Jessore Road
Jessore Road | |
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| Route information | |
| Part of AH1 | |
| Length | 121 km (75 mi) |
| Existed | British period–present |
| Major junctions | |
| Tourist loop around Ashoknagar | |
| West end | Kolkata, India |
| Ashok Nagar, Habra, Gaighata, Bangaon, Petrapole, Benapole, Thakurnagar East Side from Gaighata, Navaron, Jhikargacha. | |
| East end | Jessore, Bangladesh |
| Location | |
| Countries | India, Bangladesh |
| Highway system | |
Jessore Road is an International road connecting Shyambazar through Dum Dum in Kolkata, India to Jessore in Bangladesh. While the Dum Dum-Barasat sector is now part of NH 12, the Barasat-Petrapole sector is now part of NH 112.[1] It continues in Bangladesh as N706 from Benapole to Jessore. The whole road is the part of Asian Highway 1. The road acts as a major link between places in and around Kolkata, especially Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport and Barasat. The road meets commuter (suburban) rail link at Barasat Junction railway station. Metro stations on this road include Shyambazar and Belgachia.
Several locations lie between Patipukur and Barasat on Jessore Road such as Patipukur Railway Station, Lake Town, Bangur Avenue, Dum Dum Park, Nagerbazar, Birati, Madhyamgram, Barasat etc. According to legend, the road was made by Kai Prasad Poddar, a landlord in Jessore.[2] For building the massive road, the HM Government awarded him the title of "Chowdhury" .
Poem
Allen Ginsberg wrote a poem "September on Jessore Road" after visiting refugee camps in 1971:
<poem>Millions of babies watching the skies Bellies swollen, with big round eyes On Jessore Road—long bamboo huts...[3][4][5]</poem>
References
- ^ "Photo Essay: Life on Bengal's Historic Jessore Road". The Wire (India). Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ Mitra, Bishwabijoy (27 June 2017). "Do you want these 150-year-old trees murdered?". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "September on Jessore Road – Poem by Allen Ginsberg". 2011 census. Poem Hunter.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "September on Jessore Road by Allen Ginsberg". 2011 census. Famous Poets and Poems.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "Allen Ginsberg – September on Jessore Road". 2011 census. American Poems. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
External links
| External video | |
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 Jessore Road by Mousumi Voumik in Bengali |
