Amherst Street (Kolkata)

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| location = Kolkata, India

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| direction_a = North

| terminus_a = Chaltabagan, Maniktala

| direction_b = South

| terminus_b = Lebutala, Bowbazar

| metro_system = Kolkata Metro

| metro = Girish Park, MG Road, Central and Sealdah

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File:Sir Thomas Lawrence - Lord Amherst - Google Art Project.jpg, after whom the street was first named.]]

Amherst Street is a north–south street in Central Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. The street was named after William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst. It has been renamed as Raja Rammohan Roy Sarani after Raja Rammohan Roy, one of the most famous social-reformers of India.{{Cite web|url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/163971/20/20_annexure%20e.pdf|title=In Remembrance of Raja Rammohan Roy|website=Shodhganga - INFLIBNET|access-date=28 March 2019}} The road starts from Vivekananda Road crossing (Chaltabagan, Maniktala) and extends up to Bepin Behari Ganguly Street crossing (Lebutala, Bowbazar) via MG Road crossing and Surya Sen Street crossing. On the extreme north lies Raja Rammohan Roy Memorial Museum and on the extreme south lies the Bank of India (Bowbazar).Google maps

Geography

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=Police district=

Amherst Street police station is part of the North and North Suburban division of Kolkata Police. It is located at 57, Raja Rammohan Sarani, Kolkata-700009.{{cite web |url = http://www.kolkatapolice.gov.in/division.asp?ID=3&Division=X |title = Kolkata Police |work = North and North Suburban Division |publisher = KP |access-date = 5 March 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180330083931/http://kolkatapolice.gov.in/division.asp?ID=3&Division=X |archive-date = 30 March 2018 |url-status = dead }}

Amherst Street Women police station, located at the same address as above covers all police districts under the jurisdiction of the North and North Suburban division i.e. Amherst Street, Jorabagan, Shyampukur, Cossipore, Chitpur, Sinthi, Burtolla and Tala.

Places of interest

=Colleges=

St. Paul's Cathedral Mission College (estd. 1864)
City College, Kolkata (estd. 1881), Anandamohan College (estd. 1961), Rammohan College (estd. 1961)

=School=

St.Paul's School (estd. 1822) https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/St+Paul's+School/@22.5760887,88.366572,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x3a02764e1e88326d:0xad33002d7183da14!8m2!3d22.5760838!4d88.3687607

Festivals

Some of the notable festivals that take place in and around the street include Chaltabagan Lohapatty Durga Puja, Somendra Nath Mitra's Kali Puja (Amherst Street Sarbojonin) and Jhamapukur Sarbojonin (Subal Chandra Lane) Tamoghna Ghosh's Kali Puja and Fatakesto's Kali Puja.

=In popular culture=

Born Into Brothels, a 2004 documentary film directed by Zana Briski mentions this street in the movie.

Gallery

File:Raja Rammohan Roy Memorial Museum 20190115 073552 01.jpg|Raja Rammohan Roy Memorial Museum

File:Vishudhanand Saraswati Marwari Hospital - 118 Amherst Street - Kolkata 2014-01-01 1808-1810.JPG|Shree Vishudhanand Saraswati Marwari Hospital

File:Holy Trinity Church - 33-B Amherst Street - Kolkata 2014-01-01 1815.JPG|Holy Trinity Church (Kolkata)

References

External links

Category:Streets in Kolkata