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			{{Short description\|Road in Kolkata, India}}
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	[[File:B C Road (7).jpg\|thumb\|250px\|A stretch of B C Road]]		[[File:B C Road (7).jpg\|thumb\|250px\|A stretch of B C Road]]
	'''Ballygunge Circular Road''' which was renamed as Promotesh Barua Sarani {{small\|(PIN Kolkata 700019)}}, after the legendary actor and doyen of Bengali Cinema, is one of the most important roads which runs through the upscale part of [[Ballygunge]] in [[South Kolkata]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.magicbricks.com/Ballygunge-Circular-Road-in-Kolkata-map-mapid-tCdzK5Bx6Wc=\|title=Ballygunge Circular Road Map {{!}} Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata Google Map {{!}} Location Map of Ballygunge Circular Road {{!}} MagicBricks\|website=www.magicbricks.com\|access-date=2019-03-25}}</ref> It starts near the Ballygunge Science College right off Gariahat Road, passing through landmarks like Tripura House, St Lawrence High School etc. before meeting [[Gurusaday Dutta Road]] about a mile up the road. It then finally meets [[AJC Bose Road]] a bit further up. A large [[military camp]] (known as Ballygunge Maidan Camp) is located on the North-Western stretch of the road, starting right after the David Hare Training College and ending at the intersection of Chakraberia Road.		'''Ballygunge Circular Road''' which was renamed as Promotesh Barua Sarani {{small\|(PIN Kolkata 700019)}}, after the legendary actor and doyen of Bengali Cinema, is one of the most important roads which runs through the upscale part of [[Ballygunge]] in [[South Kolkata]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.magicbricks.com/Ballygunge-Circular-Road-in-Kolkata-map-mapid-tCdzK5Bx6Wc=\|title=Ballygunge Circular Road Map {{!}} Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata Google Map {{!}} Location Map of Ballygunge Circular Road {{!}} MagicBricks\|website=www.magicbricks.com\|access-date=2019-03-25}}</ref> It starts near the Ballygunge Science College right off Gariahat Road, passing through landmarks like Tripura House, St Lawrence High School etc. before meeting [[Gurusaday Dutta Road]] about a mile up the road. It then finally meets [[AJC Bose Road]] a bit further up. A large [[military camp]] (known as Ballygunge Maidan Camp) is located on the North-Western stretch of the road, starting right after the David Hare Training College and ending at the intersection of Chakraberia Road.
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	==Localities==		==Localities==
	[[File:B C Road 'Paramount' (2).jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Paramount Apartments]]		[[File:B C Road 'Paramount' (2).jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Paramount Apartments]]
	It is surrounded by nice residential houses in the vicinity of Tripura House, mainly in the stretch between the Science College and St. Lawrence High School. Some of the finest residential apartments as well as posh villas dot this road. Many prominent residential spots like "Vedant Apartments", on the plot that used to house legendary Bengali actress [[Suchitra Sen]]’s bungalow, have sprung up recently. "Devadwar" at 34 Ballygunge Circular Road is considered to be one of the best residential buildings in the city. Other notable plush high rise apartments include "Paramount", "Uttarayan", "Le Palmerie", "The Residency", "Tripura Enclave", "Surya", "Balaka", "Tivoli Court" and the upcoming ''Sky villas'' "Shiromani" and "Sri Avani". Ballygunge Circular Road is surrounded by other upscale and posh areas of Ballygunge like [[Gurusaday Dutta Road]], Rainey Park, Rowland Road, Lovelock Street, Ritchie Road, Dover Road, Dover Park, and Queens Park.		It is surrounded by nice residential houses in the vicinity of Tripura House, mainly in the stretch between the Science College and St. Lawrence High School. Some of the finest residential apartments as well as posh villas dot this road. Many prominent residential spots like "Vedant Apartments", on the plot that used to house legendary Bengali actress [[Suchitra Sen]]’s bungalow, have sprung up recently. "Devadwar" at 34 Ballygunge Circular Road is considered to be one of the best residential buildings in the city. Other notable plush high rise apartments include "Paramount", "Uttarayan", "Aishwarya" ,"Le Palmerie", "The Residency", "Tripura Enclave", "Surya", "Balaka", "Tivoli Court" and the upcoming ''Sky villas'' "Shiromani" and "Sri Avani". Ballygunge Circular Road is surrounded by other upscale and posh areas of Ballygunge like [[Gurusaday Dutta Road]], Rainey Park, Rowland Road, Lovelock Street, Ritchie Road, Dover Road, Dover Park, and Queens Park.
	There are other landmarks such as the Max Mueller Bhavan (Goethe Institute), (which has now shifted to Park Mansions) "Miranda Hall" — one of the most exclusive Montessori schools in Kolkata was also situated on this road.		There are other landmarks such as the Max Mueller Bhavan (Goethe Institute), (which has now shifted to Park Mansions) "Miranda Hall" — one of the most exclusive Montessori schools in Kolkata was also situated on this road.

