College Street is a long street in central Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. It stretches (approximately) from Ganesh Chandra Avenue Crossing in Bowbazar area to Mahatma Gandhi Road crossing. Chandni Chowk and Esplanade Metro also lie close by. Its name derives from the presence of many colleges, housing many centres of intellectual activity especially the Indian Coffee House, a cafโยฉ that has attracted the city's intelligentsia for decades. The College Street is most famous for its small and big bookstores, which gives it the nickname Boi Para (Colony of Books). People from whole city and different parts of the state gathers here for their book. Many bigwigs of the Bengali publication industry. The presence of a number of schools, colleges, banks, ATMs, shopping centers and eatery joints have resulted in attracting a number of Real Estate developers, inhabitants and investors.... Read More