India's biggest sasta bazar explore

The Esplanade was the name given to the northern portion of jungle, which later formed the Maidan. In olden days, it stretched from Dharmatala (now Lenin Sarani) to Chandpal Ghat on the Hooghly river. In the days of Warren Hastings, it formed a favourite promenade for 'elegant walking parties'.
Going by the accounts of journalist, researcher and writer of Paschim Banger Sanskriti, Binoy Ghosh, Dharmatala was named after the Dharmaraj temple that stands on S.N Banerjee Road near Taltala.
The first pictures of the area is at the end of eighteenth century by Daniell and William Baillie. The old Government House and the Council House were conspicuous objects in each drawing. He also presented an addition view in the shape of two elephants with a crowd of attendants.
The strengthening of British power, subsequent to their victory in the Battle of Plassey was followed by the construction of the new Fort William, in 1758. The European inhabitants of Kalikata gradually forsook the narrow limits of the old palisades and moved to around the Maidan.
The first recorded football match in Kolkata was played on the Esplanade in the second week of April 1858 between the Calcutta Club of Civilians and the 'Gentlemen of Barrakpur'. There had been matches earlier but those were not documented.
A number of roads and streets form part of or have been linked integrally with the Esplanade for many years.
#kolkata
#shopping
#sastabazzar
#marketreaction