[1] The strengthening of British power, subsequent to their victory in the Battle of Plassey was followed by the construction of the new Fort William, in 1758.

[2] The first recorded football match in Kolkata was played on the Esplanade in the second week of April 1858 between the Calcutta Club of Civilians and the 'Gentlemen of Barrakpur'.

Esplanade Row (East) has been renamed Sidhu Kanu Dahar and occupies the northern end of the Maidan.

The most important public buildings and imposing private houses lined the northern side of the Esplanade, facing the Maidan on the south.

[5] The Tipu Sultan Mosque is at the junction of Esplanade Row (East) and Dhurmotollah Street (Lenin Sarani).

Old Court House Street connects Esplanade Row (East) (or presently Sidhu Kanu Dahar) with B.B.D.

It is linked with the name of Col. Henry Watson, who brought about many improvements in Calcutta, including the laying out of surrounding Esplanade.

[8] Today, Esplanade is the busiest bus terminus and largest metro interchange of West Bengal.

The growing influence of the left-wing, particularly the Communist Party of India in organising urban protest was strongly felt from around 1957.

A particularly significant expression of this agitation-oriented form of opposition to government policies was the way in which massive demonstrations of tens of thousands of people were organised in the heart of the city.

Esplanade East, and Brigade Parade ground, lying just outside the citadels of power, were the new rallying points of mass protest.