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Road in Kolkata, India
Abanindranath Thakur Sarani
(formerly and popularly known as
Camac Street
) is a
one-way
road in
Kolkata
,
India
. Running in the Kolkata CBD, it connects Allen Park at
Park Street
to
Nizam Palace
at
Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road
.
[1]
The road was named after William Camac, a senior merchant in the days of
Lord Cornwallis
and
Lord Wellesley
. According to Think India Think Retail 2023, Camac Street along with
Park Street
stands as the 5th toppest
high street
in India due to presence of many commercial establishments and high-end shopping destinations, with shopping malls, boutiques, restaurants and stand-alone stores.
[2]
It intersects Middleton Street and
Shakespeare Sarani
, two other important roads in the CBD. Several smaller roads like Middleton Row, Short Street, Victoria Terrace and Albert Road merge into Camac Street from the east or west.
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G.K. Tower, an office tower
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Fort Knox, jewellery mall
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Kolkata Industry House
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Camac Street and
Shakespeare Sarani
crossing
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