Chowringhee - Calcutta

07/27/2026

Chowringhee Road.

07/25/2026

Grand Hotel roof terrace. Chowringhee Road and Maidan behind. 1967.

07/24/2026

Tram on Chowringhee Road in 1944.

07/23/2026

Satyajit Ray in front of then Ritz Continental Hotel on Chowringhee Road (1971).

01/17/2026

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CHOWRINGHEE - CALCUTTA

01/16/2026

Here Ends "Chowringhee, Calcutta"

Chowringhee Road, built soon after new Fort William in 1781. There was initially no numbering system which came by the beginning of 19th century. In 1857, there were 48 numbers or plots but by 1874 the road had 58 plots which is still the current, starting from Dharmatala Street till present day Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road or then Lower Circular Road.

From various Directory listings, It appears that the numbering changed many times between 1857 and the end of the century, possibly depending upon sale of plots or construction of new buildings, and numbers and road crossings stood at the current by the early 20th century as may be confirmed from a 1918 Directory.

01/14/2026

P13 Chowringhee Square
Income Tax Building Annexe

This building stands on P13 Chowringhee Square, named Income Tax Building Annexe by the side of Income Tax Building on Bentinck Street, also built during 1970’s for use by the Income Tax Authorities. The building houses the Income Tax Sports and Recreation Club and Income Tax Bar Association.

01/12/2026

P12 Chowringhee Square
Andhra Insurance Building

This is the Andhra Insurance Building at P12 Chowringhee Square, next to the Income Tax Building on Bentinck Street, built during 1970’s as an annex or extension of the Income Tax Building. No prior history and it was possibly an open land. The building is occupied by offices, the most important of which is LIC Housing Finance Limited on the 3rd floor. The other offices in the building are Rayman Corporation, Geof W Rose & Company, Shuban Agrofarm Product Limited, Triotouch Pharma Limited, etc.

01/10/2026

P8 Chowringhee Square
Swastik Center

This is P8 Chowringhee Square on a left side plot of Income Tax Building, a 5-story commercial building, Swastic Center with offices on different floors, like Bapuji Mineral Pvt. Ltd. on 1st. floor, Lex Plus Systema LLP on 3rd. floor, Nityadhara Sarees Ltd. on 4th floor, etc. This is a fairly new building with no earlier history.

01/08/2026

P7 Chowringhee Square
Income Tax Building

This is the current Ayakar Bhavan or Income Tax Building on P 7 Chowringhee Square on the west of Bentinck Street, built in 1962. Ayakar Bhavan Guest House is located on the 9th floor. Also a 1924 established Income Tax Bar Association, Calcutta is housed on the ground floor of this building. The previous history of this plot is not known.