Abanindranath Thakur Sarani (formerly and popularly known as Camac Street) is a
one-way road in
Kolkata
Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...
,
India
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. Running in the Kolkata CBD, it connects Allen Park at
Park Street to
Nizam Palace at
Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road. The road was named after William Camac, a senior merchant in the days of
Lord Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (31 December 1738 – 5 October 1805) was a British Army officer, Whigs (British political party), Whig politician and colonial administrator. In the United States and United Kingdom, he is best kn ...
and
Lord Wellesley. According to Think India Think Retail 2023, Camac Street along with
Park Street stands as the 5th best
high street in India due to presence of many commercial establishments and high-end shopping destinations, with 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
References
Streets in Kolkata
Tourist attractions in Kolkata
Shopping districts and streets in India
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