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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 -
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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