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 Amherst Street and Keshab Chandra Sen Street Crossing | |
| Former name(s) | Amherst Street |
|---|---|
| Maintained by | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |
| Location | Kolkata, India |
| Postal code | 700009 |
| NearestKolkata Metro station | Girish Park,MG Road,Central andSealdah |
| Coordinates | 22°34′45″N88°22′11″E / 22.5791049°N 88.369807°E /22.5791049; 88.369807 |
| North end | Chaltabagan,Maniktala |
| South end | Lebutala,Bowbazar |
Amherst Street is a north–south street in CentralKolkata in the Indian state ofWest Bengal. The street was named afterWilliam Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst. It has been renamed asRaja Rammohan Roy Sarani afterRaja Rammohan Roy, one of the most famous social-reformers of India.[1] The road starts fromVivekananda Road crossing (Chaltabagan,Maniktala) and extends up toBepin Behari Ganguly Street crossing (Lebutala,Bowbazar) viaMG Road crossing and Surya Sen Street crossing. On the extreme north lies Raja Rammohan Roy Memorial Museum and on the extreme south lies theBank of India (Bowbazar).[2]
Amherst Street police station is part of theNorth and North Suburban division ofKolkata Police. It is located at 57, Raja Rammohan Sarani, Kolkata-700009.[3]
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.[3]
Some of the notable festivals that take place in and around the street includeChaltabagan 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.
Born Into Brothels, a 2004 documentary film directed byZana Briski mentions this street in the movie.
Kolkata/North Kolkata travel guide from Wikivoyage
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