South West Kolkata

South West Kolkata is a neighbourhood in Kolkata, India. It is bounded by Tollygunge in the East, New Alipore and Taratala in the North, Maheshtala in the West and extends up to Joka in the South. It includes the localities of Parnasree, Behala, Barisha, Thakurpukur, Sarsuna, Shakuntala Park, Joka, Diamond Park, Sodepur, Haridevpur, Siriti, Sahapur etc.

Regarding, the history of Behala, it can be said that it is named after a mythical female character named Behula who saved her husband's life from the enrages of the Goddess of Snake, called Maa Manasa. It is a very old place and here we can see the ancestral home of Sabarna Roy Chowdhury, the founder and charter giver of then Calcutta.

It is very easy to be in Behala. The easiest way to reach is to take metro rail from Dumdum or Esplanade and get down at Tollygaunge. From there you can get auto rickshaw and many other Behala bound buses like 21/1, SD4, etc. If you wish to go by e.m.u., i.e. local train, then just get down at Majherhat station by travelling in Budgebudge local and then walk a little bit and from the opposite side of Mint, you can get so many buses.

Behala Blind School, officially known as Calcutta Blind School, is one of the few well-known blind schools in Kolkata. It provides education for blind students from KG up till 12th standard. It also houses a low vision clinic. It is located directly on the Diamond Harbour Road in Behala.

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