Dak Bungalow Crossing, Patna

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Dak Bungalow Crossing
Neighbourhood in Patna
Nickname(s): Dak Bungalow Chowraha
Dak Bungalow Roundabout
Country Flag of India.svg  India
State Bihar
City Patna
District Patna
Boundaries Bailey Road
Fraser Road
Dak Bungalow Road
Subway services Patna Metro (Upcoming)
Historical features Dak Bungalow Patna (Demolished)

Dak Bungalow Crossing [1] [2] is a major commercial intersection, entertainment center and neighborhood in the central section of Patna. [3] It is located at the junction of Bailey Road and Fraser Road. It is one of the busiest pedestrian and automobile areas in the city of Patna. [4] Lok Nayak Jay Prakash Commercial Complex is located on the south west corner of the cross road - which was the erstwhile location of historic Dak Bungalow of Patna. South east corner has historic departmental stores of Patna such as Roshan Brothers, J.G.Carr & Sons and Khanna Stores. Multiple showrooms and shops are lined up on all sides of the crossroad.

Patna Metropolis in :Bihar, India

Patna is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. Patna is the second-largest city in Eastern India after Kolkata.It had an estimated city population of 1.68 million in 2011, making it the 19th largest city in India. With over 2 million people, its urban agglomeration is the 18th largest in India. Patna also serves as the seat of Patna High Court.

History

Dak Bungalow Crossing is named after a British era historic Dak Bungalow of Patna which stood on the south west corner of intersection. The one story tiled Dak Bungalow complex building was a government building in British India under Company Rule and the Raj. The iconic building had hosted personalities like Jim Corbett, E M Forster among others. [5] It was used by travelers and government officials traveling on that route.

Company rule in India rule or dominion of the British East India Company on the Indian subcontinent

Company rule in India refers to the rule or dominion of the British East India Company over parts of the Indian subcontinent. This is variously taken to have commenced in 1757, after the Battle of Plassey, when Mir Jafar, the new Nawab of Bengal enthroned by Robert Clive, became a puppet in the Company's hands; in 1765, when the Company was granted the diwani, or the right to collect revenue, in Bengal and Bihar; or in 1773, when the Company established a capital in Calcutta, appointed its first Governor-General, Warren Hastings, and became directly involved in governance. By 1818, with the defeat of the Marathas, followed by the pensioning of the Peshwa and the annexation of his territories, British supremacy in India was complete.

British Raj British rule in the Indian subcontinent, 1858–1947

The British Raj was the rule by the British Crown in the Indian subcontinent from 1858 to 1947. The rule is also called Crown rule in India, or direct rule in India. The region under British control was commonly called British India or simply India in contemporaneous usage, and included areas directly administered by the United Kingdom, which were collectively called British India, and those ruled by indigenous rulers, but under British tutelage or paramountcy, and called the princely states. The whole was also informally called the Indian Empire. As India, it was a founding member of the League of Nations, a participating nation in the Summer Olympics in 1900, 1920, 1928, 1932, and 1936, and a founding member of the United Nations in San Francisco in 1945.

Jim Corbett British hunter, tracker and conservationist, author and naturalist

Edward James Corbett was a British hunter, tracker, naturalist, and author who hunted a number of man-eating tigers and leopards in India.

In the 1990s the Dak Bungalow was demolished and a commercial complex - Lok Nayak Jay Prakash Commercial Complex - was built in its place. The complex has number of government offices, banks and shops.

General Information

Dak Bungalow crossing is one of the most busiest crossing in the city of Patna with a number of showrooms and shops on all sides. Some of the major Shopping outlets in the area include Patna Central, showrooms of clothing and electronic brands like Reebok, Allen Solly, Samsung and LG among others. The area also has number of Bank branches such as Axis Bank, [6] Punjab & Sindh Bank, Dena Bank, [7] Syndicate Bank, State Bank of India, [8] Central Bank of India and scores of ATMs. The area also has a number of government and public sector offices such as NTPC, [9] Indian Oil Corporation [10] and Income Tax. [11]

The Mall, Patna building in India

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Dena Bank Ltd is headquartered in Mumbai and it has 1874 branches. The bank was founded in 1938 and the Indian government nationalized it in 1969.

Transport and Connectivity

Dak Bungalow Chowk Bus Stop is the main bus stop in the area and connects it to other parts of the city. Auto rickshaws and Paddle rickshaws can also be hailed from the area to Railway Station, Airport and other residential and commercial areas of Patna. Patna Junction is around 1 km south from the crossing.

Patna Junction railway station

Patna Junction, station code PNBE, is a major railway station in the capital city of Patna in the Indian state of Bihar. Situated in heart of the city, it is the main railway station serving Patna. It falls under the Danapur division of the East Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Patna Junction is one of the busiest railway stations of the country.

Police Stations

Kotwali Thana of Patna Police serve this neighbourhood.

Durga Puja Celebrations

Dak Bungalow Crossing is famous for Durga Puja celebrations and theme based pandals. [12] [13] It is one of the most famous pandals of Patna during Durga Puja and thousands of devotees visit it. [14] [15]

Durga Puja Hindu festival celebrated in the India, Nepal and Bangladesh

Durga Puja, also called Durgotsava, is an annual Hindu festival in the Indian subcontinent that reveres the goddess Durga. It is particularly popular in West Bengal, Assam, Tripura, Odisha, Bangladesh and the diaspora from this region, and in Nepal where it is called Dashain. The festival is observed in the Hindu calendar month of Ashvin, typically September or October of the Gregorian calendar, and is a multi-day festival that features elaborate temple and stage decorations (pandals), scripture recitation, performance arts, revelry, and processions. It is a major festival in the Shaktism tradition of Hinduism across India and Shakta Hindu diaspora.

IT Tower

A proposed IT Tower is scheduled to come up near the crossing. The building will accommodate employees and companies from the Information Technology Industry. [16]

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