Localities within Garden Reach include Metiabruz, BNR Colony, Bandhabartala, Bartala, Badartala, Rajabagan and Santoshpur.

[4] This area is connected to the history of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, eleventh and last King of Oudh, who after being ousted by the East India Company, made Garden Reach his refuge.

Cotton wrote that "on Panic Sunday (June 14, 1857), there was wide spread apprehension among the white inhabitants of Kolkata because he had one, two, three thousand (no one knew) armed men under him".

After his release from Fort William, he was "allotted" a building called BNR House,[5] in Garden Reach-BNR Colony area, now a part of headquarters of South-Eastern Railway, Kolkata.

In his exile in Metiabruz, complete with grand Islamic structures and cultural hubs, he arranged dance and music events and nurtured his love of poetry and the arts.

Awadhi cuisine was distinguished by its delicious biryani, a dish of spiced rice and meat that was popular for its aromatic richness and flavour balance.

Due to a shortage of funds following the banishment, the cooks started using potatoes and eggs instead of a large quantity of meat to maintain the royalty.

These skilled chefs adapted their traditional recipes to suit the local taste buds, resulting in the birth of Kolkata Biryani.

Auto services are available from Bandhabartala, Bartala Rail line more, Haziratan Hati Park to Santoshpur railway station.