Holy Day in Kolkata
D and I had gone to Kolkata in December 2010. During our stay there, we went on two trips – a one day trip…
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Half day visit to Kolkata – The city of joy
Welcome to THE CITY OF JOY – Kolkata. Brief History of Calcutta (kolkata) Kolkata is capital of West Bengal situated at the bank of…
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Trip to Kolkata
In August I visited Kolkata along with my parents. Our schedule was just full of meeting friends and relatives. We had just one day…
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Discovering the Art and Culture of India at the Indian Museum
My recent visit to the Indian Museum in Kolkata was a memorable experience, made even more special by the fact that I got to…
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My Visit to Darjeeling Last Summer
I planned my visit to Darjeeling last summer because I have always been fascinated by the picturesque mountain town, known for its tea gardens,…
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Andul Rajbari and Annapurna Temple : A heritage drive in Howrah
The Andul Rajbari which is locally popular as Ananda Dham is a popular tourist destination in Howrah district of West Bengal. We planned a short trip to visit the Andul Rajbari recently. One fine monsoon morning we hired a car and reached Andul.
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Heavenly Dooars – Kolkata to Moorti Drive
he pot hole patches, were horrible, near Biprit at least 3 Km stretch was practically same full and just before touching to highway at Islampur a particular stretch was just nightmare.I was really thinking of a breakdown. After reaching highway to Siliguri the last 95 Km was a bliss. The most awaiting good features of highway.
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Why Kolkata is called the Cultural Capital of India
If you think about Kolkata and music, what immediately springs to mind is Rabindra Sangeet. Rabindra Sangeet are the songs written and composed by Rabindranath Tagore. Tagore composed about 2,230 songs which are distinctively intrinsic to the Bengali culture.
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The Leisure Road Trip to Kolkata
In the morning we got up by 4:30am. All the end moment packing was done starting from camera charger, laptop and mobile charger. We were in a hurry as we had planned to leave by 5:00am and we were running late. Never mind we were ready by 6:15am and left our home sweet home by 6:30am. The Toyota Fortuner which I was going to drive became a small caravan with the facility for breakfast, lunch and some other tits-bits and beverages like a bottle of Coca-Cola, Tea, and Coffee.
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Sukharia – the land of the Mitra Mustafis
The village of Sukharia is associated with the Mitra Mustafi family whose other settlements were in the villages of Ula Birnagar and Sripur. The Mitra Mustafi family is sometimes called the family of Dewans as most of the family members served in different positions in the revenue departments during the rule of the monarchy.
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