Kolkata Tours
A land that has produced great scholars, thinkers and revolutionaries - Kolkata was where the first Indian currency and Indian official newspaper were printed.
Developed as a Presidency city by the East India Company, which purchased three villages, Kolkata, Gobindapur and Sutanuti, Kolkata was developed for its commercial importance with the navigable Hoogly on the West, Salt lakes in the East and a creek in the North.
Kolkata or Calcutta as the British referred to it was a mere village before the English took interest in this region. Initially the Mughal Emperor entered into a pact with the East India Company so that they could carry on trade, in the later years the British captured Kolkata after the Battle of Plassey.
Kolkata then became the first capital of British India. You'll be charmed at the English influence that shrouds this Bengali metropolis even today.
The name Kolkata originates from the place Kalighat - the shores of River Ganges that supports an ancient Kali Temple.
Tour colonial structures and shop for souvenirs on Kolkata tours with Destination India Tourism packages. See the Victoria Memorial, take in the beauty of Rabindra Sarovar and enjoy artistic remnants from the medieval era as you tour the Birla Academy of Art and see the Writer's Building, Shahid Minar and Raj Bhawan on Kolkata tours in West Bengal, India.
Jump into a Kolkata tram, munch phuckka's and experience Kolkata warmth while you shop at New Market with Destination India Tourism packages.
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