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The Dakshinapan Shopping Centre is on Gariahat Road, right at the foot of Dhakuria Rail Overbridge (Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Setu) in Dhakuria, Kolkata. It is spread over 57,000 sqft area and has 141 shops. It was launched by the Kolkata Improvement Trust (KIT) in 1988.[1][2][3] It is an open-air cultural spot cum shopping complex, the latter consisting mainly of various types of State emporiums from all over India dealing in handlooms, handicrafts, textiles, furniture, fancy goods and imitation jewelry. It also houses Madhusudan Mancha[4] and Children Little Theater. Madhusudan Mancha stages dramas, dances, recitals and other forms of performing arts organized by leading professional artists as well as theatre groups in the city. During 15th Kolkata Film festival in 2009, Madhusudan Mancha hosted 28 films.
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- ^ "KMC's hoax of a merger". 14 June 2012. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Welcome To KIT". 23 March 2012. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Madhusudan Manch | Information and Cultural Affairs". 4 October 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
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