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{{ | {{short description|Road in Kolkata, India}} | ||
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}} | {{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}} | ||
{{Infobox street | {{Infobox street | ||
| name = Rashbehari Avenue | | name = Rashbehari Avenue | ||
| native_name = | | native_name = | ||
| marker_image = | | marker_image = | ||
| image = Rashbehari Avenue - Kolkata 2011- | | image = Shyamaprasad Mookerjee Road & Rashbehari Bose Avenue Crossing - Kolkata 2011-06-11 0146.JPG | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| other_name = Ballygunge Avenue | | other_name = Ballygunge Avenue | ||
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| location = [[Kolkata]], India | | location = [[Kolkata]], India | ||
| metro_system = [[Kolkata Metro]] | | metro_system = [[Kolkata Metro]] | ||
| metro = [[Kalighat metro station|Kalighat]] | | metro = {{Bulleted list|[[Kalighat metro station|Kalighat]]|[[Hemanta Mukherjee metro station|Hemanta Mukherjee]]}} | ||
| client = | | client = | ||
| maint = [[Kolkata Municipal Corporation]] | | maint = [[Kolkata Municipal Corporation]] | ||
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| terminus_a = [[Chetla]] | | terminus_a = [[Chetla]] | ||
| direction_b = East | | direction_b = East | ||
| terminus_b = [[Gariahat Road|Gariahat]], with an extension to Ruby | | terminus_b = [[Gariahat Road|Gariahat]], with an extension to Ruby | ||
| junction = | | junction = | ||
| commissioning_date = | | commissioning_date = | ||
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'''Rashbehari Avenue''' ( | '''Rashbehari Avenue''' (known as Main Sewer Road or Ballygunge Avenue till 1929)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bandyopadhyay |first1=Ritajyoti |title=streets in motion: the making of infrastructure, property, and political culture in twentieth-century Calcutta |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge |isbn=9781009109208 |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/streets-in-motion/2D42F4BF0D2086A1DBB254A5120ACB42}}</ref> is one of the most prestigious and important east–west avenues of [[Kolkata]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/the-story-of-yesterday/|title=Here’s how 202, Rash Behari Avenue became a landmark of post-modern Bengali literature|publisher=The Indian Express|access-date=25 August 2025}}</ref> A major portion of this road is often commonly referred to as [[Gariahat Road|Gariahat]], the prime shopping and aristocratic residential neighbourhood of South Kolkata.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/shopping-para-gariahat/articleshow/121540456.cms|title=Shopping Para Gariahat|publisher=The Times of India|access-date=25 August 2025}}</ref> Rashbehari Avenue falls in the posh residential neighbourhood of [[Ballygunge]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.nkrealtors.com/rash-behari-avenue-quintessential-bengalis-shopping-street/|title=Rash Behari Avenue: The Quintessential Bengali’s Shopping Street and More|publisher=|access-date=25 August 2025}}</ref> The road is named after Sir [[Rash Behari Ghosh]] who was an Indian politician, lawyer, social worker and philanthropist.<ref>See Ritajyoti Bandyopadhyay, Streets in Motion: The Making of Infrastructure, Property, and Political Culture in Twentieth-century Calcutta, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009109208</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indroyc.com/2024/03/16/sir-rashbehari-ghosh-the-advocate-for-change/|title=Rashbehari Ghosh: The Forgotten Flame of Bengal’s Renaissance|publisher=indroyc|access-date=27 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tumblr.com/greenjaydeep/31653957574/rashbehari-avenue|title=Rashbehari Avenue|publisher=tumblr|access-date=27 August 2025}}</ref> | ||
==Localities== | == Localities == | ||
The Gariahat Market is located on Rashbehari Avenue and [[Gariahat Road]] Crossing (''Gariahat More''). It is best known for its fish offerings. The other three points of the crossing contains a collection of Indian sarees and other items such as readymade garments, electronic gadgets. Besides the regular shops, there are the makeshift shops that crowd the sidewalks. | The Gariahat Market is located on Rashbehari Avenue and [[Gariahat Road]] Crossing (''Gariahat More''). It is best known for its fish offerings. The other three points of the crossing contains a collection of Indian sarees and other items such as readymade garments, electronic gadgets. Besides the regular shops, there are the makeshift shops that crowd the sidewalks. | ||
