Amherst Street (Kolkata)
Geography
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.
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
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Raja Rammohan Roy Memorial Museum
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Shree Vishudhanand Saraswati Marwari Hospital
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Holy Trinity Church (Kolkata)
References
- ^ "In Remembrance of Raja Rammohan Roy" (PDF). Shodhganga - INFLIBNET. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ Google maps
- ^ "Kolkata Police". North and North Suburban Division. KP. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
External links
Kolkata/North Kolkata travel guide from Wikivoyage