culture of Kolkata

KOLKATA CULTURE

Kolkata is perhaps the most important cultural centre of India. The city is the birthplace of modern Indian literary and artistic thought and of Indian nationalism, and its citizens have made great efforts to preserve Indian culture and civilization. The blending of Eastern and Western cultural influences over the centuries has stimulated the creation of numerous and diverse organizations that contribute to Kolkata’s cultural life.


Museums and libraries

Greater Kolkata has more than 30 museums, which cover a wide variety of fields. The Indian Museum, founded in 1814, is the oldest in India; It contains more collections. The exhibits at Victoria Memorial Hall trace Britian's relations with India. The Museum of Indian Art in the university oh kolkata has exhibits of the folk art of Bengal among its collections. Valuable library collections are to be found in the Asiatic Society of Bengal, the Bengal Literary Society, and the University of Calcutta; the National Library is the largest in India and contains a fine collection of rare books and manuscripts.Indian Museum
FAMOUS FOOD OF KOLKATA:
Rasgulla – It is a very famous and a tasty syrup dish popular
in India and Mauritius. It is made from Kolkata which is Indian version of  cheese along with semolina. The balls are made from the dough, and they are cooked on a very slow flame. After cooking, they are soaked for a long time in sugar syrup. They are served for the best taste.
DERSS:

Women’s traditional dress

Traditional attire for Bengali women is usually the saree, usually made of cotton or silk. While sarees are worn by women across India, the Bengali style of pleating and draping a saree is quite distinct.
Of all the various styles of sarees donned by Bengali women, the quintessential red-and-white sarees – the Korial, the Garad and the Tant – are perhaps the best known, particularly because they are worn en masse during the state’s Durga Puja festival celebrations.

BY:
SOWMIYA K
I BCA



Comments

  1. Pooja Ashok February 21, 2019 at 11:36 AM

    There foods are really good and colourful - Pooja Ashok

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  2. JayasreeFebruary 21, 2019 at 8:52 PM

    From this blog I understood that Kolkatta is a birth place for Indian Literacy and indian Nationalism.

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  3. ShanmugapriyaaFebruary 22, 2019 at 10:30 PM

    It is short and crisp.

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  4. sushmitaFebruary 23, 2019 at 5:45 AM

    i too like rasgulas of kolkata

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