REINVENTION – B T ROAD

The Barrackpore Trunk Road is
no ordinary road. Built in the year 1775, BT Road is one of the oldest
metalled roads in India. Once used by the high and mighty of the British
Empire to travel from their capital Calcutta (now Kolkata) to Barrackpore
(the oldest Indian cantonment of the British), it is not only a preferred
educational hub today, but also one of the most exciting, luxurious and
modern residential destinations in West Bengal.A number of reasons inspired
Siddha, a real-estate development company, to write Reinvention!, a book
about BT Road. A living testament of the rich legacy of culture and tradition
spanning more than two hundred years, BT Road is also a fantastic
representation of the history, changes, reawakening and, most importantly, development
of West Bengal. Being prominently involved with the modern development of BT
Road, Siddha felt the need to document and highlight this transition in this
sumptuous visual treat: The old evolving into the new; sleepy lanes becoming
modern residential complexes; and scattered roadside markets giving way to
world-class shopping complexes.Reinvention! captures the extraordinary and
dramatic transformation of a historical road.