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Kolkata Destination Guide

Delve into Kolkata in India

Kolkata in the region of Bengal with its 4,631,392 residents is a city in India - some 810 mi or ( 1304 km ) South-East of New Delhi , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Kolkata

Current time in Kolkata is now 01:51 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kolkata " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Rajshahi, Dhaka, Chittagong, Salt Lake City, and Rishra. While being here, make sure to check out Rajshahi . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Kolkata ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

WWE 12 PS2 Project v1 Released

7:21 min by Arjun Chatterjee
Views: 63484 Rating: 4.69

The long waiting has finally come to an end as i decided to upload my hard work to the world as a new year gift.Hope u really like it dont complain about links i hope it is acceptable to all[Mediafire ..

Fair? - A documentary about skin colour in India

21:39 min by blahblahblahksheep
Views: 8628 Rating: 4.57

Set in the bustling city of Kolkata, this documentary explores the phenomenon of 'fairness' or becoming lighter skinned. Talking to actors, children, dentists, drivers, beauticians and housewives abou ..


Calcutta's Trams

1:07 min by CamdenMSS
Views: 4998 Rating: 4.63

The scenes here are from a lovely film showing operations on the last tramway system operational in India. Despite being seriously under-funded, it still provides a very useful service in one of the m ..

KKR:Kolkata Knight Rider's Victory March Crowd, Music And Loud Cheers

3:16 min by foolishpost
Views: 4224 Rating: 0.00

After four years of bitter disappointments, Kolkata Knight Riders gave its fans the victory that they had been waiting for. Kolkata Knight Riders defeated the two-time IPL champions Chennai Super King ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Indian Football Association

The Indian Football Association, [abbreviated as IFA] is the organization that administers association football in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the oldest Football Association in India and was founded in 1893. Amongst the founders was former England international Elphinstone Jackson. Also, in 1896, Mahatma Gandhi, then a young lawyer in South Africa, was among a group of Indian men who helped found the Transvaal Indian Football Association.

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Tags: Football governing bodies in India

Kolkata International Film Festival

The Kolkata International Film Festival (KFF) (Bengali: কলকাতা ফিল্ম ফেস্টিভাল) is an annual film festival held in Kolkata, India. Founded in 1995, it is the second oldest international film festival in India. The festival is organized by the West Bengal Film Centre under the West Bengal Government. The 18th Kolkata Film Festival will be held from 10 to 17 November 2012.

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Tags: Film festivals in India, International film festivals, Kolkata culture, Recurring events established in 1995

Kolkata district

Kolkata district is an administrative district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It contains the center part of the city of Kolkata. The jurisdiction of the Kolkata Collector, that is, of the district, is within the areas covered by the Kolkata Police and by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, but it does not cover the entire area covered by either of them. See Civic administration of Kolkata. As regards civic infrastructure (water, sewage, etc.

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Tags: Districts of West Bengal, Kolkata district, Minority Concentrated Districts in India, Neighbourhoods in Kolkata

2006 West Bengal train disaster

The 2006 West Bengal train disaster was a fatal suspected terrorist explosion on a train travelling between New Jalpaiguri and Haldibari that occurred on November 20, 2006, when the train was in a remote part of West Bengal State, India. Five people were killed, and between fifty and twenty-five were injured, although home secretary Prasad Ranjan Ray says officials believe there may in fact be as many as sixty-six injured. Two passenger cars were damaged.

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Tags: History of West Bengal (1947–present), Mass murder in 2006, Rail transport in West Bengal, Railway accidents in 2006, Railway accidents in India, Terrorist incidents in India in 2006, Terrorist incidents on railway systems, Train bombings

Bangabasi Morning College

Bangabasi Morning College is an undergraduate college affiliated with the University of Calcutta. It is located at Sealdah in the heart of the city of Kolkata.

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Tags: Academic institutions currently affiliated with the University of Calcutta, Educational institutions established in 1965, Universities and colleges in Kolkata

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Kolkata