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    Glimpses of West Bengal and Sample Itinerary: Pictorial Travelogue, #15
    Glimpses of West Bengal and Sample Itinerary: Pictorial Travelogue, #15
    Glimpses of West Bengal and Sample Itinerary: Pictorial Travelogue, #15
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    Glimpses of West Bengal and Sample Itinerary: Pictorial Travelogue, #15

    By Ansusekhar Guin and Madhuri Guin

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    This book gives a glimpse of West Bengal. West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India along the Bay of Bengal. With over 91 million inhabitants, it is India's fourth-most populous state and the fourteenth-largest state by area. It borders Bangladesh in the east, and Nepal and Bhutan in the north. It also borders the Indian states of Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim, and Assam. The state capital is Kolkata, the third-largest metropolis, and seventh-largest city by population in India. West Bengal includes the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region, the Ganges delta, the Rarh region, and the Sundarbans. The state's main ethnic group are the Bengalis.

    We are going to present West Bengal in a circuitous route in this book, starting from Kolkata, moving north towards Murshidabad via Mayapur, further up to Darjeeling and North Bengal and then moving south via the western part of Bengal. I have tried to cover almost all the tourist places of West Bengal and they are Kolkata and Nearby Places, Krishnanagar, Mayapur, Nabadweep, Murshidabad, Siliguri, Dooars, Coochbihar, Kalimpong, Lava, Lolegaon, Darjeeling, Mirik, Maldah, Gour, Tarapeeth, Shantiniketan, Ayodhya Pahar, Mukutmanipur, Jhargram, Midnapur, Bankura, Bishnupur, Tamluk and Digha.

    There is all the information about accommodation, restaurants and conducted tours in this book. In the last, the book provides two sample itineraries to cover the whole of West Bengal.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAnsusekhar Guin
    Release dateAug 11, 2024
    ISBN9798227420220
    Glimpses of West Bengal and Sample Itinerary: Pictorial Travelogue, #15
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    Ansusekhar Guin

    Ansusekhar Guin, retired from Govt. service in the year 2006, and Madhuri Guin are addicted to travelling and regularly travel within and outside India. They also operate a YouTube travel channel " The Bong Explorers", where they share videos of their trips. So far, they have uploaded 90 travel videos. Madhuri Guin operates an e-commerce business, named www.dollsofindia.com, where she is marketing Indian art and culture through paintings, sculptures, posters, Textiles, jewellery, fashion items, unique crafts and puja items. They just started writing picture travelogues and itineraries on their experience of travel in different countries. The list of their travelogues is: Switzerland: The Dream Destination: Budget Travel in Switzerland, Glimpses of Italy and Sample Itinerary, Around the World through some sample itineraries, Madhya Pradesh: Heartland of India, Glimpses of Himachal Pradesh with Sample Itinerary, Budget Travel in Dubai, the Shining Gem of Arabian Desert, Glimpses of Karnataka (Sample Travel Plans), Glimpses of Gujarat Visit: Sample Itinerary, Glimpses of Uttarakhand with Sample Itinerary, Glimpses of Sikkim Visit: Sample Itinerary, France: The Country of Love and Art.

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      Glimpses of West Bengal and Sample Itinerary - Ansusekhar Guin

      Chapter 1: West Bengal: Introduction

      Bengal or Banga-Desh is mentioned in ancient books, like, Aitareya Aranyak, Boudhayan Sutra, Patanjal, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Bhagavat, Puranas, Raghubangsha of Kalidasa, and Brihat Samhita of Baraha Mihir. According to a legend, Queen Sudeshna, Wife of Baliraja, gave birth of five powerful sons, Anga, Banga, Kalinga, Sumbha and Pundra and five kingdoms were created by them. One of them is Banga. According to another legend, the Dravid tribe, Beng, were driven by the Aryan in 1000 BC and settled here and the area came to be known as Bangla. The Bengal rulers established vast kingdoms in the 8th to 12th centuries during the Pal and Sen dynasties. It came under the rule of the Delhi Sultanate at the end of the 12th century, but after the death of Aurangzeb, Bengal became an independent Muslim kingdom.

      West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India along the Bay of Bengal. With over 91 million inhabitants, it is the fourth-most populous state and the fourteenth-largest state by area in India. It borders Bangladesh in the east, and Nepal and Bhutan in the north. It also borders the Indian states of Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim, and Assam. The state capital is Kolkata, the third-largest metropolis, and seventh-largest city by population in India. West Bengal includes the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region, the Ganges delta, the Rarh region and the coastal Sundarbans. The state’s main ethnic group are the Bengalis.

      Bengal was from the beginning an agriculture and fishery-based economy and the main produce were rice and fish. Bengal is also famous for its textile industry. Bengal is also famous for its Tea industry. According to Bengali folklore, Chand Saudagar of Bengal was carrying out business with the world with his Sapta Dinga, the fleet of seven ships. Similarly, the Merchants of Greece, China and Iran were coming to Bengal for business. Tamralipta was the prosperous port city of that time.

