Kolkata is India’s second largest city and is among one of the four metropolitan cities of India. It is the state capital of West Bengal. Kolkata was earlier known as Calcutta. It is a city made by the British Empire; it was the capital of British India from 1773 to 1911.
Kolkata is also nick named as the “City of Joy.” One can experience and explore all the colors of life in this city; it has variety of things to offers from different modes of transfer to different tourist spots to wide variety of foods. Kolkata has something to offer for everyone.
“Calcutta’s the only city I know where you are actively encouraged to stop strangers at random for a quick chat.” – Tahir Shah
It’s one of a kind city and it cannot be compared with other cities of the world. Kolkata was the first city in India to offer underground metro services. The city offers variety of modes of transport from hand puller rickshaw to ancient trams, from metro train to boats.
Victoria Memorial, Howrah bridge, Botanical Garden, Science City etc. are some of the must visit places of Kolkata. It is a great place to shop; people from all over India visit Park Street, Burra Bazar, New Market, Maidanetc for shopping.
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Kolkata is the city of festival. Every day is a celebration in Kolkata. The best time to visit the city is during Durga Puja which generally takes place between September and October. During this time of the year the entire city is light up with millions of lights. It is decorated like a princess to welcome Maa Durga.
Many great personalities of India are born and brought up in Kolkata. It is a hub of culture. It is a place where talents are given due respect. We see Kolkata as the home town of the following personalities –
Nobel Prize Winners- such as Rabindranath Tagore, C.V. Raman, Mother Teresa, Amartya Sen
Great poets and writers such as – Sukumar Ray, Samar Sen, Rabindranath Tagore, Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay
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Scientist such as -Sisir Kumar Mitra, Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri, C. V. Raman, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy
Actor/Actress – such as Mithun Chakraborty, Rani Mukherji, BipashaBasu, Jaya Bachchan, Konkona Sen Sharma
Business tycoons such as- Lakshmi Mittal, Purnendu Chatterjee, Harsh Neotia etc.
Kolkata is famous for its desserts and sweets Mishţi Doi, Shondesh, Roshogolla, Laddu, Pantua, Chomchom, Piţha or pithe are some of the famous sweets of Kolkata. Kolkata’s street food is one of a kind, these street food are generally very cheap, you can have mouthwatering muri, puchka, aalo-dum just for rupees ten!
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The best thing about the city is its affordability. The city can be equally enjoyed by a rich or a poor. It offers great quality and services at minimal rates, street foods are not very expensive and travelling on public transports is also very minimal starting from Rs. 4 compared to any other metro cities.