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| Calcutta |
| Destination
Calcutta>> Tourist information and travel guide on Calcutta, sightseeing in
Calcutta, Kali temple, Victoria Memorial, Eden Gardens, Race Course, New Market Calcutta -culture capital of India; Calcutta- communist stronghold; cricket crazy
Calcutta; Calcutta- Lapierre and Collin's City of Joy and Mother Teresa's karmbhoomi is
overcrowded, vibrant, volatile, exciting, snobbish, academic, erudite. All that and it
still has a charisma thats unbeatable and a personality that is hard to resist. |
| It used to be said, what Bengal
thinks today, India will think tomorrow and of course what Bengal thinks today, Calcutta
already thought yesterday! The bastion of Bengali bhadralok, Calcutta is the city of the
bespectacled jhola slung intellectual and is India’s cultural capital. Today’s
Calcutta is a little tired, overwhelmed by the burden of too many people and not enough
civic infrastructure. |
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| However, Calcutta is the
nerve centre of trade and industry in eastern India, and the most important city in the
region. Look beyond the squalor and you will find that Calcutta retains a certain
something that is sepia tinted, elegant and charming. Call it Calcutta, or call it
Kolkata- you either hate it or love it, but you can never be indifferent to the city
founded by Job Charnock way back in the 17th century. |
F A C
T B O X |
| State |
West
Bengal |
| Area |
187 sq. km |
| Population |
12 million |
| Language |
Bengali, English, Hindi |
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