Wednesday, 23 November 2011

City of Kolkata

Kolkata is the capital city of West Bengal state in India. The city which is the cultural capital of whole India and the commercial capital of Eastern India. The city was earlier known as Calcutta, being pronounced since the British rule and has changed to Kolkata officially in 2001, has derived the name from Kalikata, which is a village name in the area before the British arrival, means the land of Goddess “Kali”.

Being the cultural capital of India, Kolkata is known for its literary, artistic and revolutionary heritage. Kolkata continues to spawn generations of poets, writers, film producers and Nobel Prize winners. Talking about the history of Kolkata, according to Indian archaeologists, the city has been inhabited for over two thousand years.

Kolkata provides enormous opportunities in economy, industry, education, culture, tourism and many more aspects that other cities may not.

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