Strand Road, Kolkata
{{short description|Road in Kolkata, India}}
{{for|other roads with the same name|Strand Road (disambiguation){{!}}Strand Road}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox street
| name = Strand Road
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| image = File:The Strand, Calcutta by Francis Frith.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Strand Road in mid 19th century
| other_name = The Strand
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| postal_code = 700001, 700006, 700007, 700021
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| location = Kolkata, India
| maint = Kolkata Municipal Corporation
| direction_a = North
| terminus_a = Bagbazar
| direction_b = South
| terminus_b = Prinsep Ghat
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| known_for = Runs along the east bank of the Hooghly River
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Strand Road, also referred to as The Strand, is a major thoroughfare in downtown Kolkata, India. Running along the east bank of the Hooghly River, the road connects Bagbazar to Prinsep Ghat (in the Hastings neighbourhood) via the threshold of Howrah Bridge. South of Prinsep Ghat, Strand Road becomes St. Georges Gate Road.{{cite web |title=Kolkata crematoriums get a makeover |url=https://www.kolkataonwheels.com/kolkata-crematoriums-get-a-makeover |website=www.kolkataonwheels.com |access-date=19 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011014853/http://www.kolkataonwheels.com/kolkata-crematoriums-get-a-makeover/ |archive-date=Oct 11, 2017 |language=en}}
History
Strand Road was completed in 1828,Cotton, H. E. A. (1907). Calcutta, Old and New. W. Newman & Co.{{rp|167}} undertaken by the Lottery Committee, along what was previously a long sedge bank. According to the historian H.E.A. Cotton, the road ran from Prinsep Ghat to Hatkhola Ghat. The area around Prinsep Ghat had a large portion of riverbank reclaimed and thrown into the roadway.{{rp|321}}
File:View of Strand Road in Kolkata, as seen from the Brabourne Road Flyover.jpg
Erected in 1838, Baboo Ghat is a significant monument in Doric Greek style on Strand Road. It was commissioned by Baboo Raj Chundrer Das, husband of Rani Rashmoni, founder of Dakshineswar Kali Temple.{{rp|322}} Immediately west of the Kolkata High Court is Chandpal Ghat, named after Chunder Nath Pal, who owned a shop at the site for the ‘refreshment of pedestrians and boatmen’. The ghat dates from at least 1774 (predating Strand Road itself) and eventually became the point at which the colonial rulers and administrators of India would arrive and leave the city prior to the advent of rail travel.{{rp|323}}
Eden Gardens, the oldest cricket ground in India and largest in Asia,[https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-largest-cricket-grounds-in-the-world.html The Largest Cricket Grounds in the World] Retrieved 20 January 2019 [https://mbmaliksports.com/largest-cricket-grounds-in-the-world/ The Largest Cricket Grounds in the World (Updated 2022)] is located beside Strand Road, opposite to Babughat.
Gallery
File:Babu Ghat - Strand Road - Kolkata 2013-09-07 2197.JPG|Babughat, Strand Road
File:Samriddhi Bhavan - Strand Road - Kolkata 2012-09-22 0344.JPG|Samriddhi Bhavan, Strand Road
File:New Secretariat Building - 1 Kiran Shankar Roy Road - Strand Road View - Kolkata 2016-10-11 0318.JPG|New Secretariat Building, Strand Road
File:Metcalfe Hall - 12 Strand Road - Kolkata 2016-10-11 0335.JPG|Metcalfe Hall, Strand Road
File:Jeevan Ganga Building - LIC - 16 Hare Street - Strand Road View - Kolkata 2016-10-11 0343-0346.tif|Jeevan Ganga Building (LIC), Strand Road
File:Kolkata Port Trust Building - 15 Strand Road - Kolkata 2016-10-11 0361.JPG|Kolkata Port Trust Building, Strand Road
File:Custom House - 15-1 Strand Road - Kolkata 2016-10-11 0371.JPG|Custom House, Strand Road
File:Eastern Railway Building - 17 Netaji Subhas Road - Strand Road View - Kolkata 2016-10-11 0419.JPG|Eastern Railway Building, Strand Road
File:Diamond Heritage - Commercial Building - 16 Strand Road - Kolkata 2016-10-11 0411.JPG|Diamond Heritage, Strand Road
File:Marshall House - 25 Strand Road - Kolkata 2016-10-11 0473.JPG|Mersall House, Strand Road
File:Mohta House - 29 Strand Road - Kolkata 2016-10-11 0495.JPG|Mohta House, Strand Road
File:Nagreswar Mahadev Mandir - 35 Strand Road - Kolkata 2016-10-11 0514.JPG|Nagreswar Mahadev Mandir, Strand Road
File:Raja Katra - 167 Netaji Subash Road - Strand Road View - Kolkata 2016-10-11 0598.JPG|Raja Katra, Strand Road
File:Mayo Hospital - 67-1 Strand Road - Kolkata 2016-10-11 0687.JPG|Mayo Hospital, Strand Road