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Kolkatta (Calcutta) State West Bengal

Kolkata, a city that means many things to many people. For some, Kolkata is the city of joy, while for others it is dirty, crowded, and noisy. Once the greatest colonial city in the Orient, Kolkata was later reviled as a cauldron of poverty, dirt, and disease. Today, it ranks among the four major metropolis of India along with Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai. A mere village in the 17th century, Kolkata is not an ancient city like Delhi. Like Mumbai and Chennai, it originated largely due to the expansionist ambitions of the European powers, especially the British Raj. Little wonder, Kolkata has some of the finest Raj edifices built in a variety of styles.
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  • Kolkata's colourful billboards...and there of tons of them.

    Kolkata's colourful billboards...and there of tons of them.

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  • This is the 2nd hand bookshop area in front of the famous Presidency college of Kolkata. This street is called College Street as there are more than five colleges and two schools just within 100 m on this street. Of these 4 colleges are among the most well known in India -Presidency college (previuosly known as Hindu College), Goenka College of Commerce, Calcutta Medical College, Sanskrit College. This street is also the hub of publishing business of Kolkata (nee Calcutta). There are over 1000 book shops right on this street. A new multistoried book market named - "Barnoporichoy" (meaning Learning alphabets in Bangla) is under construction, just within 50m of the place of the photograph. It is also one of the biggest book trade area of Asia and is there for nearly a hundred years.

    This is the 2nd hand bookshop area in front of the famous Presidency college of Kolkata. This street is called College Street as there are more than five colleges and two schools just within 100 m on this street. Of these 4 colleges are among the most well known in India -Presidency college (previuosly known as Hindu College), Goenka College of Commerce, Calcutta Medical College, Sanskrit College. This street is also the hub of publishing business of Kolkata (nee Calcutta). There are over 1000 book shops right on this street. A new multistoried book market named - "Barnoporichoy" (meaning Learning alphabets in Bangla) is under construction, just within 50m of the place of the photograph. It is also one of the biggest book trade area of Asia and is there for nearly a hundred years.

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  • The Parasnath Temple built by Rai Badridas Bahadoor Mookim. Want to know more click on link..<br /> <a href="http://hubpages.com/hub/Parasnath-sheetalnath-jain-Glass-Temple-Kolkata-rai-badridas-mukim-tourist-place">http://hubpages.com/hub/Parasnath-sheetalnath-jain-Glass-Temple-Kolkata-rai-badridas-mukim-tourist-place</a>

    The Parasnath Temple built by Rai Badridas Bahadoor Mookim. Want to know more click on link..
    http://hubpages.com/hub/Parasnath-sheetalnath-jain-Glass-Temple-Kolkata-rai-badridas-mukim-tourist-place

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