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Jadavpur
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Jadavpur is a neighbourhood of Southern Kolkata in Kolkata district in West Bengal, India. It is one of the important junctions in South Kolkata. Jadavpur University and a number of research institutes of national and international importance are located here.
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Jadavpur is a neighbourhood of Southern Kolkata in Kolkata district in West Bengal, India. It is one of the important junctions in South Kolkata. Jadavpur University and a number of research institutes of national and international importance are located here.
==Etymology== Jadavpur was named after Late Jadav Narayan Sarkar, zamindar of Sonarpur.
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