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{{short description|Road in Kolkata, India}} | |||
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{{Infobox street | {{Infobox street | ||
| name = College Street | | name = College Street | ||
| native_name = | | native_name ={{native name|bn|কলেজ স্ট্রিট}} | ||
| marker_image = | | marker_image = | ||
| image = | | image = College Street - Kolkata 7387.JPG | ||
| caption = Book stores along College Street | | image_size = 270px | ||
| other_name = | | caption = Book stores and tram tracks along College Street | ||
| other_name = Boi Para (Books Neighborhood) | |||
| former_names = | | former_names = | ||
| postal_code = 700012, 700073 | | postal_code = 700012, 700073 | ||
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| location = [[Kolkata]], India | | location = [[Kolkata]], India | ||
| metro_system = [[Kolkata Metro]] | | metro_system = [[Kolkata Metro]] | ||
| metro = [[MG Road metro station, Kolkata|MG Road]], [[Central metro station, Kolkata|Central]] and [[Sealdah metro station|Sealdah]] | | metro = [[MG Road metro station, Kolkata|MG Road]], [[Central metro station, Kolkata|Central]] and [[Sealdah metro station|Sealdah]] | ||
| client = | | client = | ||
| maint = [[Kolkata Municipal Corporation]] | | maint = [[Kolkata Municipal Corporation]] | ||
| coordinates = {{coord|22.575514|N|88.363354|E|display=title, inline}} | | coordinates = {{coord|22.575514|N|88.363354|E|display=title, inline}} | ||
| direction_a = | | direction_a = North | ||
| terminus_a = | | terminus_a = [[Bidhan Sarani]] | ||
| direction_b = | | direction_b = South | ||
| terminus_b = [[Bowbazar]] | | terminus_b = [[Bowbazar]] | ||
| junction = | | junction = | ||
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| float = left | | float = left | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''College Street''' is a 900 metre long street in Central [[Kolkata]] in the [[India]]n state of [[West Bengal]]. | '''College Street''' ({{langx|bn|কলেজ স্ট্রিট}}) is a 900 metre long street in Central [[Kolkata]] in the [[India]]n state of [[West Bengal]]. Also known as ''Boi Para'' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: বইপাড়া; {{lit.}} Book Town), it stretches from [[Bidhan Sarani]] road up to [[Bowbazar]] (before Nirmal Chandra Street) via [[MG Road, Kolkata|MG Road]] crossing and Surya Sen Street crossing.<ref name='Gm'>Google maps</ref><ref name = "heritagetour"/> Its name derives from the presence of numerous colleges and universities like [[University of Calcutta]], [[Calcutta Medical College]], [[Presidency University, Kolkata|Presidency University]], [[The Sanskrit College and University]], [[City College of Commerce and Business Administration]] etc. The road houses many centres of intellectual activity especially the [[College Street Coffee House|Indian Coffee House]], a café that has attracted the city's [[intelligentsia]] for decades.<ref name="collegestreet3">[http://www.westbengaltourism.gov.in/web/guest/college-street Kolkata Heritage- College Street] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130902162432/http://westbengaltourism.gov.in/web/guest/college-street |date=2013-09-02 }} ''westbengaltourism.gov.in''. Retrieved 24 March 2013</ref> College Street is the largest book market in India as well as [[Asia]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/cyclone-amphan-wipes-out-asias-largest-book-market-college-street-in-kolkata/amp_articleshow/75892348.cms |title=Cyclone Amphan wipes out Asia’s largest book market, College Street, in Kolkata - Business Insider India |website=www.businessinsider.in |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611075512/https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/cyclone-amphan-wipes-out-asias-largest-book-market-college-street-in-kolkata/amp_articleshow/75892348.cms |archive-date=2020-06-11}} </ref> and the largest secondhand book market in the whole world.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://slate.com/human-interest/2016/03/college-street-in-kolkata-india-is-the-world-s-largest-secondhand-book-market.amp|title = The World's Largest Secondhand Book Market is in Kolkata, India|date = 23 March 2016}}</ref> | ||
==Book | ==Book stores== | ||
