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Ballygunge Circular Road which was renamed as Promotesh Barua Sarani , after the legendary actor and doyen of Bengali Cinema, is one of the most important roads which runs through the upscale part of
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.
# 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
* Sanjha Chulha * Ganges * 24 hr Cafe Coffee Day * Mama mia Gelato * Azad Hind Dhaba *Sharma Dhaba
Ballygunge Circular Road which was renamed as Promotesh Barua Sarani , after the legendary actor and doyen of Bengali Cinema, is one of the most important roads which runs through the upscale part of Ballygunge
Ballygunge is a locality of South Kolkata, in Kolkata district, West Bengal, India.
History
The East India Company obtained from the Mughal emperor Farrukhsiyar, in 1717, the right to rent from 38 villages surrounding their settlement. Of the ...
in South Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, commerci ...
. 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
Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road (earlier known as Lower Circular Road) and its continuation northwards called Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road (earlier known as Upper Circular Road), are together the longest and the most important north-south ...
a bit further up. A large military camp
A military camp or bivouac is a semi-permanent military base, for the lodging of an army. Camps are erected when a military force travels away from a major installation or fort during training or operations, and often have the form of large cam ...
(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
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.
Landmarks
# 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
Notable residents
* Suchitra Sen – Actress and mother of actressMoon Moon Sen
Moon Moon Sen, also credited as Moonmoon Sen (born Srimati Sen; 28 March 1954), is an Indian actress, known for her works in Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Marathi films. She eventually starred in Bollywood films. She ...
and grandmother of Riya Sen
Riya Sen (born Riya Dev Varma; 24 January 1981) is an Indian actress and model. who predominantly appears in Hindi, Bengali language, Bengali, English language, English, Telugu language, Telugu and Tamil language, Tamil films.
Sen comes from ...
and Raima Sen
Raima Sen (born Raima Dev Varma on 7 November 1979) is an Indian actress who is known for her work in the Hindi and Bengali films.
Early life
Raima Sen was born on 7 November 1979 in Bombay (now Mumbai) to Moon Moon Sen and Bharat Dev Varma ...
.
* 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
Indrani Sen is a Bengali singer who is known for Nazrul geeti and Rabindra Sangeet.
Early life
Indrani Sen is the daughter of singer Sumitra Sen, and her younger sister is Srabani Sen. Her earliest singing was done under her mother's guidan ...
– An exponent of Rabindrasangeet and Nazrulgeeti a professor of Bagbazar women's college.
Restaurants
* Chatar Patar * Red Hot Chili Peppe* Sanjha Chulha * Ganges * 24 hr Cafe Coffee Day * Mama mia Gelato * Azad Hind Dhaba *Sharma Dhaba
See also
* Park Street *Camac Street
Abanindranath Thakur Sarani (renamed from ''Camac Street'') is a street running in the central business district of Kolkata, India, from Park Street (Allen Park) to Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road (Nizam Palace). The road was named after ...
* Sudder Street
References
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