<s>
Chandni	B-Application
Chowk	I-Application
is	O
a	O
neighbourhood	O
of	O
North	O
Kolkata	O
in	O
Kolkata	O
district	O
in	O
the	O
Indian	O
state	O
of	O
West	O
Bengal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
famous	O
for	O
its	O
old	O
and	O
cheap	O
market	O
of	O
computer	O
software	O
products	O
and	O
hardwares	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
been	O
listed	O
as	O
a	O
notorious	B-Application
market	I-Application
in	O
2009	O
and	O
2010	O
by	O
the	O
USTR	O
for	O
selling	O
counterfeit	O
software	O
,	O
media	O
and	O
goods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chandni	B-Application
Chowk	I-Application
which	O
is	O
an	O
economical	O
hub	O
and	O
marketplace	O
in	O
North	O
Kolkata	O
,	O
existed	O
as	O
early	O
as	O
1784	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1938	O
,	O
again	O
it	O
was	O
renamed	O
aas	O
Chandni	B-Application
Chowk	I-Application
Street	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
speculated	O
the	O
name	O
was	O
given	O
after	O
Delhi	O
’s	O
Chandni	B-Application
Chowk	I-Application
as	O
a	O
symbol	O
of	O
acknowledgement	O
for	O
the	O
Mughals	O
whose	O
capital	O
was	O
at	O
Delhi	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
R.J.	O
Minney	O
's	O
"	O
Round	O
about	O
Calcutta	O
"	O
(	O
1922	O
)	O
says	O
that	O
Chandni	B-Application
Chowk	I-Application
contained	O
garment	O
markets	O
,	O
cycle	O
shops	O
,	O
camera	O
shops	O
,	O
pigeon	O
stalls	O
for	O
cigarettes	O
and	O
sherbet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
1994	O
,	O
Chandni	B-Application
Chowk	I-Application
came	O
under	O
metro	O
corridor	O
as	O
the	O
stretch	O
from	O
Esplanade	O
to	O
Chandni	B-Application
Chowk	I-Application
was	O
authorised	O
for	O
construction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chandni	B-Application
Chowk	I-Application
is	O
specialized	O
for	O
its	O
oldest	O
and	O
biggest	O
software	O
and	O
hardware	O
market	O
of	O
West	O
Bengal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
technology	O
companies	O
had	O
their	O
main	O
offices	O
and	O
service	O
centres	O
in	O
Chandni	B-Application
Chowk	I-Application
due	O
to	O
its	O
cheap	O
and	O
nearest	O
facilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Central	O
Ave	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
one	O
the	O
main	O
road	O
connectors	O
between	O
South	O
and	O
North	O
Calcutta	O
,	O
passes	O
through	O
Chandni	B-Application
Chowk	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
Lenin	O
Sarani	O
of	O
Kolkata	O
road	O
passes	O
through	O
Chandni	B-Application
Chowk	I-Application
which	O
connects	O
it	O
directly	O
to	O
Sealdah	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chandni	B-Application
Chowk	I-Application
metro	O
station	O
and	O
Esplanade	O
metro	O
station	O
are	O
nearest	O
metro	O
stations	O
of	O
the	O
North	O
South	O
metro	O
corridor	O
.	O
</s>