The College Street is | The College Street is famous for its small and big book stores, which gives it the [[nickname]] ''Boi Para'' (Colony of Books).<ref name="heritagetour">[http://www.astrainfotech.org/kolkatainformation/calhert/col_street.htm College Street or the Boi Para] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116073220/http://www.astrainfotech.org/kolkatainformation/calhert/col_street.htm |date=2013-11-16 }} ''astrainfotech.org''. Retrieved 24 March 2013</ref><ref name="collegestreet2"/> People from the whole city and different parts of the [[West Bengal|state]] flock the innumerable book stores along the side-walk for books. Many bigwigs of the [[Bengali language|Bengali]] publication industry (like: [[Ananda Publishers]], Mitra and Ghosh Publishers, DasGupta and Company Pvt. Ltd, Dey's Publishing, [[Rupa & Co.]] etc.) are situated here. The street is also dotted with countless small book kiosks which sell new and old books.<ref name = "heritagetour"/> An article in the journal ''[[Smithsonian (magazine)|Smithsonian]]'' described College Street as ''...a half-mile of bookshops and bookstalls spilling over onto the pavement, carrying first editions, pamphlets, paperbacks in every Indian language, with more than a fair smattering of books in and out of print from France, Germany, Russia and England.''<ref name="smithsonian July 91">{{cite journal |last= Hollick |first= Julian Crandall |date=July 1991 |title=Amid Calcutta's poverty, there's no dearth of cultural wealth |journal= [[Smithsonian (magazine)|Smithsonian]]|volume=22 |issue=4 |pages=32–41 |issn=0037-7333}}</ref> | ||
One can buy rare books at throw-away prices and extensive bargaining | One can buy rare books at throw-away prices and extensive bargaining takes place. | ||
==Recognition== | ==Recognition== | ||
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In 2007, College Street featured among the famous landmarks of India which have made it to [[6pm to 9pm Magazine]]'s "Best of Asia" list.<ref name=states042807>{{cite news | In 2007, College Street featured among the famous landmarks of India which have made it to [[6pm to 9pm Magazine]]'s "Best of Asia" list.<ref name=states042807>{{cite news | ||
|author=Press Trust of India | |author=Press Trust of India | ||
| | |author-link=Press Trust of India | ||
|title=Mehrangarh Fort, College Street, figure in | |title=Mehrangarh Fort, College Street, figure in Time's Best of Asia | ||
|url=http://www.thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?date=2007-04-29&usrsess=6003163792904&clid=2&id=182261 | |url=http://www.thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?date=2007-04-29&usrsess=6003163792904&clid=2&id=182261 | ||
|work=[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]] | |work=[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]] | ||
|date=28 April 2007 | |date=28 April 2007 | ||
| | |access-date=2007-05-05 | ||
| | |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929130304/http://www.thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?date=2007-04-29&usrsess=6003163792904&clid=2&id=182261 | ||
| | |archive-date=2007-09-29 | ||
|url-status=dead | |url-status=dead | ||
}}</ref> | }}</ref> | ||
==Educational institutes== | == Educational institutes == | ||
Well-known academic institutions situated on this street include | |||
* [[Presidency University, Kolkata|Presidency University]], established in 1817, making it one of the oldest | [[File:Front view of the Hindu School in College Street, Kolkata, West Bengal.jpg|thumb|Front view of [[Hindu School]], the oldest educational institution in College Street, in August 2022.]] | ||
* [[University | |||
* [[Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata]], established in 1835, | Well-known academic institutions situated on this street include: | ||
* [[ | |||
* [[Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management]], established in 1953, affiliated to University of Calcutta. It is India's first [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]] | === Universities === | ||
* [[Presidency University, Kolkata|Presidency University]], established as ''Hindoo College'' in 1817, making it one of the oldest post secondary liberal arts colleges in [[South Asia]]. | |||
* [[Sanskrit College and University]], established in 1824. | |||
* [[Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata]], established in 1835, the first college of [[medicine|European medicine]] in [[Asia]]. | |||
* [[University of Calcutta]], established in 1857, and the first university (to be established as a secular multidisciplinary university) in South Asia. | |||
=== Colleges === | |||
* [[Bethune College]], established in 1879. | |||
