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Accommodation
Kolkata hotels – Search for discount hotels in Kolkata with lowest rates guaranteed.
Travel Guides
Calcuttaweb – A guide to Kolkata (formerly known as Calcutta), and information on Bengali and West Bengal.
Kolkata (Calcutta) Forum – The India Mike forum is a great resource for travel to India and has a useful section on Kolkata.
kolkata.org.uk – City portal featuring things to do, history, and travel information.
Blogs
kolkatatraveller.com – Interesting, unknown and useful info About Kolkata.
Articles about Kolkata
Iconic Kolkata tram begins its trundle towards sunset – [04/04/22]
“At a time when fuel prices are skyrocketing, it would make sense to restore tram services, one would wonder.”
Armenians of Calcutta: photographing a forgotten diaspora – [15/11/21]
“The Indian city of Kolkata is the heart of Bengali culture and intellectualism. It was also once the capital of British India. But when photographer Alakananda Nag delved into the city’s history, she found that it was not British soldiers but Armenian merchants that had shaped much of Kolkata’s colonial-era development — and that their community still lingers among the streets.”
Pice hotels: A lifeline for Kolkata’s hungry workers – [09/06/21]
“Scores of these restaurants around the West Bengal capital once offered cheap and comforting meals to homesick migrant workers. Now just a few remain.”
The last rickshaws of Kolkata – in pictures – [14/09/19]
“Kolkata, one of Asia’s great melting pots, is the last place on Earth where rickshaw wallahs still haul people and goods through narrow lanes. With just hundreds left, Palani Mohan’s images capture them as they disappear.”
How a group of investors are preserving Kolkata’s architectural legacy – [12/06/19]
Kolkata’s colonial heritage is under threat from ‘land sharks’ – [10/01/18]
“Thousands of buildings survive here from the days of the Raj but now face risk of demolition from developers.”
Tours
Kolkata Tours – Things to do and tours in Kolkata as selected by Viator.
Books About Kolkata
Guide Books
Kolkata & West Bengal: Footprint Focus Guide
Photos
Kolkata Photo Gallery – Photo gallery of Kolkata.
