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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 recent survey by Telegraph its rated the 3rd best area to reside in Kolkata after Ballygunge Place and New Alipore. It also has a lake. The oldest golf club in India, the Royal Calcutta Golf Club is a couple of kilometres away and south-west of Jodhpur Park. Some important institutes in and around Jodhpur Park region include Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, Regional Institute of Printing Technology, Regional Polytechnic, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur University, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology etc. Aban Mahal and Rabindra Sarobar are some of the tourist attractions in the vicinity of Jodhpur Park. It is well known for its proximity to South City Mall (eastern India's biggest), Gariahat, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Bengal
West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of as of 2011. The population estimate as of 2023 is 99,723,000. West Bengal is the List of states and union territories of India by population, fourth-most populous and List of states and union territories of India by area, thirteenth-largest state by area in India, as well as the List of first-level administrative divisions by population, eighth-most populous country subdivision of the world. As a part of the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, it borders Bangladesh in the east, and Nepal and Bhutan in the north. It also borders the Indian states of Jharkhand, Odisha, Bihar, Sikkim and Assam. The state capital is Kolkata, the List of metropolitan areas in India, third-largest metropolis, and List of cities in I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 public chess playing areas in Kolkata. It is also a part of SH 1. Localities Gariahat falls under Ballygunge area and is a Retail Market for saris (not only from typical Bengal but from all across India), electronics, good restaurants & all together provide a very long stretch for window shopping too. It is the hub and shopping capital of South Kolkata. It is one of the main roads of South Kolkata that starts from Ballygunge Phari-Hazra Road crossing and from there travels southwards towards the Gariahat market. The Ballygunge AC market and the Dakshinapan shopping center are two of the main attractions that one will find on the Gariahat Road. A newly built mall named Mukti World, came up near Ballygunge Phari joining the bandwagon of mall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jodhpur Park Girls’ High School
Jodhpur Park Girls' High School is a West Bengal Board affiliated high-school situated in the Jodhpur Park area of the city of Kolkata in India. It was established in the year 1961 by the Government of West Bengal for Girls. It, along with South Point School, Nava Nalanda High School etc. is one of the leading schools in south Kolkata, that follow the syllabus of the state education boards. Jodhpur Park Boys' School A boys' division of the School named Jodhpur Park Boys School was established in 1961. See also *Education in India *List of schools in India *Education in West Bengal *List of schools in West Bengal This is a list of schools in the Indian state of West Bengal. Asansol * Domohani Kelejora High School * Loreto Convent, Asansol * St. Patrick's Higher Secondary School * St. Vincent's High and Technical School Balurghat * Atreyee D. A ... References External links High schools and secondary schools in West Bengal Girls' schools in Kolk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jodhpur Park Boys School
Jodhpur Park Boys School, also known as JPBS, is a government-sponsored higher secondary school in the state of West Bengal, India. The school offers education in Bengali medium with English as the second language. Other subjects are taught as per the norms of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education. Head Masters *1961-1963: Sri P. K. Sen *1963-1986: Sri Dhirendra Nath Bhattacharyya *1986-2003: Sri Rabindra Nath Som *2003-2004: Dr. Subhrendu Bhattacharya *2004-2017: Dr. Gopal Chandra Nandy *2017-2019: Dr. Sankar Praswad Ghosh *2019—Current: Amit Sen Majumder Uniform *General uniform: White half or full sleeve shirts with the school monogram. Dark grey trousers, white socks and black leather shoes. *Physical education dress: White shirts with the school monogram. White shorts, white socks and white shoes. *For winter:Navy blue sweater, navy blue scarf. Notable alumni * Srikanta Acharya, musician. * Tejendra Nara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katha (unit)
Katha or Biswa (also spelled kattha or cottah; Hindi: कट्ठा, Assamese: কঠা, Bengali: কাঠা) is a unit of area mostly used for land measurement in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh. After metrication in the mid-20th century by these countries, the unit became officially obsolete. But this unit is still in use in much of Bangladesh, Northern India, Eastern India and Nepal. The measurement of katha varies significantly from place to place. In Purvanchal, 1 Katha = or 151.25 square yard. One Bigha is made up of 5 to 20 Katha. Katha is divided into 20 Dhur and Dhur is subdivided into 20 Dhurki. Bangladesh In Bangladesh, one katha is standardized to , and 20 katha equals 1 bigha. * 1 Katha (কাঠা) = 720 sq. feet = 66.88 sq. metre = 1.652 Decimal (শতাংশ/ শতক) * 1 Bigha (বিঘা) = 20 Katha (কাঠা) = 14,400 square feet = 1,338 sq m = 1,600 sq yard * 1 Acre (একর) = 3.025 Bigha (বিঘা) = 60.5 Katha (কাঠ� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhakuria Railway Station
