Ballygunge & Gariahat
বালিগঞ্জ ও গড়িয়াহাট
Saris, science and Sunday adda
Ballygunge is the classic address of South Kolkata’s professional class, and Gariahat its shopping street, where pavement hawkers and sari showrooms share the footpath. Nearby are a marble temple, a hands-on science museum and Golpark’s second-hand book stalls.
Did you know
- Gariahat is the city’s best-known place to buy a Bengal handloom sari.
- The old book stalls at Golpark are a smaller cousin of College Street.
A short walk to try
From Birla Mandir walk to Gariahat crossing, shop your way down Rash Behari Avenue and end at Golpark.
Getting there
- Metro
- Kalighat (Blue Line), then a bus or auto along Rash Behari Avenue
- Train
- Ballygunge Junction
Places to visit in Ballygunge & Gariahat
- Birla Mandir: A white-marble temple on Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, lit at night.
- Birla Industrial & Technological Museum: India’s first science museum, with a walk-in coal mine.
- Gariahat: South Kolkata’s shopping crossroads for saris and pavement bargains.
- Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture: A cultural institute at Golpark with a library, a museum and evening talks.
- Maddox Square: A neighbourhood park famous for the adda at its Durga Puja.