Towards the east of
India lies the capital of West Bengal - Kolkata. Formerly known
as Calcutta, Kolkata has an approx population of 11 million. Rightly
known as the Intellectual city of India,
Kolkata has given birth to some of the most well known and renowned
poets, film makers, writers and thinkers including Rabindra Nath
Tagore, Satyajit Ray, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee etc.
The
City of Kolkata is home to people from many parts
of the country and the world, just as any metropolitan city. It
also has a unique mix of the very rich and the very poor. Kolkata
is perhaps the only big city of India where you can still see the
hand rickshaw still in use as one of the means of transportation.
The busy traffic and congested roads of Kolkata are quite well known
too!
Places
of interest & sightseeing:
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- Victoria Memorial
- Belur Math
- Kalighat
- Howrah Bridge
- Dakshineshwar
- Birla Planetarium
- Zoological
Gardens
- Botanical Gardens
- Jain Temple
- Academy of
Fine Arts
- Royal Calcutta
Golf Club
- Birla Industrial
& Technological Museum
- Eden Gardens
etc
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Shopping
in Kolkata: Here
you will find a mix of Indian and western with some of the biggest
shopping malls carrying the most well known labels and crowded street
markets to grab good bargains.
Kolkata
is famous for its beautiful range of Sarees - Saris! Shopping
for Bengali Saris can be a whole lot of fun thanks to the innumerable
choices available here.
Some
of the popular markets & Shopping places in Kolkata include
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Katha work home furnishings,
handicraft items of Kolkata are extremely well known.
Food & Culture: The people of Kolkata are known to
have very good sweet voices. We wonder if this is due to the marvellous
range of Bengali Mithais that they have access to?
The sweets available
in Kolkata (Bengali Mithais) are popular all over the country.
Some of the most irresistible Bengali sweets include Rasgullas,
Sandesh, Cham Cham. Other bengali delicacies include Fish Chop,
Fish & Rice, Radha Ballavi, Mughlai Paranthas, & Biryani
etc.
Food lovers can
have a difficult time deciding what to eat and where to eat. There
are a host of Restaurants to choose from including Flurys, Bijoli
Grill, Nizams, Cookie Jar etc.
Festivals: Durga Puja is celebrated with a lot of zeal
by Bengalis not only in Kolkata but also by those settled elsewhere.
Preparations begin many months in advance. The people of Kolkata
have a mix of traditional and modern beliefs.
Job
Prospects: Many MNC's have their headquarters in Kolkata.
This city offers plenty of job opportunities to the qualified and
confident.
Weather: Kolkata experiences very hot and humid summers
while winters are usually cool.
Languages:
Main languages spoken here include Bengali, Hindi and English.
Best
time to visit: October - March
Contributing
Author: Team of travel writers @ contentwriter.in
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