Hey Curious Nation! This is the FIRST EPISODE WHICH BRINGS US BACK TO A COUNTRY WE HAVE BEEN BEFORE! We are once again coming to India but instead of Mumbai (West India), which we visited in EP 14, we are now travelling to Kolkata (East India). Soumen has some curiosities to share with us, in addition to his contagious laugh.
About Soumen:
“Father of 2 dogs, 1 bird, married to a superwoman, a photographer turned market analyst & loves podcasting. I love reading storybooks, I am also a passionate street photographer who prefers roaming in the streets with my camera. Of-Late I have started podcasting & enjoying my journey”.
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Kolkata is well connected with flights. From the airport, you can use OLA & UBER for transportation
Kolkata is known as Calcutta until 2011. It is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, located in the Eastern bank of Hooghly river
Howrah Bridge: Officially opened in 1943 the bridge crosses Hooghly river to link Kolkata with twin city Howrah. The bridge has a single span without any pylons connecting it to the river bed & its one of the largest bridges of its type.
The Indian Museum is one of the oldest museums of the world boasting some of the most exquisite collections of ornaments, fossils, skeletons, antiques, armours, mummies, and stunning Mughal paintings.
St. Paul's Cathedral: an Anglican cathedral, said to be the first cathedral built in the overseas territory of the British Empire. The church was completed in 1847.
The Victoria Memorial is a large marble building, which is considered to be the pride of Kolkata. Built between 1906 and 1921, it is dedicated to the memory of Queen Victoria. Now, it is a museum and a popular tourist spot under the Ministry of Culture.
Fort William is a fort built in Kolkata on the eastern banks of the River Hooghly, the major distributary of Ganges, during the early years of the Bengal Presidency in British India. It was named after King William III of England.
Ledikeni or Lady Kenny is a popular Indian sweet from West Bengal, India. It is a light fried reddish-brown sweet ball made of Chhena and flour and soaked in sugar syrup. Ledikeni is named after Lady Canning, the wife of Charles Canning, the Governor-General of India during 1856-62.
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