My Favorite City!
My favorite city? What it could be?? Kolkata , Calcutta ... call it by any name the essence will remain same... The city of Joy .......!!
The city of Rabindra Nath Thakur..
The city of Satyajit Roy...,
The city of Kali & Durga...
The city of Mother Teresa ..
The city of Rossogulla.....
The City of Mishti Doi...
There are so many reason for me to say Kolkata is my favourite city... its people.. its foods, its festival , its culture..
I have been to so many places in India, I remember one incidence while I was travelling to New Delhi I lost my money so I was looking for an ATM as my train was about to leave I asked a person about the ATM location. At first he gave me a strange look them without uttering a word he kept on doing his job when I asked him again he just shouted on me and asked me to leave!!! If I were in Kolkata chances were that people would not only guided me its also possible he would go along with me to show me ATM!
Kolkata has so many things in its glory like First Metro Rail service in India, Only Tram service in India , all Nobel Laureates (Rabindranath Tagore,C.V. Raman, Mother Teresa and Amartya Sen) are from Kolkata, the only Oscar Awardee for life time Mr Satyajit Ray is also from Kolkata!
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| Tram |
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| Tram |
If you not tasted the ball of sweet juice (Rossogula) you have not tasted the ultimate sweet dish of Kolkata invented by Nobin Chandra Das a well known sweet maker of Bag Bazaar which catapulted the city at top place in terms of sweets. Lal Mishti Doi Or Red Yogurt also very popular not only with local but outsiders also. Kolkata is also rich in its street foods like Phuchka, Jhalmuri ,Telebhaja , Mughlai Paratha and Fish Cutlet .
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| Mishti Doi |
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| Phuchaka |
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| Tele Bhaja |
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| Jhaal Muri |
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| Ball of sweet juice Rossogolla!! |
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| Fish Cutlet |
If I don't discuss Aadda and Coffee House then I will miss the inner soul of my favourite city kolkata!! Aadda and Kolkata is synonyms with each other. When you think about Aadda only one name flash in your mind; Coffee House, which is immortalised by Manna Day's "Coffee Houser sei adda ta...."!! Located opposite to Presidency University (Formerly Presidenc College) is famous for its Black coffee, fish Cutlet and lots of Aaddas...!
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| Aadda Bazi |
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| Coffee House er Aadda |
Kolkata is spread over 1,886.67 km2 (728.45 sq mi) and comprises 3 municipal corporations (including Kolkata Municipal Corporation), 39 local municipalties and 24 panchayat samitis, Kolkata, which is under the jurisdiction of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation( KMC), has an area of 185 km2 The east–west dimension of the city is comparatively narrow, stretching from the Hooghly River in the west to roughly the Easter Metropolitan Bye pass in the east - a span of 9-10 km The north–south distance is greater, and its axis is used to section the city into North, Central, and South Kolkata.
North Kolkata is the oldest part of the city. Characterised by 19th-century architecture and narrow alleyways.
Central Kolkata hosts the central business district. It contains B.B.D. Bagh, formerly known as Dalhousie Square, and the Esplanade on its east; Strand Road is on its west. The West Bengal Secretariat , General Post Office, reserve bank Of India, High Court, Lal Bazaar Police Head Quarters and several other government and private offices are located here.
Kolkata is the main commercial and financial hub of East and North-East India and home to the Calcutta stock Exchange.It is a major commercial and military port, and is the only city in eastern India to have an international airport
Durga Puja the grand festival of Bengal... one should must visit Kolkata during Durga Puja to understand the rich culture of Kolkata or Bengal when Maa Durga worshiped over a period of five days (Shasti to Dashmi) people from different part of India and the world flocked to see the grand celebration of good over evil.
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