Calcutta - The city of joy

I have not been writing for a long time now. That's because I had gone to visit Kolkata(erstwhile Calcutta). This famous city came into limelight when the East India company first set its foot on this soil. This huge and wealthy nation, unable to unite against a common enemy, crumbled and soon came under the British Raj.

Calcutta (now Kolkata) became the capital of British India. Most of Central Calcutta still looks like a British City. With huge buildings, adorned with large columns and statues at the top, the entire city presents a royal look.

The city has a huge fort known as Fort William. This fort is now used by the Indian Army but it holds the dubious record for being only fort in the world which has never been attacked. There are a large number of famous monuments in Kolkata built during the British Raj. Do have a look at the pictures.