Raja Nabakrishna Street ( bn, রাজা নবকৃষ্ণ স্ট্রিট):Roy Chowdhury, Sameer ''Sabek Kolkatar Rastar Itihas'', publisher: Sahityayan 1/1b Dr Amal Roy Choudhury Lane, Kol 700009 An old street of

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, comme ...

(then

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 ...

), situated in the north of the

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North Kolkata North Kolkata encompasses the northern part of Kolkata, including the city's oldest neighbourhood. Shyambazar, Bagbazar, Kumartuli, Shobhabazar, Posta, Jorasanko, Rajabazar, Phoolbagan, Maniktala, Kankurgachi, Ultadanga, Chitpur, Belgac ...

connects

Aurobindo Sarani Aurobindo Sarani (formerly Grey Street) is one of the oldest and most congested main roads in north part of Kolkata. Many buses, taxis and auto-rickshaws use the road. It connects Ultadanga with Shobhabazar. West of Gouribari, Ultadanga Main R ...

Hatibagan Hatibagan is a neighbourhood of North Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview The area is under Shyampukur and Burtolla police stations. It is next to Shyambazar. The place is popular for its shops, markets, ci ...

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Rabindra Sarani People *Ravindra Jain (1944–2015), an Indian music composer and lyricist *Ravindra Mahajani, an Indian film actor * Ravindra Pushpakumara (b. 1975), a Sri Lankan cricketer *Ravindra Randeniya, a Sri Lankan actor and politician * Ravindra Khattree ...

Shobhabazar Shobhabazar (also spelt Sovabazar; bn, শোভাবাজার) is a neighbourhood of North Kolkata, in Kolkata district, in the Indian state of West Bengal. History Sheths and Basaks, well-to-do traders at Saptagram, were among the first ...

end. The street was named after Raja Nabakrishna Deb ( bn, রাজা নবকৃষ্ণ দেব): (1733–1797). Sovabazar Rajbari, Kalikrishna Deb's Rajbari, Seth Anandaram Jaipuria College and Nat Mandir are some important establishments situated in this street. Besides The Rajbari (palaces) of Raja Nabakrishna Deb and Raja Kalikrishna Deb, Sutanuti Utsav, the foundation day of Kolkata, is held from 24 August in the Nat Mandir of Sovabazar Rajbari, organised by the Sutanuti Parishad at then

Sutanuti Sutanuti was one of the three villages which were merged to form the city of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) in India. The other two villages were Gobindapur and Kalikata. See also * European colonies in India Colonial India was the part of t ...

History

Landmarks

* Sovabazar Rajbari * Seth Anandaram Jaipuria College * Kalikrishna Dev's Rajbari * Nat Mandir

Festivals

* Durga Puja of Sovabazar Rajbari * Sutanuti Utsav

History

Landmarks

Festivals

References

See also