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Kolkata was known as Calcutta until 2001. The city served as the capital of India until 1911 and remains the capital of the state of Bangla (formerly West Bengal). These name changes are part of a reorganization of Indian states that began when India gained independence from British colonial rule in 1947. Most of India’s largest cities have undergone a name change in the last decade.

The nation’s second largest city (and the 12th most populous in the world) is known as the cultural and intellectual capital of India. Kolkata has been home to writers, poets, artists, philosophers, and Nobel Prize winners. As the birthplace of modern Indian artistic and literary thought, Kolkata is a showcase of Bengali dance, music, film, theatre, poetry, and art.

Visitors to this bustling metropolis can find accomodations to suit their wallets and their personal style, including a variety of five star Kolkata hotels. There is an abundance of markets, malls, and bazars to occupy shoppers. And every visitor must take time to sample some of the best restaurants in India, some of which have been in business for more than a century and offer a range of local flavors and international cuisines.

Other attractions include the Marble Palace, the Indian Museum, and Government House which is the residence of the Governor of Bangla but once served as the seat of the Viceroys of India. There’s also the Victoria Memorial, Fort William, the National Library, and a number of monuments, palaces, and galleries to keep entrall visitors to the enchanting city of Kolkatta.

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