Among artist Shanu Lahiri’s notes was found an account of Rashbehari Avenue starting from the Fifties. Lahiri’s account, written in Bengali, starts with the tramline along Rashbehari Avenue. The Rashbehari Avenue of Lahiri’s memory certainly looks a bit of a dream compared with what it is now. On the floor above Bose lived poet Ajit Datta, whose daughter Sharbari Datta became a leading fashion designer. He lost his life after being hit by a tramcar on Rashbehari Avenue.

Source: The Telegraph October 07, 2024 14:30 UTC