Burrabazar kolkata,west-Bengal,india

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Burrabazar (also spelt Bara Bazar) is a neighbourhood in central Kolkata, earlier known as Calcutta, in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is an assembly constituency. Burrabazar expanded from a yarn and textile market into the commercial nucleus of Kolkata and one of the largest wholesale markets in India

For oriental traffic, oriental tongues and oriental heads, commend me to the Burrabazar, a mart tailed on to the north end of the China bazaar and occupied and visited by traders from all parts of the east. Here may be seen the jewels of Golkanda and Bundelkhand, the shawls of Cashmere, the broad cloths of England, silks of Murshidabad and Benaras, muslins of Dacca, Calicoes, ginghams, Chintzes and beads from Coromandel, fruits and firs of Cabul, silk fabrics and brocades of Persia, spices and myrch from Ceylon, Spice Islands and Arabia, shells from the eastern coast and straits, drugs, dried fruit and sweetmeats from Arabia and Turkey, cow’s tails from Tibet and ivory from Ceylon; a great portion of these and various other articles too numerous to mention are either sold or bought by the natives from the countries where they are obtained who together with visitors, travellers and beggars form diversified group of Persians, Arabs, Jews, Marwarees, Armenians, Madrasees, Sikhs, Turks, Parsees, Chinese, Burmese and Bengalees.
Colesworthy Grant
Description of Burrabazar in mid-nineteenth century in his book Anglo-India Sketches.[1]

With crime a major problem in Burrabazar the police station[12] has a rough time.[13]

More than 50,000 merchants from across the country have been attracted to Burrabzar because of the immense business opportunities but musclemen have followed them to the trade hub. From providing protection to businessmen and transporting their black money to running a satta (form of betting) racket and settling property and payment disputes, these men, mostly from the neighbouring states, start off as confidantes of the trading community. In a few years, they break free and form their own gangs to extort money and engage in other forms of criminal activities.[14]

Even small traders coming to Burrabazar face problems, but of a different sort. More than 1,000 cyclists cross Howrah bridge everyday to make purchases at Burrabazar. Most of these are small traders, from across the Hooghly River and they carry back goods for sale in their localities. Such people are regularly harassed by policemen on duty and let off against small payments.[

Burrabazar expanded from a yarn and textile market into one of the largest wholesale markets in India.[2] Burrabazar is divided into highly specialised sub-markets, according to the commodity it deals in – Dhotipatti, Fancypatti, Tulapatti, Chinipatti etc. Further subdivisions are katra, chowk or kothi.[1] A popular saying goes, “Anything and everything is available at Burrabazar. Even the tiger's eye is available here if you pay the right price.”[3] Each katra (market) is known for a particular item. There are approximately 25 katras in Burrabazar. At Raja Katra, which originally belonged to the Maharaja of Bardhaman, most of the shops deal in spices. At Manohar Das Katra it is mostly hardware and textile. Vikram Chand Market and Khangrapatti sell mostly electronic goods and artificial ornaments.[4]

For Diwali, the festival of lights, it is transformed into a huge market for festive and religious ingredients. The number of makeshift stalls are around 800, spread around Kalakar Street and other areas. From idols to their dainty dresses, designer diyas (earthen lamps) to saffron-tinted laddus (round-shaped sweet meat), every conceivable article can be scooped from this gala bazaar, the city’s largest assortment of puja paraphernalia. The series of shops bang opposite the Jain temple, near Satyanarayan Park, flaunts ornately decked-up idols of Ganesha and Lakshmi — the brother-sister divinities symbolising wealth and prosperity.[

Burrabzar is bounded by Posta and Jorabagan on the north, Jorasanko and Kolutola on the east, B. B. D. Bagh on the south and Hooghly River on the west. Lalbazar and Bowbazar are at the south-west corner of Burrabazar.[5] The neighbourhood is adjacent to Howrah Bridge (renamed Rabindra Setu). One description of its boundaries puts it as follows: from Posta in the north to Canning Street in the south, and from Strand Road in the west to Chitpur Road in the east. Within this rough boundary it is a world in itself.[4]

Jewish Synagogue
Cutting right across Burrabazar is Harrison Road, which runs straight from Howrah Bridge to Sealdah railway station. It was constructed between December 1889 and 1892, sweeping away many an overcrowded tenement and festering lane. It is of the uniform breadth of 75 feet and named after Sir Henry Harrison, chairman of the corporation, by whom the scheme was inaugurated and matured.[9] It has been renamed after Mahatma Gandhi.[10]

Burrabazar is served by the Mahatma Gandhi Road station of Kolkata Metro.

KOLKATA: Three policemen were reportedly beaten up at two different places in north Kolkata on Monday when they tried to intervene in Holi revelry related brawls.

In the first incident, a sub-inspector of Burrabazar police station and a constable were allegedly attacked by two persons when they were on duty at Jackson Lane. "In his complaint, SI Sumon Dey alleged that Mohon Chowdhury and Amar Chowdhury and a few others restrained the cops from arresting two people who were creating nuisance in the area on Monday evening. They even assaulted the policemen," DC (central) D P Singh said. The two have been arrested.

Based on his complaint, cases under sections 353 (deterring a public servant from carrying out his duty) and 114 of the Indian Penal Code have been registered against Mohon Chowdhury and Amar Chowdhury and three others whose identities are yet to be ascertained.

The other incident was reported from Girish Park area on Monday. Around 8.15pm, as many as five persons, residents of a slum at Singhee Bagan, allegedly attacked constable Amal Das and home guard P Naskar when they tried to stop their brawl. A case has been filed and two persons were arrested.