Red_Road_(Kolkata)

Indira Gandhi Sarani

Indira Gandhi Sarani

Road in Kolkata, India

Indira Gandhi Sarani, formerly Red Road, is a road in Central Kolkata that runs from Eden Gardens (Rashmoni Avenue-Gostho Paul Sarani Junction) to Fort William West Gate (Dufferin Road-Outram Road Junction). South of Fort William West Gate, Red Road becomes Casuarina Road/Khiddirpore Road.[1] The road, a wide boulevard, was built in 1820.[2] It bisects the Kolkata Maidan.[3] The British authorities intended for the road to be able to host large parades.[3] The name 'Red Road' was given due to its surfacing.[3]

Republic Day Parade on Red Road

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During the Second World War, the road, in the heart of Calcutta, served as a landing strip for Fighter aircraft.[4] The annual Kolkata Marathon starts from the outside of the Rangers Club on Red Road.[5] The name 'Indira Gandhi Sarani' was adopted in 1985.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    Google maps
  2. [2]
    Cotton, H.E.A., Calcutta Old and New, 1909/1980, p 72, General Printers and Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
  3. [3]
    Robert H. Farquharson (2004). For Your Tomorrow: Canadians and the Burma Campaign, 1941-1945. Trafford. p. 97. ISBN 978-1-4120-1536-3.
  4. [4]
    "Calcutta Airstrip Again is Street". The Victoria Advocate. 3 December 1945.
  5. [5]
    "Ninth edition of Kolkata marathon to be held on March 6". NewsX. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  6. [6]
    P. Thankappan Nair (1987). A history of Calcutta's streets. Firma KLM. p. 420.
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