Dhakuria railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the main line. It is under the jurisdiction of the Sealdah railway division in the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It serves the local area of Dhakuria in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. History In 1862, the Eastern Bengal Railway constructed a -wide broad-gauge railway A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways. Broad gauge of , more known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union countrie ... from to via Dhakuria. Electrification Electrification from to including Dhakuria was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1965–66. Station complex The platform is well sheltered. The station possesses many facilities including water and sanitation. It is well connected to the SH-1. There is a proper approach road to this station. References Railway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Gross Leasable Area of and parking for 2,500 vehicles. The mall was designed by retail specialist ICS Bentel Associates. Anchored by major stores like Pantaloons, Spencer's Retail and Shoppers Stop, there are also 134 other stores, a food court on the top floor and an INOX multiplex. The adjoining South City Township, with four 35-storey and one 15-storey residential highrises, was built by the same developer - South City Projects. Features * South City Mall houses a six screen INOX multiplex, at the lounge cum food court inside the multiplex's premises. Now it also includes an IMAX multiplex, the only one of its kind in Kolkata. * It houses a food court called The Food Street, which contains kiosks of food from around the world. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rabindra Sarobar
Rabindra Sarobar (formerly known as Dhakuria Lake) is an artificial lake, garden and park 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, Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Road to the west, Dhakuria to the east and the Kolkata Suburban Railway tracks to the south. It is named after Nobel Prize winner and poet Rabindranath Tagore. History In the early 1920s, the Calcutta Improvement Trust (CIT), a body responsible for developmental work in the Kolkata metropolitan area, acquired about of marshy jungles. Their intention was to develop the area for residential use – improving the roads, raising and levelling some of the adjacent land and building lakes and parks. Excavation work was undertaken with the plan of creating a huge lake. The excavation of the lake was led by CIT's first chairman Cecil Henry Bompass, Kolkata Municipal Corporation's chief-engineer M.R. Atkins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Institute Of Chemical Biology
Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB) is a biomedical research centre in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Established in 1935 as Indian Institute of Experimental Medicine (IIEM), it was inducted under the aegis of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) in 1956 and renamed to its present form in 1982. It has 6 R&D divisions:- Cancer Biology & Inflammatory Disorder, Cell Biology & Physiology, Chemistry, Infectious Diseases & Immunology, Molecular & Human Genetics, and Structural Biology & Bioinformatics Bioinformatics () is an interdisciplinary field of science that develops methods and Bioinformatics software, software tools for understanding biological data, especially when the data sets are large and complex. Bioinformatics uses biology, .... Notable people * Amar Bhaduri, Director of CSIR-IICB, Kolkata (1990-1995) and President of Society of Biological Chemists of India (1999-2000), known for outstanding contribution in Kala-azar research in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jadavpur University
Jadavpur University ( abbr. JU) is a public state funded research university with its main campus located at Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was established on 25 July in 1906 as ''Bengal Technical Institute'' and was converted into Jadavpur University on 24 December in 1955. As of 2024 NIRF rankings, Jadavpur University has been ranked 9th among universities, 12th among engineering institutes, and 17th overall in India. Also Nature Index ranked Jadavpur University in 1st among universities in India and 22th overall in India in terms of research output (2023-2024). The university has been recognized by UGC as an institute with "Potential for Excellence" and accredited an "A+" grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). History On 25 July 1906, Bengal Technical Institute was founded by Society for the Promotion of Technical Education by at 92, Upper Circular Road. On 7 July 1910, the Society for the Promotion of Technical Education in Bengal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Association For The Cultivation Of Science
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS) is a public, deemed, research university for higher education and research in basic sciences under the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India. Established on 29 July 1876 by Mahendralal Sarkar, a private medical practitioner, it focuses on fundamental research in basic sciences. It is India's oldest research institute located at Jadavpur, South Kolkata near Jadavpur University, Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute and Indian Institute of Chemical Biology. It is spread over a limited area of 9.5 acres and currently in the process of building an advanced SMART campus at Baruipur. The association is engaged in research in various fields of physics, chemistry, biological sciences, mathematical and computational sciences, materials sciences and various interdisciplinary areas. Indian Journal of Physics (IJP) ''Indian Journal of Physics'' was founded in 1926. It is published monthly. Springer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Glass And Ceramic Research Institute
Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (also known as CSIR-CGCRI Kolkata abbr. CGCRI Kolkata) is a premier research institute in India dedicated to the advancement of glass, ceramics, mica, refractories and related materials science. Located in Kolkata, West Bengal. CGCRI is one of the first four laboratories established under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India's largest research and development organization. Founded in 1950, CGCRI has played a pivotal role in developing indigenous technologies and fostering innovation in the glass and ceramic industries, contributing significantly to India's scientific and industrial landscape. History CGCRI began functioning in a limited way in 1944 and was formally inaugurated on August 26, 1950, by Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy. Its strategic location near mines and industrial centers was chosen to leverage Bengal's scientific and artistic talents. Over the decades, it has expanded its research scope, focusing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
