Kolkata is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly river, it is the principal commercial, cultural, and educational centre of East India, while the Port of Kolkata is India's oldest operating port as well as its sole major riverine port. As of 2011, the city had 4.5 million residents; the urban agglomeration, which comprises the city and its suburbs, was home to approximately 14.1 million, making it the third-most populous metropolitan area in India. As of 2008, its economic output as measured by gross domestic product ranked third among South Asian cities, behind Mumbai and Delhi. As a growing metropolitan city in a developing country, Kolkata confronts substantial urban pollution, traffic congestion, poverty, overpopulation, and other logistic and socioeconomic problems.
In the late 17th century, the three villages that predated Kolkata were ruled by the Nawab of Bengal under Mughal suzerainty. After...
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Euro Packers And Movers is a prominent name in the packing and moving
industry. Since the time of its inception, Euro Packers And Movers has
strived to serve as many customers as possible. We at Euro Packers And
Movers, have provided our customers a specialised and professional
service which satisfies them and encourages them to return to us again
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Sourik Purkayastha and Archana Vohra commented on the blog by Tamanna Saigal
on Apr 12, 2013 , 05:30 pm
My food journey in the City of Joy
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I recently went back to Kolkata to attend a friends wedding. Not only was I killing two birds with the same stone in that it was a fun wedding but i also took a nostalgia filled culinary journey through Cal. For me memories of growing up in that city go hand in hand with the best food I've eaten. Over the years I've lived and worked in Delhi and Mumbai and had the pleasure and nightmare of eating in every kind of establishment. But when it comes to Calcutta there is a more »