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The important traffic intersections from east to west are near Ekdalia (Ballygunge Station stop), [[Gariahat Road|Gariahat]], Hindustan Park (Ballygunge area), [[Deshapriya Park]] (Sarat Bose Road), Lake Market and Rash Behari (Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Road). | The important traffic intersections from east to west are near Ekdalia (Ballygunge Station stop), [[Gariahat Road|Gariahat]], Hindustan Park (Ballygunge area), [[Deshapriya Park]] (Sarat Bose Road), Lake Market and Rash Behari (Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Road). | ||
The important roads that run immediately parallel to it are [[Southern Avenue (Kolkata)|Southern Avenue]] to its south and Hazra Road (now renamed) to its north. | The important roads that run immediately parallel to it are [[Southern Avenue (Kolkata)|Southern Avenue]] to its south and Hazra Road (now renamed) to its north.<ref>See Ritajyoti Bandyopadhyay, ''Streets in Motion: The Making of Infrastructure, Property, and Political Culture in Twentieth-century Calcutta'', Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/streets-in-motion/2D42F4BF0D2086A1DBB254A5120ACB42</ref> | ||
==Landmarks== | ==Landmarks== | ||
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* Deshapriya Park | * Deshapriya Park | ||
* [[Priya Cinema (Kolkata)|Priya Cinema]] | * [[Priya Cinema (Kolkata)|Priya Cinema]] | ||
* | * Triangular Park | ||
==Transport== | |||
A large number of buses ply along Rashbehari Avenue. | |||
'''WBTC Bus''' | |||
* S-10A (Ballygunge - Howrah Stn) | |||
* S-9A (Ballygunge - Dunlop) | |||
* AC-1 (Jadavpur 8B - Howrah Stn)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youfindgo.com/listing/ac-1-bus-services/|title=AC 1 Bus Services|publisher=You Find Go|access-date=19 September 2025}}</ref> | |||
* AC-6 (Garia - Howrah Stn) | |||
* AC-24 (Patuli - Howrah Stn) | |||
* AC-24A (Kamalgazi - Howrah Stn) | |||
* AC-5 (Garia - Howrah Stn) | |||
* AC-47 (Kudghat - Shapoorji) | |||
* AC-4B (Joka - Newtown) | |||
* AC-49 (Parnasree - Ecospace) | |||
* C-8 (Joka - Barasat) | |||
* E-1 (Jadavpur 8B - Howrah Stn) | |||
* EB-3 (Tollygunge Tram Depot - Ecospace) | |||
* M-14 (Behala 14 no. Bus stand - New Town) | |||
* S-3W (Joka - Ecospace) | |||
* S-2 (Kudghat - Howrah Stn) | |||
* S-4C (Haridevpur - Howrah Stn) | |||
* S-4 (Parnasree - Karunamoyee) | |||
* S-5 (Garia - Howrah Stn) | |||
* S-7 (Garia - Howrah Stn) | |||
* S-22 (Shakuntala Park - Karunamoyee) | |||
* S-46 (Rabindra Nagar - Karunamoyee) | |||
* V-1 (Tollygunge Tram Depot - Airport) | |||
* S-17A (Dakshineswar - Kudghat) | |||
* S-62 (Ramnagar - Patuli) | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Latest revision as of 12:24, 21 September 2025
| Ballygunge Avenue | |
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| Former name(s) | Main Sewer Road |
|---|---|
| Maintained by | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |
| Location | Kolkata, India |
| Nearest Kolkata Metro station | |
| West end | Chetla |
| East end | Gariahat, with an extension to Ruby |
Rashbehari Avenue (known as Main Sewer Road or Ballygunge Avenue till 1929)[1] is one of the most prestigious and important east–west avenues of Kolkata, India.[2] A major portion of this road is often commonly referred to as Gariahat, the prime shopping and aristocratic residential neighbourhood of South Kolkata.[3] Rashbehari Avenue falls in the posh residential neighbourhood of Ballygunge.[4] The road is named after Sir Rash Behari Ghosh who was an Indian politician, lawyer, social worker and philanthropist.[5][6][7]
Localities[edit | edit source]
The Gariahat Market is located on Rashbehari Avenue and Gariahat Road Crossing (Gariahat More). It is best known for its fish offerings. The other three points of the crossing contains a collection of Indian sarees and other items such as readymade garments, electronic gadgets. Besides the regular shops, there are the makeshift shops that crowd the sidewalks.
