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The first world-class guide showing this modern city in its historical and lived complexity, Kolkata City Guide is the perfect companion for not just the intrepid tourist and the business traveller, but also for Kolkata-bashis curious to know more about their heritage.

Kolkata was the ‘jewel in the crown’ of the British Empire for over two centuries, and here, one beholds the seeds of the modern Indian city. From the looming colonial architecture that presides over central Kolkata, the green expanse of the vast Maidan, the vintage trams and grand mansions of the city’s northern areas, to the heady rush of conversation in the Indian Coffee House, the buzzing nightlife of Park Street and the steady commute of the Metro, Kolkata presents a dizzying and vibrant mingling of the past with the present.

Kolkata City Guide explores the city area by area, beginning at its heart, BBD Bagh, and moving outwards, to the north, south and the new, expanding city. In the process, it records the metropolis’ magnificent architectural flourishes – Victoria Memorial, Howrah Bridge, the hybrid architecture of north Kolkata, alongside the temples, churches, markets and clubs that reflect the city’s cosmopolitan spirit.

The section, Experiencing Kolkata, reveals the city’s passions through its food, poetry, art and festivities. Another section takes the reader on the colonial trail along the Hooghly, exploring the many European settlements that preceded British supremacy here.

The guide also has an exhaustive and up-to-date Practical Information section for all the tourist’s needs.