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Bhowanipore or Bhabanipur is the oldest locality of South Kolkata. It is located just south of the Lower Circular Road (now A.J.C. Bose Road). Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose, CSI, CIE, FRS (জগদীশ চন্দ্র বসু Jôgodish Chôndro Boshu) ( November 30 It is the second largest locality in South Kolkata after Ballygunge. Ballygunge is an upmarket and posh locality in South Kolkata (India The locality has its boundary touching the AJC Bose Road, Maidan, Victoria Memorial and consists of well-known and posh localities like Elgin Road, Gokhale Road, Woodburn Park, Bakulbagan Road, Harish Mukherjee Road, Beltala Road, Townshend Road and parts of Chakraberia & Lansdowne. The locality has an illustrious past and abound with stories of great men and women who lived here,although in the recent years it has lost much of its glory to Ballygunge(which has gone ahead in terms of good roads,posh locales,and modern day developments).

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History

Bhowanipore is perhaps the first 'posh' south Kolkata neighbourhood. A neighbourhood or neighborhood (see spelling differences) is a geographically localised Community within a larger City, Town or In the early 1800s, it was just a small village on the southern outskirts of the city of Calcutta. A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. Soon it developed into a favourable home to many immigrants into the city from the countryside of West and East Bengal. Etymology and ethnology The exact origin of the word Bangla or Bengal is unknown though it is believed to be derived from the Dravidian-speaking tribe Bang These immigrants were very literate and prosperous and just wanted to settle outside the more famous localities of northern Kolkata.

The Lower Circular Road (present A. J. C. Bose Road) had just been constructed and the area just south of the road became to many Indians who wanted to live in proximity to the city and yet away from it.

Many Britishers also took fancy to the area and they also began settling in the area, but were far outnumbered by the local populace.

Initially the locality was bounded by Lansdowne Road (presently Sarat Bose Road) to the east, Russa Road (presently A. T. Mukherjee Road and S. P. Mukherjee Road) to the west and the Hazra Road to the south. But it expanded much more to the west, far beyond Harish Mukherjee Road to the Tolly Nullah.

The Jadu Babu's Bazaar on Russa Road was the heart of south Kolkata before Gariahat even developed. It is still the major market for the locality.

Many young people from the locality became notable individuals like Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee and his son Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das, Uttam Kumar and lately Satyajit Ray, who made the area his home, among others. Subhas Chandra Bose (সুভাষ চন্দ্র বসু (born January 23, 1897; presumed to have died August 18, 1945 Sir Asutosh Mookerjee (আশুতোষ মুখোপাধ্যায় 1864-1924 CIE, PhD, DSc, LLD was an Indian educator Syama Prasad Mookerjee (or Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, শ্যামা প্রসাদ মুখার্জী ( thumb|right|200px|An Indian postage stamp featuring Chittaranjan Das (CRDas (চিত্তরঞ্জন দাস Chittorônjon Dash) (popularly called Deshbandhu "Friend of the country" ( November Uttam Kumar ( Bangla: উত্তম কুমার) ( 3 September 1926 - 24 July 1980) born as Arun Kumar Chatterjee Satyajit Ray (সত্যজিত রায় or সত্যজিৎ রায়) (2 May 1921–23 April 1992 was a Bengali Indian Filmmaker.

Bhowanipore was also known as the cinema hall area of the city. Number of cinema halls like Purna, Indira, Bijoli, etc. screened Bengali and Hindi movies. Many of the halls are now closing down due to lack of patronage.

Since the start of the 20th century, the area became home to a large number of immigrants from other parts of India. Sikhs,Marawaris,Gujaratis and Tamils now form a major population of the locality.

Bhowanipore has also has its share of 21st century commercialization sweeping Kolkata. It is home to Kolkata's first mall-cum-multiplex - The Forum mall on Elgin Road with its Inox multiplex.

Many big companies have their head office in Bhowanipore, like Exide Industries Limited, Tata Tea Limited and Phillips India Limited to name a few. The head office of Automobile Association Of Eastern India is also located in this area.


A club in the name of " Bhowanipore Club" founded by one Nani Mitra stands at the entrance of the Maidan near the Rani Rashmani Statue and presently managed by the " Sangbad Pratidin" group.

Transport

Bhowanipore sits on some of the most important roads of Kolkata and till date the most accessible residential area of South Kolkata from its city-centre,and is excellently served by all buses plying through the southern part of the city.

The Kolkata Metro serves the area with the Rabindra Sadan, Netaji Bhawan and Jatin Das Park stations. The Kolkata Metro or Calcutta Metro ( Bengali: কলকাতা মেট্রো Kolkata Meṭro) is the underground rail network in Kolkata Rabindra Sadan is a cultural centre and theatre in Calcutta, located near the Nandan and the Academy of Fine Arts.

Medical facilities

Educational institutions

Places of interest

Famous People

See also

The Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research and Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial Hospital is a tertiary referral government hospital for the state of West Bengal Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose, CSI, CIE, FRS (জগদীশ চন্দ্র বসু Jôgodish Chôndro Boshu) ( November 30 Forum Mall is a Shopping mall in the Bhowanipore area of Kolkata, India. Subhas Chandra Bose (সুভাষ চন্দ্র বসু (born January 23, 1897; presumed to have died August 18, 1945 Sir Asutosh Mookerjee (আশুতোষ মুখোপাধ্যায় 1864-1924 CIE, PhD, DSc, LLD was an Indian educator Formally established on the 24 January 1857, the University of Calcutta (also known as Calcutta University) (কলকাতা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় Syama Prasad Mookerjee (or Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, শ্যামা প্রসাদ মুখার্জী ( thumb|right|200px|An Indian postage stamp featuring The Bharatiya Jana Sangh (abbreviated BJS and often known simply as the Jan Sangh existed from 1951 to 1980 whereupon it was succeeded by the Bharatiya Janata Party, one of Chittaranjan Das (CRDas (চিত্তরঞ্জন দাস Chittorônjon Dash) (popularly called Deshbandhu "Friend of the country" ( November Satyajit Ray (সত্যজিত রায় or সত্যজিৎ রায়) (2 May 1921–23 April 1992 was a Bengali Indian Filmmaker. Uttam Kumar ( Bangla: উত্তম কুমার) ( 3 September 1926 - 24 July 1980) born as Arun Kumar Chatterjee Mamata Banerjee ( Bengali: মমতা ব্যানার্জী(born January 5, 1955) is a Indian politician from the State of West Premendra Mitra (প্রেমেন্দ্র মিত্র (1904-1988 was a renowned Bengali poet, novelist and Short story writer
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