Kolkata Red Light District

Sonagachi, translated as Golden Tree, is the largest red-light district in Kolkata (Calcutta), India. It is an area with several hundred multi-story brothels and some 10,000 sex workers. Sonagachi is located in North-Kolkata, near the intersection of Chittaranjan Avenue Sova Bazar and Beadon Street, just north of the Marble Palace.

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Victoria Memorial

Kolkata’s Victoria Memorial was constructed to commemorate Queen Victoria after her death in 1901. The complex is home to art galleries, museums, a library, and extensive public gardens.

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Regional Passport Office in Kolkata

Regional Passport Office in Kolkata is located in 4, Brabourne Road Kolkata-700 001. The Passport Application Collection Center is located in 2, Ballygunge Park Road, Kolkata- 700 019. The Passport office of Calcutta is among the first five to be set up in India. It commenced work in 1955.

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Nandan Multiple Film Theatres

Nandan “A cultural complex with multiple film theatres and the Satyajit Ray Film Archieve.”

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Kolkata Maps – Map of Kolkata

The Academy of Fine Arts

Kolkata and the people of Bengal are known the world over for their artistic bent of mind. No wonder, the Kolkata art scene is always buzzing with activity with art exhibitions and symposia. Any talk on the contemporary Kolkata art scene conjures up images of The Academy of Fine Arts which is one of India’s finest art museum. In fact, it is much more than a museum. Not only does it house rare paintings and manuscripts, it is also among the few art centers in India which has a Textile museum with an exquisite range of textile items ranging from Dakhai, Jamdani, Patola, Benarasi silk etc.

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Aquatica – Water Amusement Park

Aquatica, The latest entertainment craze in Kolkata is the fairy tale watery world – Aquatica. It happens to be the only water amusement Park in the whole of Eastern India.

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