Red Road, is a road in Central Kolkata that runs from Eden Gardens (Rashmoni Avenue-Gostho Paul Sarani Junction) to Fort William West Gate (Dufferin Road-Outram Road Junction). South of Fort William West Gate, Red Road becomes Casuarina Avenue /Khiddirpore Road.[1] The road, a wide boulevard, was built in 1820.[2] It bisects the Kolkata Maidan.[3] The British authorities intended for the road to be able to host large parades.[3] The name 'Red Road' was given due to its surfacing.[3]
During the Second World War, the road, in the heart of Calcutta, served as a landing strip for Fighter aircraft.[4] The annual Kolkata Marathon starts from the outside of the Rangers Club on Red Road.[5][6]
References
- ↑ Google maps
- ↑ Cotton, H.E.A., Calcutta Old and New, 1909/1980, p 72, General Printers and Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 For Your Tomorrow: Canadians and the Burma Campaign, 1941-1945{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Trafford(2004). ISBN 978-1-4120-1536-3
- ↑ Calcutta Airstrip Again is Street. The Victoria Advocate(3 December 1945).
- ↑ Ninth edition of Kolkata marathon to be held on March 6. NewsX(2015-12-24).
- ↑ A history of Calcutta's streets{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Firma KLM(1987)