In 1820, William Carey built the Agri Horticultural Gardens behind the Belvedere Estate and added to the charm of the locality.
Indians are known to have migrated to South Africa as far back as over 150 years ago (i.e. from around 1860), entering on the eastern shores at Durban.
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The nearest international airport is Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (formerly Sahar International Airport) in Mumbai, Surat Airport (Gujarati: સુરત વિમાનમથક) is a nearest domestic airport (IATA: STV, ICAO: VASU), located in Magdala, near Surat in the Western Indian state of Gujarat.
Whereas the southern neighborhoods, like Ballygunge, Bhowanipore, Alipore, Rashbehari Avenue, Dhakuria, Gariahat, Jadavpur, Hazra Road, Kasba, Tollygunge, Garia, and Jodhpur Park does have a slight "Bangal" influence but frequently identified with cosmopolitan Bengalis and their culture, cuisine and identity.
Chak Kashipur is a census town under Nadakhali police station of Alipore sadar subdivision in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal
Sahid Khudiram Siksha Prangan (also known as Alipore Campus) is a University college for post graduate studies under University of Calcutta, Kolkata.