Created by phileasfogg on December 8, 2002
- Kolkata- or, as much of the world still calls it, Calcutta- is a city of amazing diversity. A city distinctly Indian, but with a noticeably colonial feel to it. Warm, charming, and the sort of place you can actually fall in love with in just two days.
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Created by ManuelaPop on August 5, 2006
- This is a book excerpt which describes my first impressions upon landing in India.
Created by satsinha on July 1, 2006
- The City of Joy enriched with the stay at Taj Bengal.
Created by Vaidya on August 23, 2005
- Calcutta is the abode of Goddess Kali. It is said to be the place where the finger of the goddess fell when she was badly wounded. Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa was a devotee of the Mother Goddess. There are umpteen places in Kolkata for a devotee to get immersed into the same atmosphere as the erstwhile divine devotees.
Created by Vaidya on August 4, 2005
- One cannot miss the huge, beautiful structure on the way from Kolkata to Raichak. The place is Sarisha, and the structures are the temples, schools, nursing college, etc., all maintained by the students of Ramakrishna Mission.
Created by Vaidya on August 2, 2005
- Kolkata’s brush with Biryani, I have read, started when the British deposed one of the kings of Avadh (present-day Lucknow) to this city. I presume that he must have taken his cooks along. It is well known that ‘the Kolkata biryani’ has the distinctive ‘adapted Mughal’ touch. I was dying to relish it at a good, economical, down-to-earth, popular eatery. I had done a good research and was happily rewarded, I must say.
Created by Vaidya on August 1, 2005
- We had read that Science City at Kolkata is the only institution of its kind in India involved in the popularization of science, with the help of working models, movies, and a large number of exhibits.
Created by Vaidya on June 24, 2005
- The end of April and May are considered to be bad periods to visit Kolkata, but we immensely enjoyed the trip through the heat and rain.
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- 5 Stories
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Created by zahid888 on October 5, 2004
- Actually, it is quite tough to describe in a short brief. You find an ancient city with the joy of beauty in one of the oldest cities in the world. People are very friendly, and there are lots of things to see here. Really enjoyable.
Created by trainjunkie on September 15, 2004
- A reflective journal on my time in Calcutta. Includes information on the spirit of the city, as well as specific shopping areas.
Calcutta
Tourism and Travel Guide