The main shopping area runs down to its intersection with Sarat Bose Road (Deshapriya Park) but mainly up to Triangular Park. Then it travels further west to meet Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Road (previously Russa Road) at Rashbehari Crossing (Rashbehari More) and heads towards Chetla. From Chetla-Sahanagar Bridge (Shaheed Jatin Das Setu), Rashbehari Avenue becomes Chetla Central Road and moves towards Alipore.[8]
In the east, it meets the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass at Gold Park (Ruby Hospital). This extended part of it starts from the eastern flank of Bijon Setu (Rail Overbridge). The extended part (including Bijon Setu above suburban railways at Ballygunge railway station) till Ruby doesn't bear its original name, but is commonly called the Rashbehari Avenue Connector.
The important traffic intersections from east to west are near Ekdalia (Ballygunge Station stop), Gariahat, Hindustan Park (Ballygunge area), Deshapriya Park (Sarat Bose Road), Lake Market and Rash Behari (Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Road).
The important roads that run immediately parallel to it are Southern Avenue to its south and Hazra Road (now renamed) to its north.[9]
Landmarks[edit | edit source]
- Lake Mall
- Gariahat Market
- Deshapriya Park
- Priya Cinema
- Triangular Park
Transport[edit | edit source]
A large number of buses ply along Rashbehari Avenue.
WBTC Bus
- S-10A (Ballygunge - Howrah Stn)
- S-9A (Ballygunge - Dunlop)
- AC-1 (Jadavpur 8B - Howrah Stn)[10]
- AC-6 (Garia - Howrah Stn)
- AC-24 (Patuli - Howrah Stn)
- AC-24A (Kamalgazi - Howrah Stn)
- AC-5 (Garia - Howrah Stn)
- AC-47 (Kudghat - Shapoorji)
- AC-4B (Joka - Newtown)
- AC-49 (Parnasree - Ecospace)
- C-8 (Joka - Barasat)
- E-1 (Jadavpur 8B - Howrah Stn)
- EB-3 (Tollygunge Tram Depot - Ecospace)
- M-14 (Behala 14 no. Bus stand - New Town)
- S-3W (Joka - Ecospace)
- S-2 (Kudghat - Howrah Stn)
- S-4C (Haridevpur - Howrah Stn)
- S-4 (Parnasree - Karunamoyee)
- S-5 (Garia - Howrah Stn)
- S-7 (Garia - Howrah Stn)
- S-22 (Shakuntala Park - Karunamoyee)
- S-46 (Rabindra Nagar - Karunamoyee)
- V-1 (Tollygunge Tram Depot - Airport)
- S-17A (Dakshineswar - Kudghat)
- S-62 (Ramnagar - Patuli)
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Bandyopadhyay, Ritajyoti. streets in motion: the making of infrastructure, property, and political culture in twentieth-century Calcutta. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781009109208.
- ↑ "Here's how 202, Rash Behari Avenue became a landmark of post-modern Bengali literature". The Indian Express. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ↑ "Shopping Para Gariahat". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ↑ "Rash Behari Avenue: The Quintessential Bengali's Shopping Street and More". Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ↑ See Ritajyoti Bandyopadhyay, Streets in Motion: The Making of Infrastructure, Property, and Political Culture in Twentieth-century Calcutta, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009109208
- ↑ "Rashbehari Ghosh: The Forgotten Flame of Bengal's Renaissance". indroyc. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ↑ "Rashbehari Avenue". tumblr. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ↑ Google maps
- ↑ See Ritajyoti Bandyopadhyay, Streets in Motion: The Making of Infrastructure, Property, and Political Culture in Twentieth-century Calcutta, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/streets-in-motion/2D42F4BF0D2086A1DBB254A5120ACB42
- ↑ "AC 1 Bus Services". You Find Go. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
