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'''Kasba''' is a locality of [[South Kolkata]], in [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. It is situated in the southern part of the city encircled by the [[Kolkata Suburban Railway#Sealdah South Section|Sealdah South section]] of the [[Eastern Railway (India)|Eastern Railways]] to the west, [[Dhakuria]] and [[Haltu]] to the south, the [[Eastern Metropolitan Bypass]] to the east and the locality of [[Tiljala]] to the north.

==History==
'Kasba' means hamlet in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and that was what it was - a hamlet for the people working in the nearby leather and allied factories of [[Tiljala]] and [[Tangra, Calcutta|Tangra]] and also for the people working in various capacities for the residents of their highly prosperous neighbouring locality of [[Ballygunge]] just across the railway track to the west. (Incidentally, the word 'kasba', which means the same in [[Hindi]] and Bengali, also means the same as the [[Arabic]] 'casbah'.)

The locality is served by the [[Ballygunge Junction railway station]] on [[Sealdah South lines]], giving a boost to its accessibility. The first breakthrough for the locality came with the construction of the '''Bijon Setu''' in 1978, a rail overbridge above the railway tracks right next to the [[Ballygunge Junction railway station]]. This has brought Kasba closer to the Kolkata mainstream and also resulted in quite a number of people finding the locality habitable.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bijon Setu|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/kolkata/bijon-setu-to-remain-shut-from-may-14-18/amp_articleshow/75704677.cms}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bridges of Kolkata|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/the-ill-health-of-calcutta-bridges-spells-much-more-than-logistical-doom/cid/1719743}}</ref>

But the rowdy image of the locality persisted when, in 1982, some communists murdered 17 members of the [[Ananda Marg]] sect on this bridge.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.indiainfo.com/publicopinion/anandamarga-justice.html |title=Justice weeps silently and furtively |access-date=29 March 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060316002657/http://news.indiainfo.com/publicopinion/anandamarga-justice.html |archive-date=16 March 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

A recent and more remarkable development for Kasba was the linking of the [[Rash Behari Avenue]] to the [[Eastern Metropolitan Bypass]] via '''Rash Behari Connector'''. This link made Kasba an integral part of the growth direction that the city was taking - towards the east (via Bosepukur and Rajdanga). Rash Behari Connector is also connected to [[Haltu]] via Banku Bihari Chatterjee Road (Kasba Road) through Kasba Rathtala. Many buses ply along both the roads.<ref>Google maps</ref> Thus Kasba became more than just a passing area and stopover for a whole section of people taking the [[EM Bypass]] from [[Ballygunge]] and the whole South Kolkata. Cheap availability of land, proximity to the major business areas of the prosperous southern part of the city and excellent commuting facilities combined together taking this once volatile area to being one of the most economically viable and visible parts of the city.

The first developments took place around the junction of the Rash Behari Connector and the [[EM Bypass]] - the Kasba Golpark area. Ruby Hospital, the office of [[Siemens AG|Siemens]] and a host of government-sponsored housing complexes came up in the area. Then the [[Meghalaya]] House shifted lock, stock and barrel to this growth region from their old premises at Russel Street, huge amounts of money began pouring into real-estate activities and this resulted in feverish construction activity all along the stretch of the Rash Behari Connector.

Apart from all these, Kasba has also become renowned for two of the biggest and well known [[Durga Puja]]s organised nowadays - the Kasba Bosepukur Shitala Mandir and Kasba Bosepukur Talbagan pujas, which draws thousands of people from across the city and state. Also, Dharmatala United Club's [[Kali]] [[Puja (Hinduism)|Puja]] is a very big budget Puja in Kasba. Procession of this Puja is also worth watching.

==Geography==
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===Police district===
Kasba police station is in the [[Divisions of Kolkata Police|South Suburban division]] of [[Kolkata Police]]. It is located at 27-A, Bosepukur Road, Kolkata-700042.<ref name="police">{{cite web| url = http://www.kolkatapolice.gov.in/division.asp?ID=8&Division=J |title = Kolkata Police, South Suburban Division |work= Kasba police station | publisher= KP | access-date = 13 March 2018}}</ref>

[[Baishnabghata Patuli Township#Police district|Patuli Women police station]] has jurisdiction over all police districts under the jurisdiction of South Suburban Division i.e. Netaji Nagar, Jadavpur, Kasba, Regent Park, Bansdroni, Garfa and Patuli.<ref name="police"/>

Jadavpur, Thakurpukur, Behala, Purba Jadavpur, Tiljala, Regent Park, Metiabruz, Nadial and '''Kasba''' police stations were transferred from South 24 Parganas to Kolkata in 2011. Except Metiabruz, all the police stations were split into two. The new police stations are Parnasree, Haridevpur, Garfa, Patuli, Survey Park, Pragati Maidan, Bansdroni and Rajabagan.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.telegraphindia.com/1110901/jsp/calcutta/story_14449897.jsp|title = Midnight change of guard – 17 more police stations come under Lalbazar | publisher= The Telegraph, 1 September 2011| access-date = 2 April 2018}}</ref>

==Educational institutions==
* [[Dolna Day School]]
* Delhi Public School, Ruby Park
* [[Garden High School]]
* Academy for Musical Excellence, AMEC Music School Kolkata
* [[Silver Point School]]
* [[The Heritage School, Kolkata]]
* Charu Chandra College (Evening Section)
* Naba Ballygange Mahavidyalaya
* Birla Institute of Technology
* [[Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology]]
* Chittaranjan High School (Boys & Girls separate schools)
* Kasba Balika Vidyalaya
* Vivekananda Vidyaniketan
* KidZee School

==Important establishments==
* Ruby General Hospital, Kasba Golpark and Desun hospital
* [[Siemens]], Rash Behari Connector
* Meghalaya House, Rash Behari Connector beside Siemens office
* Academy for Musical Excellence, AMEC Music School Kolkata
* Unitech chambers and mall
* Genesis Hospital
* Kasba New Market or Southend conclave
* Purba Abasan
* Acropolis building (near DPS or Garden High School) with Acropolis mall and Cinepolis movie plex
* Himalaya opticals
* Sumit Dey
* Khadims (shoe shop)
* Arambag near Narkel bagan
* Bosepukur shitala mandir
* [[GKB Opticals]]
* RENE store
* Druhin Basu

==Restaurants and eateries==
* Blue's Eatery
* Ming's Restaurant
* H2O Restaurant
* Punjabee Rasoi (Near Acropolis Mall)

==References==
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==External links==
{{Wikivoyage-inline|Kolkata/South}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060525101043/http://www.rubyhospital.com/news-articles.html Official site of Ruby General Hospital]

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