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Calcutta Travel Guide

Once the centre of modern education, science, culture and politics in India, Calcutta witnessed economic rejuvenation that has led to a spurt in the city's growth in the last 10 years. Calcutta is the main business, commercial and financial hub of eastern India.

About Calcutta

Calcutta covers an area of 571 sq. miles (1480 square Km) and is estimated to have a population of 4.9 million people being the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the third-largest urban agglomeration and the fourth-largest city in India.

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AC Market

If you want to get away from the heat on the streets, walk into AC Market on Shakespeare Sarani. No prizes for guessing what the AC stands for - an icy blast is bound to hit you as soon as you open the doors to this building. AC Market is much smaller than New Market, and doesn’t offer the mind-boggling variety of goods that the former does. It used to be the haunt of the upwardly mobile, but with swanky new shopping complexes opening up over town, AC Market is now a toned down version of its former snooty self. Don’t let the “Fixed Price” signs scare you off - this is as good a place as any for great bargains.



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