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Amherst Street (Kolkata)

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Amherst Street and Keshab Chandra Sen Street Crossing Kolkata 2014 01 01 1842
Amherst Street and Keshab Chandra Sen Street Crossing Kolkata 2014 01 01 1842

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. 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).

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Amherst Street (Kolkata)
Raja Rammohan Sarani, Kolkata City College (Kolkata)

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Raja Rammohan Sarani

Raja Rammohan Sarani
700006 Kolkata, City College (Kolkata)
West Bengal, India
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