Abanindranath Thakur Sarani (renamed from ''Camac Street'') is a street running in the central business district of

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, from Park Street (Allen Park) to

Acharya Jagadish Chandra 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 ...

( Nizam Palace). The road was named after William Camac, a senior merchant in the days of

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and

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. In the mid-1970s, the Park Street 'razzmatazz' spilled onto Camac Street which is, today, considered to be a

high street High Street is a common street name for the primary business street of a city, town, or village, especially in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth. It implies that it is the focal point for business, especially shopping. It is also a metonym ...

of Kolkata with many commercial establishments and high-end shopping destinations, with many shopping malls, boutiques, restaurants and stand-alone stores. It intersects Middleton Street and Shakespeare Sarani, two other important roads in the CBD. Several smaller roads like Middleton Row, Short Street, Victoria Terrace and Albert Road merge into Camac Street from the east or west.

Gallery

File:Camac Street 'G K Tower'.jpg, G.K. Tower, an office tower File:Camac Street 'Fort Knox'.jpg, Fort Knox, jewellery mall File:Kolkata Industry house Camac street IMG 20181212 075104.jpg, Kolkata Industry House File:Camac St - Shakespeare Xing.jpg, Camac Street and Shakespeare Sarani crossing

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