Kudghat
Kudghat is a locality of South Kolkata in West Bengal, India. It is a part of Tollygunge area. Adjoined localities are Purba Putiary and Paschim Putiary.
Geography
Location
Kudghat is located on either banks of the Adi Ganga, the main flow of the Hooghly River from the 15th to 17th century connecting Kolkata to the Bidyadhari River to the east. Further deepened by William Tolly for transportation and trade purposes, it has virtually dried up and now serve as a prime drainage outlet during the rainy seasons.Transport
Bus
Kudghat has a bus terminal named Kudghat Bus Terminus. A variety of AC & Non-AC Buses depart from this terminus.- AC-47
- V-1
- S-2
- S-17A
- 208
Metro
Places of interest
Northern Side
The oldest extant structures in the entire area - four large domed Shiva temples - of which only one is currently in use, is situated in the middle of the northern side. The temples belong to one of the oldest residents in the area, who had moved in hundreds of years ago as landlords. The family still maintains their primary residence beside the temples.The campus of the Mansur Habibullah Memorial School, an English medium, Indian Certificate of Secondary Education board school is situated along the banks of the Adi Ganga. It caters to many students from the area and beyond. The campus was originally a large estate that had served as the ancestral property of the schools namesake, Syed Abul Mansur Habibullah who had been a stalwart in the erstwhile left front government in the state. Habibullah's primary residence, a double storied villa facing the Adi Ganga has been preserved by the school on the far end of the campus.
The road leading to Tollygunge Tram Depot also houses the century-old Movietone studios that has been a pillar of Cinema of West Bengal. The original buildings were destroyed by a devastating in the 1980s and the entire premises were left deserted for the next 20 years. The dilapidated structures were partly replaced beginning 2012 and the premises of the old studio is now the shooting location for a number of television serials primarily distributed on Star Jalsa. Movietone studio, along with the Technician's Studio, New Theatres and Dassani Studio have been integral to the golden age of Bengali cinema in the 'roaring 50s'.