West Bengal
West Bengal is a land of natural beauty, exquisite lyrical poetry and enthusiastic
people. Situated in the east of India, West Bengal is stretches from the Himalayas
in the north to the Bay of Bengal in the South. This state shares international
boundaries with Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal. Hence it is a strategically
important place. The state is interlocked by the other states like Sikkim,
Assam, Orissa and Bihar. Hooghly and its tributaries - Mayurakshi, Damodar,
Kangsabati and the Rupnarayan, enrich the soils of Bengal. The northern districts
of Bengal like Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Cooch Bihar (in the Himalayas ranges)
are watered by the rivers Tista, Torsa, Jaldhaka and Ranjit. From the northern
places (feet of Himalayas) to the tropical forests of Sunderbans, West Bengal
is a land of incessant beauty.
West Bengal, like many other places in the world, is a place of contrasts-
a curious blend of the old and the new, partly feudal, partly born out of
growing urbanization, partly undefinable. Fish, crowds, politics, potholes,
monuments, art and cinema, cricket and soccer- all are indispensable parts
of Bengal. The state is, in its physical form, a complete representation of
the Indian subcontinent. Darjeeling, its north end, touches the magnificent
Himalayas and the Dooars in the foothills are rich in forest. The indomitable
river Ganga flows across the State's rich alluvial plains to reach the Bay
of Bengal in the south, through vast swamps known as Sunderbans. The districts
in the west are semi-arid and sport loamy soil. Bengal does have a many splendoured
countenance, but it is up to you to explore and discover it.
Durga Puja ,coinciding with Dussehra in other parts of the country, rouses
the state to a feverish pitch, with its preparations that touch the life of
every Bengali. Kali Puja, festival of lights (Diwali), Dol Jatra (Holi), Ganga
Sagar Mela at Sagar (January /February), the Muslim festivals of Id and Ramzan,
Baisakhi - Bengal's New Year's day, Rabindranath Tagore's birth anniversary,
Christmas and New Year are marked by typical abandon and devotion.
Calcutta, three hundred years old, traces its history to the landing of Robert
Clive on the banks of the Hooghly beside three villages. It was from here
the monumental British Raj was launched in India. The capital of West Bengal,
Calcutta is the major entry point. Calcutta was the first headquarters of
the East India Company, and some of its best known monuments were built by
this British trading house. However, the city has, within its 300 years’
history, hosted other communities both from other parts of India as well as
abroad - Chinese, Armenians, Jews - all of whom have left their imprint in
pockets of Calcutta.
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