Kolkata - the city of music, theatre, historical buildings and interesting side streets. The erstwhile capital of British India, Kolkata has grown into one of the largest metropolitan cities of the world. A fascinating amalgam of life's extremities, where the hand drawn rickshaw of the yesteryears and the modern underground metro rail co-exist.
The gateway to the mystic east, Kolkata is an enigma ready to be discovered. While the teeming humanity, chaotic streets and crumbling colonial heritage are all too real, Kolkata is also acknowledged as the cultural capital of India and its friendliest metropolis. It is also home to India's heaviest concentration of political activists, poets and artists. The heritage trail winds along the bustling streets to reveal a treasure of antiques, architecture, music, festivals and fairs, soccer matches, quiet evenings on a boat and much more.
The exquisite Victoria Memorial shining in the afternoon sunlight, the majestic facade of the Kolkata Museum, the gracefully sloping roofs of the Dakhineshwar Kalibari and the delicacy of the style of the Bengal School of painting reveal the rich diversity of the Bengali artistic heritage. Kolkata, a city with 25 museums, 22 identified heritage buildings, two golf clubs and the finest Polo club from the days of the Raj, is where the trail leads.
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