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{{short description|Road in Kolkata, India}}<br />
{{infobox street<br />
| name = Mirza Ghalib Street<br />
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| image = File:Kolkata, street scene (25080398281).jpg<br />
| caption = West Bengal Fire Brigade Headquarters, Free School Street<br />
| other_name = Rani Rasmoni Road<br />
| former_names = Free School Street<br />
| postal_code = 700016, 700087<br />
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| location = [[Kolkata]], India<br />
| metro_system = [[Kolkata Metro]]<br />
| metro = [[Esplanade metro station|Esplanade]], [[Park Street metro station (Kolkata)|Park Street]]<br />
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| maint = [[Kolkata Municipal Corporation]]<br />
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| direction_a = north<br />
| terminus_a = Surendranath Banerjee Road (S. N. Banerjee Road)<br />
| direction_b = south<br />
| terminus_b = [[Park Street, Kolkata|Park Street]]<br />
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'''Mirza Ghalib Street''', previously known as '''Free School Street''', is a street that joins Surendranath Banerjee Road ([[Janbazar]]) with [[Park Street (Kolkata)|Park Street]] (Park Mansion) in Central [[Kolkata]]. North of S. N. Banerjee Road crossing, Free School Street becomes Hospital Street.<ref>Google maps</ref><br />
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==Intersections==<br />
[[File:Christmas Wares in Kolkata.jpg|thumb|centre|Christmas wares for sell]]<br />
[[Lindsay Street]] and [[Sudder Street]] are some of the important streets that cross Free School Street.<br />
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==Attractions==<br />
The Free School Street-[[Sudder Street]] area is famous for cheap hotels and eateries. Many foreign visitors reside in these cheap hotels. The used book and record shops sport an eclectic collection due to trade with generations of budget travellers the world over. The street also has the house [[William Makepeace Thackeray]] was born in, the West Bengal Fire Services headquarters, Kalman's (a shop of Hungarian origin), Leather Club (a shop for leather goods) etc.<br />
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Free School Street dining can be eclectic, with Shamiana - offering cheap Mughlai cuisine, Prince and Princess cheap Bengali cuisine and Mocambo upscale continental dining, to name a few.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Park Street, Kolkata|Park Street]]<br />
* [[Camac Street]]<br />
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{{Streets of Kolkata}}<br />
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