West Bengal Tourism

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West Bengal is a state in eastern India, between the Himalayas and the Bay of Bengal. Its capital is Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), retains architectural and cultural remnants of its past as an East India Company trading post and capital of the British Raj. The city's colonial landmarks include the government buildings around B.B.D. Bagh Square and the iconic Victoria Memorial, dedicated to Britain's queen.

The culture of West Bengal attracts tourists from around the world. It has its roots in literature, music, fine arts, drama and cinema. The Darjeeling Himalayan hill region shows a different cultural aspect. Rabindranath Tagore is Asia's first Nobel laureate and composer of India's national anthem. Swami Vivekananda was a key figure in introducing Vedanta and Yoga in Europe and the USA. They all belong from West Bengal, and their houses and residencies like Shantiniketan and Jorasanko Thakur Bari are world famous and attract many tourists.

West Bengal stretches to the Bay of Bengal in the south. The coastal strip of West Bengal, extending from the Gangetic Delta to the border of Orissa, has some beautiful coastal settlements, such as Digha, Shankarpur, Mandarmani, Bakkhali, Gangasagara and Tajpur. Some of these have beaches which are hard enough for cars to drive on.

There are many hill stations in North West Bengal, of which Darjeeling is world-famous. Others are Kurseong, Kalimpong, Rimbick, Lava, Loleygaon, Mirik and Sandakfu.

West Bengal has 3.26% of its geographical area under protected areas comprising 15 wildlife sanctuaries and 5 national parks — Sundarbans National Park, Buxa Tiger Reserve, Gorumara National Park, Neora Valley National Park, Singalila National Park, and Jaldapara National Park. West Bengal also has wildlife sanctuaries and bird sanctuaries like Chintamani Kar Bird Sanctuary and Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary.

Popular tourist destination in West Bengal:

Kolkata, Darjeeling, Sundarbans, Kalimpong, Siliguri, Digha, Murshidabad, Bakkhali, Shantiniketan, Cooch Behar, Bishnupur, Lava, Kurseong, Mirik, Mandarmani, Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, Durgapur, Bagdogra, Bankura, Mukutmanipur, Jhargram, Sundarbans National Park, Maithon, Sagar Island, Asansol, Bardhaman, Kharagpur, Biharinath, Malbazar, Howrah, Taki, Midnapore, Bolpur, Loleygaon, Gadiara, Haldia, Alipurduar, Madarihat, Mayapur, Lataguri, Baharampur, Rishop, Diamond Harbour, Chinsurah, Chandannagar, Garh Panchkot and Shankarpur.

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