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	# Devadwar		# Devadwar
			# Budhia House
	# Tripura Enclave		# Tripura Enclave
	# Tripura House		# Tripura House
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	[[File:B C Road (7).jpg\|thumb\|250px\|A stretch of B C Road]]		[[File:B C Road (7).jpg\|thumb\|250px\|A stretch of B C Road]]
	'''Ballygunge Circular Road''' which was renamed as ~~PROMOTESH BARUA SARANI,~~ PIN Kolkata 700019, after the legendary actor and doyen of Bengali Cinema, is one of the most important roads which runs through the upscale part of [[Ballygunge]] in [[South Kolkata]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.magicbricks.com/Ballygunge-Circular-Road-in-Kolkata-map-mapid-tCdzK5Bx6Wc=\|title=Ballygunge Circular Road Map {{!}} Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata Google Map {{!}} Location Map of Ballygunge Circular Road {{!}} MagicBricks\|website=www.magicbricks.com\|access-date=2019-03-25}}</ref> It starts near the Ballygunge Science College right off Gariahat Road, passing through landmarks like Tripura House, St Lawrence High School etc. before meeting [[Gurusaday Dutta Road]] about a mile up the road. It then finally meets [[AJC Bose Road]] a bit further up. A large [[military camp]] (known as Ballygunge Maidan Camp) is located on the North-Western stretch of the road, starting right after the David Hare Training College and ending at the intersection of Chakraberia Road.		'''Ballygunge Circular Road''' which was renamed as Promotesh Barua Sarani {{small\|(PIN Kolkata 700019)}}, after the legendary actor and doyen of Bengali Cinema, is one of the most important roads which runs through the upscale part of [[Ballygunge]] in [[South Kolkata]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.magicbricks.com/Ballygunge-Circular-Road-in-Kolkata-map-mapid-tCdzK5Bx6Wc=\|title=Ballygunge Circular Road Map {{!}} Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata Google Map {{!}} Location Map of Ballygunge Circular Road {{!}} MagicBricks\|website=www.magicbricks.com\|access-date=2019-03-25}}</ref> It starts near the Ballygunge Science College right off Gariahat Road, passing through landmarks like Tripura House, St Lawrence High School etc. before meeting [[Gurusaday Dutta Road]] about a mile up the road. It then finally meets [[AJC Bose Road]] a bit further up. A large [[military camp]] (known as Ballygunge Maidan Camp) is located on the North-Western stretch of the road, starting right after the David Hare Training College and ending at the intersection of Chakraberia Road.

	==Localities==		==Localities==
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	Heritage property on 53 Ballygunge Circular Road		Heritage property on 53 Ballygunge Circular Road

	==~~Famous Residents~~==		==Notable residents==
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	* [[Suchitra Sen]] - Actress and mother of actress [[Moon Moon Sen]] and grandmother of [[Riya Sen]] and [[Raima Sen]].		* [[Suchitra Sen]] – Actress and mother of actress [[Moon Moon Sen]] and grandmother of [[Riya Sen]] and [[Raima Sen]].
	* [[Aditya Vikram Sengupta]] - National Award Winning Filmmaker ([[Asha Jaoar Majhe]]), Cinematographer and Artist		* [[Aditya Vikram Sengupta]] – National Award Winning Filmmaker ([[Asha Jaoar Majhe]]), Cinematographer and Artist
	*Ashwika Kapur - India's ONLY girl GREEN OSCAR Winner in a Global Category and the youngest Girl Winner in the world.		*Ashwika Kapur – India's ONLY girl GREEN OSCAR Winner in a Global Category and the youngest Girl Winner in the world.
	*[[Indrani Sen]] - An exponent of Rabindrasangeet and Nazrulgeeti a professor of [[Bagbazar women's college]].		*[[Indrani Sen]] – An exponent of Rabindrasangeet and Nazrulgeeti a professor of [[Bagbazar women's college]].

