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Kolkata
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(West Bengal)


India's Eastern Metropolis

The city of options and extremes, that's what we would like to call this bustling, bursting at its seams metro. With each trip you make, there's always something new to check out, be it the new found mall culture, or the age old clubs with some delicious food, or a brand new restaurant that's found its way on the busy Park Street, a new coffee house, a new pastry to dig into at Flury's and yet amidst all this freshness the city retains the glory of its age old culture, its awesome book stores, the auction houses, the wonderful trams, the passion in the people, be it for cricket, football or politics.

It's a city with a hand on art, history, culture, music, theatre, food, and Joy. Why even the people here are all joy's like Ajoy, Bejoy, Sujoy! It's the city that makes people smile. Kolkota is certainly a City of Joy! In the true sense of the word.
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Tips for you
Tourist office(s):
W.B. Tourism Development Corp.
3/2 Benoy Badal Dinesh Bagh (East), 1st Floor, Kolkata
 033 - 22485917
Travel Tips
  • If you are visiting Kolkata during the Durga Puja season, be prepared to be caught in traffic and find every place worth visiting packed with locals who are on their puja jaunt.

  • Cottons are the wisest wear in hot and humid Kolkata.

  • The rains are unpredictable here, and the city gets flooded easily, so be prepared!

  • Do not go to Kolkata when on a diet, you just can?t resist most of the yummy treats it dishes out.


Language Tips
Kolkota speaks fluently in English, Bangla and a smattering of Hindi. Some Bangla words to help you get around.

What is your name? - Apnar naam ki?
Which way did you come? -Apni kon rasta diye ashey chain?
Where did you come from? - Apni kothaiye thekey asey chain?
Yes, of course - Hain nischoiey.
How are you? - Tumi kaimon aacho/Apni kaimon aachain?
Where will i get a taxi? - Aami kothaye taxi paabo?
Left side - Baan deekey
Right side - Daan deekey
Go straight - Shooja jaan /choulo
What's the price? - Aiye taar daam kauto?
Stop for a moment - Ekto daran
You stop here - Apni eikhaney thamuun
will you come here - Tumi ekhaney aashbe
Pl. come here - Tumi ekhane aasho
Let's go - Ebar cholun.

Emergency Info
Hospitals:
Ruby General Hospital
Kasba-Golpak, EM-Bypass
Kolkata - 700 078
Ph: 033 - 2442-0291/6001/6576

Bellevue Clinic
9, Loudon Street
Kolkata - 700 071
Ph: 033 - 2229-7910, 2229-9884

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