Jadavpur is one of the major southern suburbs of Kolkata (Calcutta). Several of India's major institutes are located in Jadavpur around the Raja SC Mullick Road. The Jadavpur University, the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, the Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, the Regional Computer Centre are some of the establishments in Jadavpur. Dr CV Raman (1888-1970)discovered the Raman effect while working in the Indian Institute for the Cultivation of Science. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for physics in 1930. Jadavpur is a ward of Kolkata and home to Jadavpur University. Gariahat Road becomes Raja SC Mullick road from the intersection of Prince Anwar Shah Road Connector and traverses through the inner parts of south Kolkata and ends at Garia. ... Jadavpur University (Bengali: যাদবপুর বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) (JU) is a state-funded university and a premier educational and research institution in India. ... , “Calcutta” redirects here. ... Jadavpur University (Bengali: যাদবপুর বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) (JU) is a state-funded university and a premier educational and research institution in India. ...

The entire Jadavpur area is often casually referred to as the "8B" area - due to the sprawling 8B bus terminus, which dominates the major crossing of the area. It is center of Jadavpur downtown, right across from Jadavpur university and a few hundred yards from K. S. Roy T.B. Hospital. Jadavpur University (Bengali: যাদবপুর বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) (JU) is a state-funded university and a premier educational and research institution in India. ...

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Quality of Life

Jadavpur is considered to be a residential area close to the shopping districts of Golpark and Gariahat, and adjacent to the upscale residential district of Tollygunge , and the middle class residential districts of Golf Green and Dhakuria. The far side of Jadavpur is connected to Santoshpur by the Santoshpur Flyover Bridge. Jadavpur is one of the busiest local train stations on the Sealdah line. Jadavpur also has a large number of buses servicing the area, some of which utlize the near proximity of the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass, and the large 8B bus stand. Tollygunge is a suburban locality of South Kolkata. ... Dhakuria is a locality in the city of Kolkata. ... Santoshpur is a suburban area in the southeastern part of Kolkata, India. ... Sealdah is one of the major train stations serving Kolkata (Calcutta) in India, the others being Howrah Station and Kolkata Station. ... The Eastern Metropolitan Bypass or simply E.M.Bypass is a major road connecting the northern and southern part of the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. ...

Railway connectivity of Jadavpore area

The Jadavpur market, across from Jadavpur University, is also one of the busiest markets in South Kolkata, besides Gariahat Market and Lake Market. This area now also has a few air-conditioned restaurants and pastry outlets that cater to the local residents as well as to the students of Jadavpur University. It boasts of a large farmer's market, serviced by the rail line. Vendors also offer chickens and geese--those chosen are slaughtered on the spot and usually carried home on rickshaws. Jadavpur is also green by Kolkata's standards, and boasts quite a few playgrounds. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

Javapur is generally considered to be a quite desirable place to live in, with two major problems being high traffic and congestion. Narrow, pre-urban roads lead to traffic congestion, compounded by cycle rickshaws and a high population cause some of the worst traffic snarls in South Kolkata. Previously the marshy surrounds and uncovered drains gave Jadavpur a high mosquito population a few times more than other parts of South Kolkata; however malariais pretty low or non-existent now. A betchak and its driver wait for a fare in Bandung, Indonesia Rickshaw in Hamburg. ... For other uses, see Mosquito (disambiguation). ... Malaria is a vector-borne infectious disease caused by protozoan parasites. ...

On the cultural front, Jadavpur hosts one of the major Kali Pujas in Kolkata, called Nava-Kali (Nine different forms of goddess Kali).

History and Culture

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 By 1951, the city recorded an enormous influx of people from East Bengal, now Bangladesh, a migration so large that the ‘displaced persons’ made up nearly 18 percent of the city’s population. 

As a result of this, a large number of colonies emerged within the Calcutta Corporation area itself. One of the areas of concentration of the refugee colonies was the south east portion of the CMD in the Jadavpur, Tollygunj, Kasba, Santoshpur areas. The refugees were interested in building their huts of ‘darma and bamboo` in the low lying and marshy areas near Calcutta and many of them, belonging to middle-classes, wanted to be near the metropolis for occupational interests, and this is how it all started in Jadavpur. Image File history File links Wikitext. ... Image File history File links Emblem-important. ...

In Jadavpur, there are a number of known paras and you are not familiar with the area, you need to know which para you are looking for. Para is Bengali language means a neighbourhood/ locality, usually characterised by a strong sense of community. ... Para is Bengali language means a neighbourhood/ locality, usually characterised by a strong sense of community. ...

Although the advent of cable TV has diminished the importance of local sports in Kolkata, the Ghoti-Bangal rivalry still perhaps go up a few notches of a barometer on the days of soccer matches between East Bengal and Mohan Bagan. East Bengalis -- hence Jadavpur -- support their club of that name while ghotis support Mohunbagan. Even if one did not follow football, one knew which team had won by the price of Hilsa fishes in Jadavpur market.

Academic Institutions

The ward of Jadavpur is distinguished by the presence of one of India's top universities - Jadavpur University, and the leading research institutes of Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI),National Instrument (Jadavpur University undertakes this in last year) and the Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB). Jadavpur is also home to Jadavpur Vidyapith, one of the leading South Kolkata schools and Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray Polytechnic, the leading premier polytechnic college in West Bengal. Jadavpur University (Bengali: যাদবপুর বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) (JU) is a state-funded university and a premier educational and research institution in India. ... The Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science was established in July 1876 at 210 Bowbazar street, Kolkata, to foster high quality fundamental research in frontier disciplines of the basic sciences. ... Jadavpur Vidyapith is a noted Bengali medium school in Jadavpur area of metroplitan Kolkata. ... Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray Polytechnic is a technical school in located in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal of India. ...

Restaurants

Jadavpur boasts one of Kolkata's two original coffee shops - the Jadavpur Coffee House - one of the two Kolkata coffee houses ( the other being the College Street Coffee House - an institution unto itself) . Generations of South Calcuttans have visited the Coffee house daily for romance, adda, and food for thought . The Coffee House "infusion" is adored by generations of students, political rebels, and localites. Then there are formal sit-in restaurants like Blue Lagoon in the Jadavpur Market building, Bawarchi and Banzara. Also there are nice pastry shops like Bake Club.There is also a restaurant called Shyamlal's Hotel at Pal Bazar. , “Calcutta” redirects here. ... College Street Coffee House is a renowned meeting place (adda) for intellectuals (mostly of Presidency Collage and Calcutta University). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into List of English words of Indian origin. ... The Blue Lagoon may mean: The Blue Lagoon (novel), a novel by Henry De Vere Stacpoole The Blue Lagoon (1923 movie), a silent movie based on the novel The Blue Lagoon (1949 movie), a movie based on the novel The Blue Lagoon (1980 movie), a remake of the above movie... Bawarchi is a light-hearted film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee starring Rajesh Khanna and Jaya Badhuri with Asrani, A.K. Hangal and Durga Khote in supporting roles. ...

See also

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