Calcutta Guide to Calcutta Tourist Information
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Dirty, overcrowded, and polluted, it's not hard to see why people take one look at Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) when they arrive, and immediately start looking for a plane home.
Streets that remain congested throughout the day and night, and have their names changed so regularly, that not even the bus drivers know where they're going half the time, while the many beautiful buildings that graced the city in the time of the Raj, are collapsing into themselves, ignored and abused, but still in use because there is simply no where else for people to live and work. Kolkata is a city at breaking point, everything is full to way beyond the capacity it was designed for, and many of the buildings seem to be held up simply by force of habit rather than physics.
So why should any one want to visit? The answer is simple, Kolkata is an exciting, vibrant and colourful place, a city where nothing is too much to ask for, and where alongside the decaying grandeur of the Colonial Era, there are many pristine temples, and the city is acknowledged not only as the capital of West Bengal, but also, on a cultural level, as the capital of India. While the similarly sized Mumbai may well have the film industry, In terms of art, poetry, music, and even polemic, Kolkata is streets ahead of every other city in the country.
Facts for the Traveller:
Name: Republic of India
Capital: New Delhi
Area: 3.28 million Sq KM
Population: 1.04 Billion
Language: Hindi, Urdu, Tamil, Bengali, Kashmiri, English
Flight Time: 12 Hours from London
Currency: Indian Rupee
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