Chandni Chowk, Kolkata

Chandni Chowk
Chandni Chowk
Neighbourhood
	Chandni Chowk market
	Chandni Chowk Location in Kolkata
	Coordinates: 22°33′56″N88°21′24″E / 22.56556°N 88.35667°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
City	Kolkata
District	Kolkata
Metro Station	Chandni Chowk
Area code	+91 33
Lok Sabha constituency	Kolkata Uttar
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Chowrangee

Last updated July 14, 2024

Chandni Chowk is a neighbourhood of North Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is famous for its old and cheap market of computer software products and hardwares,^[1] and had been listed as a notorious market in 2009 and 2010 by the USTR for selling counterfeit software, media and goods.^[2]^[3]

History

Chandni Chowk which is an economical hub and marketplace in North Kolkata, existed as early as 1784. A. Upjohn's map of 1784 of Calcutta describes it as "Chandney Choke Bazar", "Chandney Bazaar ka rastah", "Chandnee Choke" or "Goreeamar Lane". Kolkata Municipal Corporation records show that before 1937, that one of the lanes were called Guriama Lane in local. In February 1937, the name was officially changed to Chandney Approach. In 1938, again it was renamed aas Chandni Chowk Street.^[1] It was speculated the name was given after Delhi’s Chandni Chowk as a symbol of acknowledgement for the Mughals whose capital was at Delhi at that time.^[4]

W.H. Carey speculates that the name came from the canopies or the semi-permanent roofs (chadna, in Bengali) above shops that had sprung up over the years. The market existed in 19th century. R.J. Minney's "Round about Calcutta" (1922) says that Chandni Chowk contained garment markets, cycle shops, camera shops, pigeon stalls for cigarettes and sherbet. Hawkers and shopkeepers with semi-permanent structures continue to occupy every square inch of the space. In 1907, KMC bought land to widen Chandney Chowk Streets, but that did not help passersby.^[1]

In October 1994, Chandni Chowk came under metro corridor as the stretch from Esplanade to Chandni Chowk was authorised for construction.^[5]

Market

Chandni Chowk is known for it being the oldest and biggest software and hardware market in West Bengal. Multiple technology companies had their main offices and service centres in Chandni Chowk due to its cheap and nearest facilities.^[6]^[7]

Transport

Central Ave, which is one the main road connectors between South and North Calcutta, passes through Chandni Chowk. Also Lenin Sarani of Kolkata road passes through Chandni Chowk which connects it directly to Sealdah. Chandni Chowk metro station and Esplanade metro station are nearest metro stations of the North South metro corridor. Esplanade serves also as metro station of the East West metro corridor of Kolkata.

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References

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[auto-1] 1 2 3 "Streetwise Kolkata: Chandni Chowk's name could have come from the canopies of its shops". 19 September 2021.

[2] "Section 3" . Special 301 Report– via Wikisource.

[3] "Section 3" . Special 301 Report– via Wikisource.

[4] "Etymologies of Names of Neighbourhoods of Kolkata (Calcutta)". Two Together.

[5] "A Brief History of The Kolkata Metro - blog.tummoc.com". 27 July 2021.

[6] "Chandni Chowk - Kolkata". www.connectingtraveller.com.

[7] "Jail-Broken iPhones, LCDs On The Pavement & Ancient Mobile Phones - Chor Bazar In Kolkata, Chandni is the ultimate Thug Life! - The Beacon Kolkata". 21 January 2018. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018.

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