Considered the country's intellectual capital, Calcutta includes several famous cafes and bookstores. Calcutta is the famous Mother Theresa worked unceasingly for the poor, and it is also there that Rabindranath Tagore wrote his great books.
Kolkata served as the capital of India during the British Raj until 1912. Since the year 2001, economic rejuvenation has spurred on the city's growth with extensive urbanization, commercialization and job creation. Kolkata boasts of Eastern India's only IT hub, its Software sector growth by large growing in leaps and bounds transforming Kolkata as one of the Hotbeds of Indian IT Industry. It has one of the fastest developing corporate sectors with an influx of a plethora of multinational corporations.
The city is home to some of the finest remnants of colonial architecture Brittan, and has a very special soul Bengali. Famous for their sense of humor, the Bengalis are also poets and artists of India. Visit the impressive "Memorial victory." Inaugurated by the Prince of Wales in 1921 and known as "the Taj Englishman. " Continue to the Birla Planetarium, one of the oldest planetarium in India. Discovery of the Cathedral of St. Paul and the Indian Museum. Built in Italian style, the museum is the largest in India, and one of the best in Asia.
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| Interested Places To visit -- Belur Math, Botanical Garden, Dakshineshwar Temple, Howarh Bridge, Jain Temple, Kali Temple, Marble Palace, Nakhoda Mosque, National Library, Rabindra Sarobar, Raj Bhavan, Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Sahid Minar (Ochterlony Monument), St.Paul's Cathedral, Victoria Memorial, Zoological Gardens. |
| How To Reach: |
| By Air - Kolkata is well connected by airways, to all the major countries in the world as well as to the key Indian cities. There are regular flights from all the major cities of India, like Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi and Kolkata, to the place. |
| By Rail - The rail connectivity of Calcutta is also very good. Trains connect the city with all the major cities of India. Super fast trains like Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express ply between Kolkata and Delhi and other nearby places. Kolkata has two major railway stations; one is located in Howrah and the other is at Sealdah, with the former being the stop for majority of the interstate trains. |
| By Road - The road connectivity of Kolkata to adjoining areas is also wisely planned. The Esplanade Terminus is the main bus terminal that lies in the heart of the city. From here, you can easily get a bus as well as taxi for traveling to the cities within West Bengal as well as in the neighboring states |
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