Prince Anwar Shah Road is a busy road of

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 is named after Prince Gulam Mohammed Anwar Ali Shah, one of

Tipu Sultan Tipu Sultan (born Sultan Fateh Ali Sahab Tipu, 1 December 1751 – 4 May 1799), also known as the Tiger of Mysore, was the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore based in South India. He was a pioneer of rocket artillery.Dalrymple, p. 243 He i ...

's 12 sons.

Localities

In the aftermath of the death of

, during the battle of

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, the then British rulers threw all twelve sons of Tipu into prison at

Vellore Vellore (English: ), also spelt as Velur (), is a city and the administrative headquarters of Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Palar River in the northeastern part of Tamil Nadu and is separ ...

. Suspecting that they had powered an abortive rebellion in Vellore jail they were moved to another prison in

Calcutta Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, the official name until 2001) is the Capital city, capital of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal, on the eastern ba ...

in 1807. The road starts from the

Raja SC Mullick Road Gariahat Road becomes Raja SC Mullick road from the intersection of Prince Anwar Shah Road Connector and traverses mainly through Jadavpur and then the inner parts of South Kolkata and ends at Garia, where it meets the Netaji Subash Chandra Bos ...

where the

Jadavpur Jadavpur is a southern neighbourhood of Kolkata in the district of Kolkata of West Bengal, India. Jadavpur is one of the important junctions in South Kolkata. Jadavpur University and a number of research institutes of national and internation ...

Police Station is located and is connected to

Tollygunge Tollygunge (Bengali: টালিগঞ্জ; nicknamed 'Mini Mumbai' or 'Mini Bombay') is a locality of South Kolkata, in West Bengal, India. It is famed as the centre of the Indian film industry, known as Tollywood, Marathi Cinema, South In ...

on the west. It first runs to the left of South Kolkata neighbourhood

Jodhpur Park Jodhpur Park is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata, in Kolkata district, West Bengal, India. Geography It has Dhakuria to the north and the east, the Gariahat Road to the east, Jadavpur to the south and Lake Gardens to the west. In a rec ...

before running through

Lake Gardens Lake Gardens is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata, in Kolkata district, West Bengal, India. It has Kalighat to the north, Jodhpur Park to the east, Prince Anwar Shah Road or Tollygunge to the south and Charu Market to the west. The famous Gol ...

and finally reaching

. The

South City Mall South City Mall is a shopping mall in South Kolkata, West Bengal. Located at Prince Anwar Shah Road, Jadavpur (where the erstwhile Usha Industries factories and staff quarters were situated), it has been open since 16 January 2008. It has a Gr ...

on Prince Anwar Shah Road, Calcutta’s first "destination mall", opened its shop floor in early July 2007. The South City mini-township is located on a site on Prince Anwar Shah Road in the heart of South Kolkata, just opposite

. It is minutes away from top city clubs like RCGC and

Tollygunge Club The Tollygunge Club (Bengali: টালিগঞ্জ ক্লাব), popularly called Tolly, is a country club in India, located in Tollygunge in south Kolkata. Sir William Cruikshank established the club as an equestrian sports facility i ...

, hospitals such as AMRI and EEDF and a stone’s throw from the Metro stations at

and

Rabindra Sarobar Rabindra Sarobar (formerly known as Dhakuria Lake) is an artificial lake in South Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. The name also refers to the area surrounding the lake. It is flanked by Southern Avenue to the North, Shyamaprasa ...

and the connector to EM Bypass and Lake Gardens Rail Overbridge. Prince Anwar Shah Road - Kolkata 7559

The much-awaited Prince Anwar Shah Road connector (Kalikapur Road) to the

Eastern Metropolitan Bypass The Eastern Metropolitan Bypass (known simply as both ''E.M. Bypass'' and ''EM Bypass'') is a (Including Kamalgazi to Baruipur extension) major road on the east side of Kolkata. It connects Ultadanga (North Kolkata) to Baruipur Puratan Baz ...

was opened to the public on 1 March, 2007. Prince Anwar Shah Road is connected to Kalikapur Road with Jibanananda Setu (Selimpur Rail Overbridge). The two-lane road is a shorter alternative to the

Rashbehari Avenue Rashbehari Avenue (earlier known as Main Sewer Road or Ballygunge Avenue) is one of the most prestigious and important east–west avenues of Kolkata, India. A major portion of this road is often commonly referred to as Gariahat, the prime sh ...

connector for motorists approaching the EM Bypass from the southern part of the city. This has improved access to the EM Bypass for the residents of Shahidnagar, Viveknagar, Selimpur etc. Officials of the KMDA claim that it takes less than six minutes to reach the Bypass from the crossing of Prince Anwar Shah Road and

, which is a continuation of

Gariahat Road Gariahat Road connects Ballygunge Phari with Prince Anwar Shah Road and Raja SC Mullick Road near Jadavpur Police station in the southern part of Kolkata, India. The space under Gariahat Flyover hosts one of the most prominent open air publi ...

Landmarks

Starting from Tollygunge and moving towards Jadavpur PS Crossing, the following landmarks are visible on Prince Anwar Shah Road. * South City Mini Township and

* City High Apartments * Sriram Balaji Mandir * Navina Cinema Hall * Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri College * Merlin Oxford & Merlin Cambridge Towers * SIRPA Complex * EEDF Hospital * MECON Tower * Jadavpur Police Station From Jadavpur PS Crossing, on Gariahat Road (S), till the

is *

Connector * Dhaka Kalibari

Restaurants

South City Mall *

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* KFC *

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* Subway * Cafe Coffee Day * Coffee World * Gelato Italiano

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