KOLKATA

KOLKATA

1. LOCATION

   • Eastern bank of river Hugli
     • Link to river Hoogli video  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UKGK4pDlCc

2. POPULATION

   • Most populated cities

3. CLIMATE

   • Tropical climate
     • summer monsoon temperature 41 deg c
     • winter temperature drops to 9 deg Celcius

4. LANGUAGE

   • Bengali , English

5. CULTURE

   • Food
     • Rice is the food staple food and Fish is also a favourite
     • Sweet dish-Misti Doi, Sandesh,Rossogolla,Rosmalai
   • Clothing -Men wear Dhoti and kurta ,Women wear - Sari

6. TOURIST ATTRACTION

   • Fort William
   • Victoria Memorial
   • Botanical Garden
   • Eden Garden - seating capacity of 90,000
     • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3jW_AEu5Mc
   • Salt Lake Stadium-seating capacity is 1,20,000

7. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES

   • IIM Calcutta
   • St.Xavier's College

8. FESTIVALS

   • Durga Puja
     • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEHGQMqm0b4
   • Bengali new year
   • Kali Puja
   • Saraswati Puja

9. TRANSPORT

   • underground metro -Kolkata as the first city in South Asia to get an underground metro in 1994
   • Tram - only city to have a tram network
   • Rickshaw
   • water transport -motor vessel

10. Important Personalities

    • Rabindra Nath Tagore
      • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnsF7uy8KPo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubFc1nQdKYw
    • Mother Teressa
    • Raja Ram Mohun Roy
    • Hemant Kumar

11. Capital of West Bengal

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