Dhaka v/s Kolkata

[arp2041]

forget Dhaka Vs. Kolkata................

Let's compare the TWO Ladies RUNNING the SHOW here:

Vs.

 

[Truth Finder]

$930 per capita of West Bengal.

What is the Gross Domestic Product of West Bengal?

1)Go to statistic department of the Government of India. See the state GDP of WB of 2011(5.4 lk cr), 2012(6.0 lk cr)and 2013(6.7 lk cr est). Then convert it into USD by the excgange rate of 2011, 2012 and 2013. Works done.

2) And, do not give links to outdated and bogus websites.

 

[doppelganger]

Dhaka girls needed here please. Long overdue.

P.S. And not the prunes on top of this page.

 

[jha]

Thanks @DRAY bhai!

Man the eyes and the skin ......!!!!

And another body part not highlighted in your photos as well (personal experience .....). Best in India!

Mallus are the best in that field ...

Bengalis and Punjabis are not far behind though..

 

[doppelganger]

Mallus are the best in that field ...

Bengalis and Punjabis are not far behind though..

I cannot say for sure, agree or disagree with you and @DRAY, without photos.

The perils of Google Image search.

Here's what you get when you key in Bong and A.ss together ......

 

[jha]

I cannot say for sure, agree or disagree with you and @DRAY, without photos.

Search kar lo yaar... Main to personal experience se bol raha tha....

BTW I have photos to prove that.. But they are too personal

 

[LaBong]

@genmirajborgza786 Plz remove those explicit pics of Munmun Sen, you might get banned !!

Where!!!

 

[Aka123]

Yuck, Bengali sweets. Doi maach, kosha mangsho is all cool but mishti doi and the sweets- NO NO NO! Although my grand-mum still prays that someday I will take a liking to a Bangla mei and thus my diet will change.

Don't say bad about Bengali sweets!!

Kolkata -

Dhaka -

 

[Aka123]

Sunset at Ganga -

Sunset at Padma -

 

[dray]

Where!!!

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[dray]

Some more places to visit in Kolkata:

Jorasanko Thakurbari

This is the famous Indian thakurbari where famous poet and philosopher Rabindranath Tagore was born. It is located in Dwarakanath Tagore lane off chitpur road. If you want to find out about the great poet and his work, there couldn’t be a better place than RabindraBharati museum located inside the Thakurbari except for Shantiniketan (built by Kabi Guru himself) at Birbhum district in West Bengal. The museum has three galleries – one solely dedicated to Tagore and his extraordinary range of work, while the other two focuses on Tagore family and the stalwarts of Bengal Renaissance. Best time to visit Thakurbari is on May 7th when the place gets all decked up every year to celebrate the poet’s birthday.

St Paul’s Cathedral

Saint Paul’s cathedral is the first Episcopal church of Asia and situated at the southern tip of the Maidan adjacent to Victoria Memorial on the cathedral road. St. Paul’s Cathedral stands witness to a time full of European artistic splendor and supremacy. The St. Paul’s Cathedral is perhaps one of the finest examples of Indo-Gothic architecture in India, with its large stained-glass windows, pointed arches and two Florentine frescoes. Set on a vast tract of land and surrounded by well-manicured lawns and ancient trees, the largest cathedral in Kolkata is an oasis of peace in this otherwise busy world. The inside is just as awesome with some exquisite mural paintings based on the life and work of the great Saint. It bathes in holy glow as thousands attend to the midnight mass every year before the Christmas and the New Year.

Marble palace

It is truly extraordinary of Raja RajendralalMullick, a zamindar in Bengal, to build such a jaw-dropping marble architecture way back in 1840 and, that too, dedicate it to arts! Located at MuktaramBabu Street on C.R. Avenue, Marble Palace is believed to preserve some original works of world renowned painters like Peter Paul Rubens and Sir Joshua Reynolds. But the biggest USP is its fluted columns and sculptures of Jesus, the Virgin Mary, the Buddha and Hindu Gods all in one places.

Kalighat Temple

The age-old Kalighat temple might have been in Kolkata since the Gupta period, though there is nothing to substantiate it. But the fact that it is one of the 51stPeeths of the Goddess Kali makes it one of the holiest places and evokes the deepest devotion from pilgrims across India. For those who want to make a special offering to the mother Goddess, Thursdays and Saturdays are the days to visit. Otherwise the temple is open on all days.