* [[City College of Commerce and Business Administration]], established in 1879. | |||
* [[City College, Kolkata|City College]], established as Presidency School in 1881. | |||
* [[Surendranath College]], established in 1882. | |||
* [[Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management]], established in 1953, and affiliated to the University of Calcutta. It is India's first institute offering [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]]. | |||
=== Schools === | |||
* [[Hindu School]], established in 1817.<ref name = "heritagetour"/><ref name="collegestreet2">[http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20070217/594898.html Kolkata's historical College Street 'Boi-Para' ceases to exist] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123200715/https://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20070217/594898.html |date=23 November 2020 }}. ''webindia123.com''. Retrieved 24 March 2013.</ref> | |||
* [[Hare School]], established in 1818. | * [[Hare School]], established in 1818. | ||
* [[ | * [[Sanskrit Collegiate School]], established in 1824. | ||
* Anglo Arabic Secondary School, established in 1969. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:College Street - Kolkata 7397.JPG|College Street view | File:College Street - Kolkata 7397.JPG|College Street view | ||
File:College Street WP 20171224 10 55 39 Pro.jpg|College Street on Holiday | File:College Street WP 20171224 10 55 39 Pro.jpg|College Street on Holiday | ||
File:College Street and Surjo Sen Street crossing in Kolkata.jpg|College Street and Surya Sen Street crossing | |||
File:Monument of the 49th Bengalee Regiment (Bangali Platoon) in Kolkata.jpg|Monument of the 49th [[Bengali Regiment|Bengalee Regiment]] (Bangali Platoon) at Vidyasagar Udyan | |||
File:College Street WP 20171224 10 57 08 Pro.jpg|[[Trams in Kolkata|Kolkata Tram]] route no. 5 on College Street | File:College Street WP 20171224 10 57 08 Pro.jpg|[[Trams in Kolkata|Kolkata Tram]] route no. 5 on College Street | ||
File:College Street Crossing - Kolkata 7413.JPG|College Street and [[MG Road, Kolkata| | File:College Street Crossing - Kolkata 7413.JPG|College Street and [[MG Road, Kolkata|Mahatma Gandhi Road]] Crossing | ||
File:Collage_Square_Kolkata_01.jpg| | File:Collage_Square_Kolkata_01.jpg|Vidyasagar Udyan at Night | ||
File:College Square swimming pool.jpg|View of College Square | File:College Square swimming pool.jpg|View of Vidyasagar Udyan Swimming Pool | ||
File:Calcutta Medical College & Hospital main entrance at College Street, Kolkata.jpg|[[Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata|Calcutta Medical College and Hospital]] main entrance at College Street | |||
File:Old second-hand books being sold by a shopkeeper at the College Street in Kolkata, West Bengal.jpg|Old second-hand books being sold by a shopkeeper at the College Street | |||
File:An inside view of College Square in Kolkata.jpg|Inside view of Vidyasagar Udyan in Kolkata | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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{{Streets of Kolkata}} | {{Streets of Kolkata}} | ||
[[Category:Streets in Kolkata]] | [[Category:Streets in Kolkata]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:57, 8 March 2026
| Boi Para (Books Neighborhood) | |
 Book stores and tram tracks along College Street | |
| Native name | কলেজ স্ট্রিট (Bengali) |
|---|---|
| Maintained by | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |
| Length | Template:Infobox street/meta/length |
| Location | Kolkata, India |
| Postal code | 700012, 700073 |
| Nearest Kolkata Metro station | MG Road, Central and Sealdah |
| Coordinates | 22°34′32″N 88°21′48″E / 22.575514°N 88.363354°E |
| North end | Bidhan Sarani |
| South end | Bowbazar |
Lua error in Module:OSM_Location_map at line 1984: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). College Street (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) is a 900 metre long street in Central Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. Also known as Boi Para (Bengali: বইপাড়া; Template:Lit. Book Town), it stretches from Bidhan Sarani road up to Bowbazar (before Nirmal Chandra Street) via MG Road crossing and Surya Sen Street crossing.[1][2] Its name derives from the presence of numerous colleges and universities like University of Calcutta, Calcutta Medical College, Presidency University, The Sanskrit College and University, City College of Commerce and Business Administration etc. The road houses many centres of intellectual activity especially the Indian Coffee House, a café that has attracted the city's intelligentsia for decades.[3] College Street is the largest book market in India as well as Asia[4] and the largest secondhand book market in the whole world.[5]
