Kolkata, “a City of Joy’ is located in the Eastern Bengal on the North-East bank of river of Hooghly. The Capital of West Bengal Kolkata is well decorated with sky-scrappers, very old historical mansions. The town is filled with advanced environment to get the attention of people from all around the world.
Kolkata was the Capital of India during British reign until 1911. Kolkata has witnessed a great number of aggressive nationalist movements being remarkable political development town of India.
Kolkata, a major city in India has many catching eyes for travelling fond people like Shibpur Botanical Garden. Birla Planetarium, Academy of Fine Arts, Science city, Race Course, Alipur Zoo, Millennium Park,
Vitoria Memorial and many more. Howrah Bridge carries a beauty of historical tradition for decades in Kolkata. Apart from this flyover another flyover near Sealdah has given a new dimension to this city. Metro rails and its stations have given a new outlook to this city.
Well, as a tourist place there are many international standard Hotels with all modern facilities. For example Taj Bengal, Camac Plaza, Oberoi Grand, Hindustan International, Sonar Bangla scattered all around the city.
TRANSPORT: Kolkata is well connected to the many parts across the world through its brilliant transport network.
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport situated at the North Side of Kolkata plays an important role to connect Kolkata to most cities in the world.
The headquarters of two railway divisions -SOUTH EASTERN AND EASTERN Rly are located at Howrah and Sealdah and both act as the most important railway centers of Kolkata to connect the all cities of India.
Kolkata is also connected to other cities its water transport by the edge of river Hooghly.
TIME TO VISIT:The best time to visit Kolkata is between October and March.