| has gloss | eng: Ballygunge (Bengali: বালিগঞ্জ) is an upmarket and posh locality in South Kolkata, India. It is flanked by Park Circus in the north, Kasba and the Eastern Railway south suburban line in the east, Dhakuria, Jadavpur and the Lakes (now called Rabindra Sarobar) in the south, and the localities of Bhowanipore and Kalighat in the west. Reference to a hero/heroine staying in Ballygunj in their own houses (not flats/apartments)in Bengali novels implies that he/she belongs to a Bengali aristocratic family. No other place names in Bengal including undivided Bengal evokes such an instantaneous understanding or response. |
