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 The modern city of Kolkata, located in India's eastern state of West Bengal, attracts tourists every time.  The development of its modern form is linked to the history of colonialism of the British and France.  While the city has been recognized as the primary focal point of India's educational and cultural changes, on the other hand it is also recognized as a stronghold of the communism movement in India.


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 Kolkata is also known as the 'Gateway to Eastern India' due to its excellent location.  Today's Kolkata has many stories of modern India's history.  Known for its architectural monuments, historical relevance, culture and delicious cuisine, the city has something for tourists of all ages.

 Let us know some interesting things about this cultural area, and 'City of Joy', Kolkata today.


 Second largest city
 Kolkata is the second largest city in India after Delhi, the capital of India.

 


 Everyone's favorite sweet, land of rasgulla
 Rasgulla, the most popular and liked dessert among people, which is pronounced Roshogulla, is the original dessert here.  Rasgulla was first made in 1868 by Sri Nobin Chandra Das, a local confectioner from Kolkata.  This dessert gained fame when a Rahis Seth came to his shop to drink water, he also served Rasgulla with water in front of him, which the rich Seth liked very much and he did many Rasgullas for his family and friends.  Also bought.  In this way this dessert became popular.

 



 Bookworm Paradise
 Kolkata is truly nothing less than a paradise for bookworms.  If you are fond of books, you will not be disappointed at all, from India's largest public library located here, from the National Library of India to the famous Kolkata Kitab Mela, which is organized here on a large scale every year.  In these places, for the book lovers, there is everything that they need.

 


 Asia's largest planetarium
 Located in Kolkata, the Birla Planetarium is Asia's largest planetarium.

 


 Love for football
 Kolkata is one of the few cities in India where football passion speaks to the heads of people.  The Salt Lake Stadium located here is the second largest football stadium in the world.

 



 Ancient capital of india
 During the British rule, Kolkata used to be the capital of India.

 

 Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium
 As per the seating capacity, the Eden Garden Stadium in Kolkata is the largest cricket stadium in the world.

 


 First golf club outside the UK
 Royal Calcutta Golf Club in Kolkata is the first golf club outside the United Kingdom, other than the United Kingdom.

 


 First Metro
 India's first metro train ran in Kolkata itself.  The metro train started here in 1984.

 


 World's most dense tree
 The giant banyan tree, located in Kolkata, is the world's most dense tree.  It is a banyan tree, spread over about 3.5 acres of land here.

 Image Courtesy: Biswarup Ganguly

 Famous for its mixed cuisine
 Being a region of different cultures and traditions, this city keeps experimenting with different cuisines of different places each time.  Here you will find Indian-Chinese cuisine among the most popular mixed dishes.

 

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