	==Restaurants ~~& Fast foods~~==		==Restaurants==
	* Chatar Patar		* Chatar Patar
	* Red Hot Chili Pepper [https://archive.is/20130123024452/http://kolkata.explocity.com/Info/showchannelnew.asp?city=KOL&channelid=3456&Did=3500]		* Red Hot Chili Pepper [https://archive.today/20130123024452/http://kolkata.explocity.com/Info/showchannelnew.asp?city=KOL&channelid=3456&Did=3500]
	* Sanjha Chulha		* Sanjha Chulha
	* Ganges		* Ganges
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	* Azad Hind Dhaba		* Azad Hind Dhaba
	*Sharma Dhaba		*Sharma Dhaba

	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Park Street, Kolkata\|Park Street]]		* [[Park Street, Kolkata\|Park Street]]

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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
[[File:B C Road (7).jpg|thumb|250px|A stretch of B C Road]]
'''Ballygunge Circular Road''' which was renamed as PROMOTESH BARUA SARANI, PIN Kolkata 700019, after the legendary actor and doyen of Bengali Cinema, is one of the most important roads which runs through the upscale part of [[Ballygunge]] in [[South Kolkata]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.magicbricks.com/Ballygunge-Circular-Road-in-Kolkata-map-mapid-tCdzK5Bx6Wc=|title=Ballygunge Circular Road Map {{!}} Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata Google Map {{!}} Location Map of Ballygunge Circular Road {{!}} MagicBricks|website=www.magicbricks.com|access-date=2019-03-25}}</ref> It starts near the Ballygunge Science College right off Gariahat Road, passing through landmarks like Tripura House, St Lawrence High School etc. before meeting [[Gurusaday Dutta Road]] about a mile up the road. It then finally meets [[AJC Bose Road]] a bit further up. A large [[military camp]] (known as Ballygunge Maidan Camp) is located on the North-Western stretch of the road, starting right after the David Hare Training College and ending at the intersection of Chakraberia Road.

==Localities==
[[File:B C Road 'Paramount' (2).jpg|thumb|250px|Paramount Apartments]]
It is surrounded by nice residential houses in the vicinity of Tripura House, mainly in the stretch between the Science College and St. Lawrence High School. Some of the finest residential apartments as well as posh villas dot this road. Many prominent residential spots like "Vedant Apartments", on the plot that used to house legendary Bengali actress [[Suchitra Sen]]’s bungalow, have sprung up recently. "Devadwar" at 34 Ballygunge Circular Road is considered to be one of the best residential buildings in the city. Other notable plush high rise apartments include "Paramount", "Uttarayan", "Le Palmerie", "The Residency", "Tripura Enclave", "Surya", "Balaka", "Tivoli Court" and the upcoming ''Sky villas'' "Shiromani" and "Sri Avani". Ballygunge Circular Road is surrounded by other upscale and posh areas of Ballygunge like [[Gurusaday Dutta Road]], Rainey Park, Rowland Road, Lovelock Street, Ritchie Road, Dover Road, Dover Park, and Queens Park.
There are other landmarks such as the Max Mueller Bhavan (Goethe Institute), (which has now shifted to Park Mansions) "Miranda Hall" — one of the most exclusive Montessori schools in Kolkata was also situated on this road.

==Landmarks==
[[File:B C Road 'Devadwar'.jpg|thumb|250px|Devadwar]]
# Department of Jute & Fibre Technology, Institute of Jute Technology, C.U.
# Ballygunge Science College
# Surya Apartments
# Naba Kailash Apartments
# Calcutta Cosmopolitan Club
# Devadwar
# Tripura Enclave
# Tripura House
# Santosh Estate
# St Lawrence High School
# David Hare Training College
# Paramount
# Le Palmerie
# Ballygunge Maidan Camp
# Calcutta Punjab Club
# Kendriya Vidyalaya
# Automobile Association of Eastern India Club
# Rainey Park Residency
# Tivoli Court
# Sona Villa (estd 1901)
# Balaka
Heritage property on 53 Ballygunge Circular Road

==Famous Residents==

* [[Suchitra Sen]] - Actress and mother of actress [[Moon Moon Sen]] and grandmother of [[Riya Sen]] and [[Raima Sen]].
* [[Aditya Vikram Sengupta]] - National Award Winning Filmmaker ([[Asha Jaoar Majhe]]), Cinematographer and Artist
*Ashwika Kapur - India's ONLY girl GREEN OSCAR Winner in a Global Category and the youngest Girl Winner in the world.
*[[Indrani Sen]] - An exponent of Rabindrasangeet and Nazrulgeeti a professor of [[Bagbazar women's college]].

==Restaurants & Fast foods==
* Chatar Patar
* Red Hot Chili Pepper [https://archive.is/20130123024452/http://kolkata.explocity.com/Info/showchannelnew.asp?city=KOL&channelid=3456&Did=3500]
* Sanjha Chulha
* Ganges
* 24 hr [[Cafe Coffee Day]]
* Mama mia Gelato
* Azad Hind Dhaba
*Sharma Dhaba
==See also==
* [[Park Street, Kolkata|Park Street]]
* [[Camac Street]]
* [[Sudder Street]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Kolkata]]

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