Nandan

Awefully located behind RabindraSadan (prominent Bengali cultural center and auditorium), is the state-of-the art cine complex where movie lovers in Eastern India celebrate the biggest movie festival – the Kolkata Film Festival. What you may not know is, Nandan is also a popular hang-out zone for budding artists, intellectuals, lovers or just anyone who has an opinion about something! For students of film and media studies, checking out the Satyajit Ray Film Archive or browsing through the well-stocked library at the Ritwik Memorial Library (for cinematic research) could be very rewarding.

Kolkata Race Course

Since 1819, Kolkata Race Course at Hastings has been one of the largest and prime destinations for horse racing in India. Maintained by the Royal Turf Club, it includes five racing tracks, polo grounds, a golf course and a lake. During racing season, the atmosphere in the 30,000 capacity galleries crackles with excitement as members and non-members from all walks of life (from dressed-up celebrities and industrialists to college students in their jeans and tees) rub shoulders with each other and bet on their favorite horses. Though it’s open on all days, visiting on any racing day is all that more fun. Undoubtedly, December is considered as the best time to visit the race course, not just for the cool climate but also for the sheer number of racing events geared up for the season.

Belur Math

Belur Math is one of the finest examples of modern temples architecture, a perfect blend of mosque, church and temple in India. It was founded by Swami Vivekananda in the memory of Ramakrishna Paramahansa. It’s inspired on Swamiji’s philosophy of universal brotherhood. The place has great historical significance – Vivekananda spent his last years over here. Add to this, the tranquility of its surroundings with the view of the river Ganges gently caressing the temple garden in the early morning sun. One can easily imagine Vivekananda in deep meditation under one of the ancient trees in the beautiful monastery. Open on all days: 6:30 am-11 am and then 3:30 am-7:00 pm; Photography is prohibited here.

Indian Museum (Jadu Ghar)

The Indian Museum is the largest museum in Asia and the oldest in the Asia - Pacific region (est. 1814 at the location of the Asiatic Society). The Museum shifted to its present sprawling residence in 1875. Situated on Chowringhee Avenue (now J.L. Nehru Road), it houses perhaps the greatest collection of Indian natural history and an Indian Art collection to rival the Smithsonian Institution and the British Museum. Of specific note are the meteorite hall and dinosaur hall in the Natural History and Geology section, the numismatics section and the collections of Gandhara Art, Burmese woodwork, Mughal miniatures and Tibetan banner sections in the Indian Art section. The Anthropological Survey of India headquarters and the Government College of Art and Craft are housed in the same building. The Geological Survey of India headquarters moved from the museum to Bidhan Nagar recently. The Indian Museum has a library of excellent historical value, with a special focus on the Raj and Kolkata.

Kolkata also has some other small museums like the Maritime Museum, Gurusaday Museum, Birla Industrial & Technological Museum, and the Police Museum.

National Library of India

National Library of India located in Alipore is India's leading library and a public library. It was inaugurated in 1836 by the Governor General Lord Metcalfe by transferring 4675 books from the College of Fort William. Public donations were the main source of books for the library, and by donations of Rupees 300 from proprietors. Dwarakanath Tagore was the first proprietor of the library. The library was initially only partially public, as poor students could use the library for a limited period of time. The Imperial Library was founded in 1891 by merging several libraries like those of the East India College and East India Board. Governor General Lord Curzon initiated the merger of these two libraries into a single Imperial Library in 1903 at the Metcalfe Hall. The goals of the library were to collect every book written about India at any time. The Assistant Librarian of the British Museum John Macfarlane was the first librarian and was succeeded by the first Indian librarian Harinath De. The library was moved to its present quarters in Belvedere Estate, Alipore and renamed the National Library. It is a fully public library which co-ordinates the activities of all other Indian public libraries. True to its goal, any book published in India today has to send one copy to the National library in the spirit of the Library of Congress, United States.

The other popular Kolkata libraries include the Ramakrishna Mission Library, maintained by the Ramakrishna Mission, Kolkata which has a special children's section, as well as the large consulate-based libraries of British Council, Kolkata and of the United States Information Service, Kolkata. The Calcutta Club library has a historically significant collection, including the fully furnished and book-stocked reading room of Nirad C. Chaudhuri. The other historically significant libraries are those of Asiatic Society, Indian Museum, Presidency College, Scottish Church College, and St. Xavier's College, Calcutta.

 

[dray]

Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, commonly know as Botanical Garden.

The Indian Botanical Garden, spread over 270 acres (1.1 km2), was founded in 1786 and is the oldest "botanics" in India. Housing 50,000 species, the Botanical Survey of India and one of the world's most historically relevant herbariums, it is famous for its 250-year-old, 98-foot-tall banyan tree - which has the largest girth of any banyan tree ever recorded (1300 ft).

