Abanindranath Thakur Sarani

{{short description|Road in Kolkata, India}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}

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| location = Kolkata, India

| metro_system = Kolkata Metro

| metro = Park Street, Maidan, Rabindra Sadan

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| terminus_b = AJC Bose Road

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Abanindranath Thakur Sarani (formerly and popularly known as Camac Street) is a one-way road in Kolkata, India. Running in the Kolkata CBD, it connects Allen Park at Park Street to Nizam Palace at Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road.{{Cite web |last=Sarkar |first=Vaaswat |date=2023-06-26 |title=What's In A Name? : The History Of Some Of Kolkata's Most Iconic Street Names |url=https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-voices/whats-in-a-name-the-history-of-some-of-kolkatas-most-iconic-street-names |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=Homegrown |language=en}} The road was named after William Camac, a senior merchant in the days of Lord Cornwallis 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.{{cite web | url=https://hospitality.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/restaurants/kolkatas-park-st-camac-st-among-top-5-high-streets-beats-connaught-place-lokhandwala-market/103230733 | title=Kolkata's Park St-Camac St among top 5 high streets, beats Connaught Place, Lokhandwala Market - ET HospitalityWorld }}

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

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