( Bengali:গড়িয়া) is a neighborhood in southern Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of Jadavpur in the north, Bansdroni/Tollygunge in the north-west, Santoshpur/ Mukundapur in the north-east a ...
.
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 nar ...
connecting these two places, divides Naktala into two parts. Single and multi-storied houses are slowly giving way to multi-storied apartments, all over the area.
Transport
Naktala is connected by road and metro railway to the other parts of Kolkata. Many buses like AC Bus (AC6), CSTC Buses (S6A, S7), Private Buses (80A, 228, SD5), Naktala - Howrah Mini Bus, Harinavi - Howrah Mini Bus etc. ply on
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 nar ...
(NSC Bose Road). The closest metro station is
Gitanjali
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''Gitanjali'' ( bn, গীতাঞ্জলি, lit='Song offering') is a collection of poems by the Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore. Tagore received the Nobel Prize for Literature, for the English translation, Gitanjali:''Song Offer ...
.
Nearby
Naktala is close to
Dhakuria
Dhakuria is a locality in the city of Kolkata, (previously Calcutta), in West Bengal, India.
It is located in the southern part of the city and is surrounded by Ballygunge and Kasba in the north, Haltu in the east, Jadavpur/ Garia in the south ...
(4 km),
Jadavpur
Jadavpur is a southern neighbourhood of Kolkata in the district of Kolkata of West Bengal, India. Jadavpur is one of the important junctions in South Kolkata. Jadavpur University and a number of research institutes of national and international ...
(2 km),
Garia
Garia ( Bengali:গড়িয়া) is a neighborhood in southern Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of Jadavpur in the north, Bansdroni/Tollygunge in the north-west, Santoshpur/ Mukundapur in the north-east a ...
(1.8 km), Purba Putiary (2.5 km),
Panchasayar
Panchasayar is a neighbourhood of East Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography Police district
Panchasayar police station is part of the East division of Kolkata Police
The Kolkata Police Force (KPF) is one of the two preside ...
(2.5 km),
Tollygunge
Tollygunge (Bengali: টালিগঞ্জ; nicknamed 'Mini Mumbai' or 'Mini Bombay') is a locality of South Kolkata, in West Bengal, India. It is famed as the centre of the Indian film industry, known as Tollywood, Marathi Cinema, South Indi ...
(3.0 km),
Kasba (3.3 km).
Education
Naktala is rich in schools, with colleges mostly in Garia, Netaji Nagar and elsewhere.
The schools are :
* Mukul Bose Memorial Institution
* Ananda Ashram Balika Vidyapith
* Maharishi Vidya Mandir
* Bani Bhavan High School
* Shri R K Ananda Ashram Girls School
* Khanpur Girls High School
* All Saints Academy
*
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 ...
* B.D. Memorial School, Bansdroni
B.D. Memorial School locations
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Notable persons
#Abdur Razzak
ʻAbd al-Razzāq (ALA-LC romanization of ar, عبد الرزاق) is a male Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Razzāq'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to ...
, Bangladeshi actor
#Sukumar Samajpati, footballer
#Damayanti Sen, IPS
#Kabir Suman
Kabir Suman (born Suman Chattopadhyay; 16 March 1949) is an Indian music director, songwriter, singer, composer, politician, and former journalist. , singer and former Member of Parliament
#Ustad Rashid Khan
Ustad Rashid Khan (born 1 July 1968) is an Indian classical musician in the Hindustani music tradition. He belongs to the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana, and is the great-grandson of gharana founder Inayat Hussain Khan. He is married to Soma Khan.
...
, Hindusthani Classical Vocalist
#Krishanu Dey
Krishanu Dey ( bn, কৃশানু দে; 14 February 1962 – 20 March 2003) was an Indian footballer from Kolkata, India. He was an attacking midfielder and was known as the "Indian Maradona" among his fans due to his footballing skills an ...
, footballer
#Tapas Sen
Tapas Sen ( 11 September, 1924 – 28 June, 2006) was a noted India, Indian Stage lighting, stage lighting designer, who was an important figure in 20th-century Indian theatre. He started working with Bengali theatre movement in Kolkata in the l ...
, acclaimed stage lighting designer
#Gautam Chattopadhyay
Gautam Chattopadhyay (1 June 1949 – 20 June 1999) was an Indian Bengali singer, songwriter, bassist, and composer. In 1975, as a leader he founded the progressive rock band Moheener Ghoraguli with Tapas Das, Abraham Mazumdar, Pradip Chatt ...
, Moheener Ghoraguli
# Binayak Bandopadhyay, writer, poet
Shrines
The Shiva Temple, on NSC Bose Road, the Shitala Temple, Yogomaya Kali Mandir, and also the Sri Guru Ashram (Durga Prashanna Paramahansha Road) and elsewhere.
Festivals
Durga Puja is celebrated at Naktala with great pomp. Other festivals include the Old Rath Jatra fair at Rathtala and local fairs round the year.
The much acclaimed and award-winning Udayan Sangha Durga Puja celebrated in the Udayan Sangha grounds adds to the pride of Naktala.
Medicare
Naktala has several nursing homes and hospitals.
* Acharya Durga Prasanna Paramahamsa Sebayatan
* BC Roy Polio Clinic and Hospital for Crippled Children
* Sevangan Medical Complex
* Nidan Poly Clinic
* Springdale Health Care Unit
Climate
The climate is tropical. The hallmark is the monsoon season, from early June to mid September. The weather remains dry during the winter (mid November to mid February) and humid during summer.
See also
* Kolkata Metro Railway Routes (North South Corridor)
References
External links
Naktala
at Google Maps
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Naktala
a
mapsofindia.com
Official site of KMC
Naktala Udayan Sangha
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