The famous Banyan tree:

Alipore Zoological Gardens, or Alipore Zoo:

The Alipore Zoological Gardens (also informally called the Alipore Zoo, Calcutta Zoo or Kolkata Zoo) is India's oldest formally stated zoological park (as opposed to royal and British menageries) and a big tourist attraction in Kolkata, West Bengal. It has been open as a zoo since 1876, and covers 18.81 ha (46.5 acres). It is probably best known as the home of the now expired Aldabra Giant Tortoise Adwaita, which was reputed to have been over 250 years old when it died in 2006. It is also home to one of the few captive breeding projects involving the Manipur Brow-antlered Deer.

The zoo was supposed to be moved to a much bigger open zoo enclave on eastern part of the city, but the plan have been shelved for now for political reasons. The zoo has a huge collection of animals including different species of tiger, lions, and other members of cat family. It also has enclaves for birds, reptiles, etc. The zoo is a natural home to migratory birds.

 

[Shabaz Sharif]

1)Go to statistic department of the Government of India. See the state GDP of WB of 2011(5.4 lk cr), 2012(6.0 lk cr)and 2013(6.7 lk cr est). Then convert it into USD by the excgange rate of 2011, 2012 and 2013. Works done.

2) And, do not give links to outdated and bogus websites.

I calculated and its around $950, as expected proper Bengalis are better then Bhartis Bengalis. Jay hind

 

[utraash]

Bus kar bhai..... I had great days in Kolkata. .... ab rulayega kya mujhe..... Onek bhalo pic.... kolkata sweets no match..... traffic toh vha ki sabse badi problem hai..... But comparing Mumbai traffic its nothing.... Mumbai is one of the worst city in terms traffic, road conditions n transport system...

 

[dray]

Bus kar bhai..... I had great days in Kolkata. .... ab rulayega kya mujhe..... Onek bhalo pic.... kolkata sweets no match..... traffic toh vha ki sabse badi problem hai..... But comparing Mumbai traffic its nothing.... Mumbai is one of the worst city in terms traffic, road conditions n transport system...

Check the post below, traffic problem will be solved after the Metro rail network is complete.

I am going to make this a complete Kolkata guide, @IamBengali is entrusted to do it for Dhaka. 10 more post from my side, and I am done!!

Thanks to this thread, I am discovering tons of things about Kolkata, never knew we had so many biggest, largest, oldest things of India and the world, this 300+ year old city has many hidden jewels!!

KOLKATA METRO RAIL ; THE PRIDE OF KOLKATA.

The Kolkata Metro or Calcutta Metro is a mass rapid transit system serving the city of Kolkata. The network consists of one operational line (Line 1) and five under construction Line. It was the first such form of transportation in India, opening commercial services in 1984. The service was planned for Kolkata first as roads account for only 4.2% of the surface area in Kolkata, compared to 25% in Delhi and even 30% in other cities. The network is partially underground and partially elevated. The details are as below:

Line 1 (North-South Metro)
Operational since 24th October, 1984. Total length: 28.14 Kilometers with 24 stations (15 stations are underground).

Line 2 (East-West Metro)
The length will be 14.67 km (8.9 km underground and 5.77 km elevated) with 12 stations. The project to connect Kolkata with Howrah by an underwater metro line, the metro will run 1,500 ft (460 m) under the Ganges River — the first underwater metro in India. The first phase will be operational in September 2015.

Line 3 (Joka-B.B.D. Bagh Metro)
A 16.72 km long metro line (13 stations) from Joka (in extreme South Kolkata) and B B D Bagh (in central Kolkata) is under construction. The proposed Esplanade station will not to be the same one as that of Line 1 (North-South Metro) but completely different stations. Park Street will serve as an interchange between Line 3 and Line 1.

Line 4 (Noapara-Barasat Metro)
The project to build a 18.5 km line (9 stations) from Noapara to Barasat via Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport[9] is sanctioned and construction work has commenced.

Line 5 (Baranagar-Barrackpore Metro)
A second metro line will emerge from Baranagar that will run up to Barrackpore. As of 2011, the line has been under construction. Length: 10 km with 11 stations.

Line 6 (New Garia-Airport Metro)
A connection between New Garia and the Airport (32 km, 24 stations) via E M Bypass, Saltlake and Rajarhat has started; it will help reduce travel time between the southern fringes of Kolkata to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport.


Total length of the network will be 120.03 km with 96 stations.