The Indian Tourist: KOLKATA THE CITY OF JOY

"Kolkata -The City of Joy"

Kolkata also known as Calcutta is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly river, it is the principal commercial, cultural, and educational center of East India, while the Port of Kolkata is India's oldest operating port. In 2011, the city had a population of 4.5 million, while the population of the city and its suburbs was 14.1 million, making it the third most populous metropolitan cities in India.

History:

In the late 17th century, the three villages that predated Calcutta were ruled by the Nawab of Bengal under Mughal suzerainty . After the Nawab granted the East India Company a trading Licence in 1690, the area was developed by the Company into an increasingly fortified trading port. Nawab Siraj ud Doullya occupied Calcutta in 1756, and the East India Company retook it the following year. In 1793 the East India company was strong enough to abolish Nizamat (local rule), and assumed full sovereignty of the region. Under the company rule, and later under the British Rulers, Calcutta served as the capital of British-held territories in India until 1911, when its perceived geographical disadvantages, combined with growing nationalism in Bengal, led to a shift of the capital to New Delhi. Calcutta was the centre for the Indian Independence movement; it remains a hotbed of contemporary state politics. Following Indian independence in 1947, Kolkata, which was once the centre of modern Indian education, science, culture, and politics, suffered several decades of economic stagnation.

Map of kolkata-

click on the link

https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/Kolkata

Places to visit-

St. Jones Church,Maidan ,Eden Gardens, Indian museum, M.P. Birla planetarium, Prinsep Ghat,Birla Industrial and Technological museum,Birla temple, Millennium park,Eco tourism park,Rabindra sarowar, Thantania Kalibari, Jorasanko Thakurbari(the birth place of Rabindranath Tagore), Nicco park, Kalighat temple, Dakshineswar Temple, Tipu Sultan masjid, Science city, Botanical garden, Belur Math.

to know more click on this link:

https://www.google.co.in/destination?dest_mid=/m/0cvw9

There are some popular street foods in kolkata:

Some of them are:

1. phuchka from Vivekananda park

2. zaika: the roll center at park street, where you can get various tupes of rolls

3. luchi and alurdom from Fairlie Place and Stock Exchange, BBD Bag

4. Ghugni from draca lane Dacre Lane or Dacre Street : For all kinds of famous street foods you would want!

and many more ...to know more click on this link:

https://www.holidify.com/blog/street-food-in-kolkata/

How to reach Kolkata:

You can reach kolkata from any state by train or air.All airlines fly from every state to kolkata. to know more visit:
https://www.google.co.in/search?q=irctc (for railways)

https://www.google.co.in/search?q=google+flights (for flights)

stay:
there are many hotels in kolkata
to find your best hotels at best price you can get many websites .

Some beautiful pictures of Kolkata: