History of Calcutta

Calcutta say Cha Cha Cha...

E ver wondered what powers a Ferrari Car? The Ferrari gets its beastly power from its special fuel. Similarly the city of Calcutta runs on Cha (Tea in Bengali). Tea is perhaps the reason behind most of the activities of the city dwellers of Calcutta. Across the city be it in the household or the streets of Calcutta, finely crafted tea is available everywhere. Tea acts as the bridge that connect the city dwellers with each other in one string. A perfect tea does not require any occasion, It can be compliment you at all emotions be it of fun, excitement, anger, stress or depression. Ek Cup Cha (A Cup of Tea) Tea might have its roots in China but it got infused in the day to day life of the people of Calcutta like any other daily activity. At Calcutta from the lady of the house to the Rickshaw puller and from the lazy office employee to the busy traffic police, all are the part of the afternoon '...

Mach E Bhat E Bangali...

T he people of the City of Calcutta are often referred as 'Mach E Bhat E Bangali' for their love towards food. Every Bengali household in the city has a thing in common as a part of their menu in daily basis that is 'Mach-Bhat' (Steamed Rice served with Fish Curry). Besides 'Mach -Bhat' the Bengali Cuisine is full of lots of dishes to tantalize any food lovers taste buds. In India the food of different states have different flavors like food of North Indian states are spicy, food of the South Indian states are sour but it is different in Bengal. A Bengali typical Meal that starts with 'Luchi' and ends with 'Mishti Dahi' have an amazing combination of items that balances every tastes perfectly from Spicy to Sour and Bitter to Sweet. In Calcutta the preparation of food does not always starts in kitchen but it starts from a bunch of other places and emotions as well. In the City of Calcutta people start preparing for their m...

The Indian Museum...

T he Indian Museum in the City of Calcutta is the largest and the oldest Museum of India. Being founded by the Asiatic Society of Bengal in Calcutta in 1814, is over 200 years old. The museum is located in the heart of the city of Calcutta at Park Street.The founder curator of the museum Nathaniel Wallich, a Danish Botanist started the museum as an multi purpose museum. The Museum known as the 'Imperial Museum' before independence of India holds a rare collection of cultural and scientific artifacts in its six sections and thirty five galleries. Presently the Museum is controlled by the Ministry of Culture of the Government of India. Indian Museum houses a large collection of rare artifacts that describe the social and cultural history of India and the World from Pre-historic times. Unlike other Museums dedicated to specific subjects, the Indian Museum displays a range of objects from different fields which include...

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