Book stores[edit | edit source]
The College Street is famous for its small and big book stores, which gives it the nickname Boi Para (Colony of Books).[2][6] People from the whole city and different parts of the state flock the innumerable book stores along the side-walk for books. Many bigwigs of the Bengali publication industry (like: Ananda Publishers, Mitra and Ghosh Publishers, DasGupta and Company Pvt. Ltd, Dey's Publishing, Rupa & Co. etc.) are situated here. The street is also dotted with countless small book kiosks which sell new and old books.[2] An article in the journal Smithsonian described College Street as ...a half-mile of bookshops and bookstalls spilling over onto the pavement, carrying first editions, pamphlets, paperbacks in every Indian language, with more than a fair smattering of books in and out of print from France, Germany, Russia and England.[7] One can buy rare books at throw-away prices and extensive bargaining takes place.
Recognition[edit | edit source]
In 2007, College Street featured among the famous landmarks of India which have made it to 6pm to 9pm Magazine's "Best of Asia" list.[8]
Educational institutes[edit | edit source]
Well-known academic institutions situated on this street include:
Universities[edit | edit source]
- Presidency University, established as Hindoo College in 1817, making it one of the oldest post secondary liberal arts colleges in South Asia.
- Sanskrit College and University, established in 1824.
- Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, established in 1835, the first college of European medicine in Asia.
- University of Calcutta, established in 1857, and the first university (to be established as a secular multidisciplinary university) in South Asia.
Colleges[edit | edit source]
- Bethune College, established in 1879.
- City College of Commerce and Business Administration, established in 1879.
- City College, established as Presidency School in 1881.
- Surendranath College, established in 1882.
- Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management, established in 1953, and affiliated to the University of Calcutta. It is India's first institute offering MBA.
Schools[edit | edit source]
- Hindu School, established in 1817.[2][6]
- Hare School, established in 1818.
- Sanskrit Collegiate School, established in 1824.
- Anglo Arabic Secondary School, established in 1969.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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College Street view -
College Street on Holiday -
College Street and Surya Sen Street crossing -
Monument of the 49th Bengalee Regiment (Bangali Platoon) at Vidyasagar Udyan -
Kolkata Tram route no. 5 on College Street -
College Street and Mahatma Gandhi Road Crossing -
Vidyasagar Udyan at Night -
View of Vidyasagar Udyan Swimming Pool -
Calcutta Medical College and Hospital main entrance at College Street -
Old second-hand books being sold by a shopkeeper at the College Street -
Inside view of Vidyasagar Udyan in Kolkata
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Google maps
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 College Street or the Boi Para Archived 2013-11-16 at the Wayback Machine astrainfotech.org. Retrieved 24 March 2013
- ↑ Kolkata Heritage- College Street Archived 2013-09-02 at the Wayback Machine westbengaltourism.gov.in. Retrieved 24 March 2013
- ↑ "Cyclone Amphan wipes out Asia's largest book market, College Street, in Kolkata - Business Insider India". www.businessinsider.in. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020.
- ↑ "The World's Largest Secondhand Book Market is in Kolkata, India". 23 March 2016.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Kolkata's historical College Street 'Boi-Para' ceases to exist Archived 23 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine. webindia123.com. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ↑ Hollick, Julian Crandall (July 1991). "Amid Calcutta's poverty, there's no dearth of cultural wealth". Smithsonian. 22 (4): 32–41. ISSN 0037-7333.
- ↑ Press Trust of India (28 April 2007). "Mehrangarh Fort, College Street, figure in Time's Best of Asia". The Statesman. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2007.
