Kolkata
: The largest metropolis in India, Calcutta is a vibrant city on the move,
volatile and unpredictable. The Gateway to India, till 1912, and the capital
of the Raj in India, it still bears the Victorian imprint on its streets and
structures. A city just about ready to burst at the seams, Calcutta is home
to more than 10 million people. The Ganges (called the Hooghly in Calcutta)
is still the inspiration, as it was to Job Charnok, East India Company agent,
who reached the shores in August 1690, to found the city. Calcutta, after London,
was the British Empire’s second city.
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Darjeeling : Darjeeling
conjures visions of serenity, of vibrant green hills steeped in splendour, a
land of breathtaking beauty crowned by the majestic Himalayas.Darjeeling is
one of the most magnificent hill resorts in the world. This heavenly retreat
is bathed in hues of every shade. The flaming red rhododendrons, the sparkling
white magnolias, the miles of undulating hillsides covered with emerald green
tea bushes, the exotic forests of silver fir - all under the blanket of a brilliant
azure sky dappled with specks of clouds, compellingly confounds Darjeeling as
the QUEEN OF HILL STATIONS.
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Kalimpong : A beautiful
hill town in North Bengal which can be reached from either Siliguri or Darjeeling.
KALIMPONG – means king’s minister’s strong hold - a Bhutanese
word. It is also called Kalimpong in local dialect meaning "black spur".
As per Lepchas Kalimpong means ‘ridge where we play’. It is said that
these local tribesmen used to organise field sports while not engaged in agricultural
pursuit - hence the name.
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Sunderbans : Sunderbans,
the place that owes its name to Sundari trees, consist of a large flora population
like Genwa, Dhundal, Passur, Garjan and Kankra. Apart from these trees, impenetrable
Goran trees between 1.8 mtr. & 3.6 mtr. high covers almost the entire region.
One of the most remarkable feature of this place is the bayonet like roots of
mangrove forests that stick out above the water level.
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