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The '''Dakshinapan Shopping Centre''' is on [[Gariahat Road]], right at the foot of Dhakuria Rail Overbridge (Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Setu) in [[Dhakuria]], [[Kolkata]]. It is spread over 57,000 sqft area and has 141 shops. It was launched by the Kolkata Improvement Trust (KIT) in 1988.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shopping in Kolkata|url=http://www.imagesfashion.com/back/feature/july_03_1_features_how_kolkata_shop.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070415190425/http://www.imagesfashion.com/back/feature/july_03_1_features_how_kolkata_shop.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-04-15}}</ref><ref>Web. <http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&show=archive&id=382562&catid=73&year=2011&month=09&day=8&Itemid=66>. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614102602/http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&show=archive&id=382562&catid=73&year=2011&month=09&day=8&Itemid=66 |date=14 June 2012 }}</ref><ref>Welcome To KIT. Web. 17 Sept. 2011. <http://kolkataimprovementtrust.co.in/buling-community.asp {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323021048/http://kolkataimprovementtrust.co.in/buling-community.asp |date=23 March 2012 }}>.</ref> It is an open-air cultural spot cum [[shopping complex]], the latter consisting mainly of various types of State emporiums from all over [[India]] dealing in [[handloom]]s, [[handicrafts]], [[textiles]], furniture, fancy goods and imitation [[jewelry]]. It also houses [[Madhusudan Mancha]]<ref>Conversys., Iota &. "Madhusudan Manch." Information and Cultural Affairs. Web. 17 Sept. 2011. <http://www.tathyabangla.gov.in/information/madhusudan-manch {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004155209/http://www.tathyabangla.gov.in/information/madhusudan-manch |date=4 October 2011 }}>.</ref> and Children Little Theater where theater and other cultural shows are organized allowing people to spend quality time with friends and families. Madhusudan Mancha stages dramas, dances, recitals and other forms of performing arts organized by leading professional artists as well as theatre groups in the city. During 15th Kolkata Film festival in 2009, Madhusudan Mancha hosted 28 films.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Madhusudan Mancha]]<br />
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