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The oldest library in India and Asia. It contains some old and rare volumes of periodicals in both Bengali and English, including Digdarshan.
Uttarpara Jaykrishna Public Library is a district library in Uttarpara, West Bengal, India, and is the first of its kind in Asia. Located in Uttarpara, a small town on the banks of the Hoogly river, this library was established by Babu Jaykrishna Mukherjee and opened to the public in 1859. At present, the library has been declared a Group ‘A’ Library by the West Bengal State Government. Efforts are being made to have it declared an Institution of National Importance.
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India's first car factory, and the manufacturing site of the iconic Hindustan Ambassador, once one of the most common car models plying on the city streets in India. However, the popularity of the Ambassador has declined with the rise of numerous automobile giants in the country. As the production of the Ambassador was scrapped, the Hind Motor plant was closed in 2014. However, as of the 2020s, Titagarh Rail Systems has revived its popularity by producing ultra-modern aluminium metro coaches.