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KOLKATA DIARIES: Streets of Kolkata
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Thursday, August 28, 2008. Is a market in Kolkata. New Market, is situated on Lindsay Street. Technically, it referred to an enclosed market but today in local parlance the entire Lindsay Street shopping area is often known as New Market. Some of the earliest English quarters were in an area known then as Dalhousie Square. Terretti and Lal Bazar. Nearby were customary marketing haunts of the British gentry. Later settlements were in Kashaitola, Dharmatala and Chowringhee. New Market’s growth kept p...
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KOLKATA DIARIES: Singara, Jilpi" and "Alur Chop
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Monday, September 8, 2008. Singara, Jilpi" and "Alur Chop. Singara, Jilpi" and "Alur Chop". "Khichdi" is another great wonder of Bengal's culinary world. Usually this recipe is consumed along with fried vegetable that is popularly known as "Labra" in Kolkata. Reflects the taste and food habit of the city dwellers. Dining in Kolkata is indeed a delightful experience in itself. During a trip to Calcutta, one can enjoy various types of mouth-watering cuisines. From vegetarian to non vegetarian d...Mainly, r...
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KOLKATA DIARIES: April 2008
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008. The discovery of the nearby Chandraketugarh,. An archaeological site, provides evidence that the area has been inhabited for over two millennia. The city's documented history, however, begins with the arrival of the British East India Company. In 1690, when the Company was consolidating its trade business in Bengal. Job Charnock, an administrator with the Company was traditionally credited as the founder of this city. Recaptured the city the following year. It was during this p...
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KOLKATA DIARIES: Sudder Street
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Thursday, August 28, 2008. Kolkata offers a number of cheap hotels for the budget traveler. Kolkata Cheap Hotels cater both to the average back-packer tourist and also to the businessman who closely monitors his (or her) hard earned money. For the backpacker, Kolkata Cheap Hotels provide more bangs for the buck. Kolkata Cheap Hotels offer only basic accommodation- the hotel room has only a bed, a cupboard and a small en-suite bathroom or washstand. Aayash - DD-24A, Sector 1, Salt Lake City. Rail Yatri Ni...
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KOLKATA DIARIES: September 2008
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Monday, September 8, 2008. Bharer Chaa:Tea served in clay pots. At the Maidan, from shining brass vessels on a rainy day. This is also good at Calcutta Stock Exchange street (Lyon's range). Boudir Lebu Cha (Deshapriya Park): This is the evergreen Lemon tea. Here's the Must-have dessert list:. Mishti Doi and Rosogolla from Mithai (Beckbagan). Sandesh (all types) from Balaram (Bhowanipur) (Naram pak and Ice. Cream sandesh), Nakur’s at Shimle. Bhim Nag in Boubazar. Bikrampurer kashundi - Mustard just pales ...
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KOLKATA DIARIES: August 2008
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Thursday, August 28, 2008. Is a market in Kolkata. New Market, is situated on Lindsay Street. Technically, it referred to an enclosed market but today in local parlance the entire Lindsay Street shopping area is often known as New Market. Some of the earliest English quarters were in an area known then as Dalhousie Square. Terretti and Lal Bazar. Nearby were customary marketing haunts of the British gentry. Later settlements were in Kashaitola, Dharmatala and Chowringhee. New Market’s growth kept p...
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KOLKATA DIARIES: July 2008
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Sunday, July 27, 2008. Kolkata has a tropical. Wet-and-dry climate ( Koppen climate classification. The annual mean temperature is 26.8 °C (80.2 °F); monthly mean temperatures range from 19 °C (66.2 °F) to 30 °C (86.0 °F). Summers are hot and humid with temperatures in the low 30's and during dry spells the maximum temperatures often exceed 40 °C (104 °F) during May and June. In nature, and is locally known as Kal baisakhi. কালবৈশাখী. Rains brought by the Bay of Bengal branch of South-West monsoon. In th...
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KOLKATA DIARIES: Street Food
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Monday, September 8, 2008. Bharer Chaa:Tea served in clay pots. At the Maidan, from shining brass vessels on a rainy day. This is also good at Calcutta Stock Exchange street (Lyon's range). Boudir Lebu Cha (Deshapriya Park): This is the evergreen Lemon tea. Here's the Must-have dessert list:. Mishti Doi and Rosogolla from Mithai (Beckbagan). Sandesh (all types) from Balaram (Bhowanipur) (Naram pak and Ice. Cream sandesh), Nakur’s at Shimle. Bhim Nag in Boubazar. Bikrampurer kashundi - Mustard just pales ...
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KOLKATA DIARIES: Esplanade
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Thursday, August 28, 2008. Presently along with being the booming commercial centre, Esplanade, Kolkata houses some of the best attractions in the region, for which travelers from all over the globe have been coming to this city for years, rather to be more exact, for centuries. With a great number of enterprises and institutes located in the precincts, the Esplanade is without any doubt the hub of commercial activities in the city. Its really nice blog with usefull information. April 2, 2014 at 7:10 AM.
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KOLKATA DIARIES: Economy of Kolkata
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Thursday, August 28, 2008. Kolkata is the main business, commercial and financial hub of eastern India and the main port of communication for the North-East Indian states.Kolkata is home to India's second-largest bourse The Calcutta Stock Exchange. A major port, an. International airport and many high quality colleges aimed at supplying a highly-skilled work force. Equipment, cables, steel, leather, textiles, jewellery, frigates, automobiles, railway. Coaches, wagons, tea, paper, pharmaceuticals. Liberat...
