My City-My Kolkata
The city Kolkata is also known as the city of joy for its many wonders and diversity. This also happens to be my city as well as I live here. The name Kolkata was given a few years back in 2001 as it reflected the Bengali pronunciation, earlier it was known as Calcutta. There is a theory that the name Kolkata was given as it represented a village called ‘Kalikkhetro’ meaning the Land of the Goddess Kali.
Have you ever been to Kolkata?
Kolkata is a tourist destination and every year thousands of tourists come to visit and immerse themselves in the rich cultural heritage that is present at here. Reaching Kolkata is very easy. By air you can take a flight to the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport and come to the main city which is only about 20 km from the airport. By railways you can come to the Sealdah or Howrah Station which is the two main railway station in Kolkata and it connects Kolkata to all major cities in India.
The Victoria Memorial
Built in the memory of Queen Victoria who was declared the empress of India after 1858 during the British Colonial rule. This monument has now become a symbol representing Kolkata. Victoria Memorial now serves as a museum and is one of the must places to visit.
Howrah Bridge
Kolkata has some of the best places to visit like
- Victoria Memorial
- Birla Planetarium
- Nicco Park
- Saheed Minar
- Howrah Bridge
- Writer’s Building
- National Library
- Fort Williams
- Marble Palace
- Botanical Gardens
There are many other places in Kolkata to visit and once you come here and get to know the life of the people here then I am sure that you won’t be planning to leave any soon.
Victoria Memorial
Durga Puja Celebration 2010
The Best time to visit Kolkata
During Durga Puja Kolkata gets dressed in wonderful lights and it stays awake for 24 hours with lakhs of people coming from different parts of West Bengal and also from other parts of the country to witness the Bengali's biggest festival. Visiting Kolkata during this time is a very good experience and it really brings out the culture. Durga Puja festival mostly takes place in the month of October. I one behalf of more than 1 Million people who live in Kolkata welcome you to come and visit us and share the experience of a lifetime.
