What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Connaught Avenue opened by H.R.H. the Duchess of Cannaught 16th September 1904
Why this person mattered
Connaught Avenue was inaugurated in 1904 by the Duchess of Connaught, serving as a major thoroughfare in Kolkata and symbolizing British colonial urban planning.
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