      Bengal Renaissance is the social, cultural, psychological, and intellectual changes in Bengal during the nineteenth century and It produced great thinkers, like Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, and above all Rabindra Nath Thakur. At that time, Bengal was one of the main centres for the struggle for Independence of India. British started dividing Bengal into two parts, but Bengal protested vehemently. Division of Bengal was stopped, but the embarrassed British shifted the Capital from Calcutta to Delhi in 1912.

      We are going to present West Bengal in a circuitous route in this book, starting from Kolkata, moving north towards Murshidabad via Mayapur, and then moving south via the western part of Bengal. A map showing the must-see places of West Bengal is given below:

      West Bengal Map with must-see places: Courtesy Google My Map

      The following link will allow you to open the map in a separate window to view it in more detail:

      https://bit.ly/49TozFK

      The places we will cover in this book serially are given below:

      Kolkata and Nearby Places:

      1. Howrah Station, 2. Howrah Bridge, 3. Howrah Flower Market, 4. Indian Botanic Garden, 5. Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House and Cultural Centre, 6. Nakhoda Masjid, 7. James Prinsep Monument,  8. Vidyasagar Setu, 9. Victoria Memorial, 10. St. Paul Cathedral Church, 11. Kalighat Mandir, 12. Belur Math, 13. Dakshineswar Kali Temple, 14. Big Ben, 15. Eco Park, 16. Mother's Wax Museum, 17. Biswa Bangla Gate, 18. Roychak, 19. Bakkhali, 20. Gangasagar, 21. Sundarban National Park, 22. Godkhali Ferry Ghat, 23. Sajnekhali Lodge Watch Tower, 24. Marichjhanpi

      2.  Krishnanagar, Mayapur and Nabadweep:

      1. Krishnanagar Rajbari, 2. Krishnanagar Cathedral Church, 3. Ghurni Putulpatty, 4. Sonar Gouranga Mandir, 5. Radha Madanmohan Jiu Temple, 6. Conch Bhawan, 7. Chandrodaya Temple, 8. Srila Prabhupada Puspasamadhi Mandir, 9. ISKCON Temple, 10. Gada Bhavan,   11. Vamsi Bhavan, 12. Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mission, 13. Birthplace of Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (Yogpith), 14. Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math (Jal Mandir), 15. Mahaprabhu Mandir, 16. Sri Devananda Gaudiya Math, 17. Radharani Temple, 18. Iskcon Mahaputra Nabadwip

      3.  Murshidabad:

      1. Motijheel Garden, 2. Khosbag Garden, 3. Kala Masjid, 4. Jahan Kosha Cannon, 5. Katra Masjid,  6. Fauti Masjid, 7. Hazarduari Palace & Museum, 8. Nizamat Imambara, 9. Tomb Of Azimunnisa Begum, 10. Nimak Haram Deuri, 11.  Nashipur Rajbari, 12.  Kathgola Bagan Bari

      4.  Siliguri, Dooars and Coochbihar:

      1.  ISKCON Siliguri, 2. Salugara Monastery, 3. Teesta Rail Bridge, 4.  Coronation Bridge, 5. Gorumara National Park, 6. Dooars, 7. Murti River Camp, 8. Cooch Behar Rajbari Palace, 9. Sagardighi, 10. Madanmohan Temple, 11. Buxa Forest, 12. Jaldapara National Park

      5.  Kalimpong, Lava and Lolegaon:

      1. Hanuman Temple, 2. Kalimpong Sakya Monastery, 3. Morgan House, 4. Durpin View Point, 5. Cactus Garden, 6. 7th Mile View Point, 7. Tongsa Gumba, 8. Zang Dhok Palri Monastery, 9. Buddha Temple, Eco Tourism Park, Lolegaon, 10. Lava Clock tower

      6.  Darjeeling and Mirik:

      1. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, 2. Tiger Hill, 3. Batasia Loop and Eco Garden, 4.  Darjeeling Ropeway, 5. Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, 6. Alubari Tea Garden, 7. Jalapahar, 8. Darjeeling Mall, 9. St. Andrews Church, 10. Gurudev Temple, 11. Ghoom Rail Station, 12. Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, 13. Ghoom Museum, 14. Sumendu Lake, Mirik, 15. Indreni Bridge, Mirik

      7.  Maldah and Gour:

      1. Malda rail station, 2. Maa Jahura Kali Temple, 3. Gour, 4. Boro Sona Masjid, 5. Firoz Minar, 6. Baishgazi Wall, 7. Kadam Rasul Masjid, 8. Chamkati Masjid, 9. Chamkan Masjid, 10. Dakhil Darwaza, 11. Lottan Masjid

      8.  Tarapeeth and Shantiniketan:

      1. Tarapith Temple, 2. Bamakhapa Mandir, Atla, 3. Santiniketan Tourist Lodge, 4. Banyan tree Visvabharati, 5. Upasana Griha, 6. Kala Bhavana, 7. Kalo Bari, 8. Uttarayan, 9. Santiniketan Bari, 10. Singha Sadan, 11. Patha Bhavana, 12. Rabindra Bhavana, 13. Rarheswar Mandir, 14. Baranti Lake Sunset Point

      9.  Ayodhya Pahar and Mukutmanipur;

      1. Niharika, 2. Ajodhya Hill Top Ground, 3. Pakhi Pahar, 4. Muruguma lake, 5. Muruguma Dam Top View Point, 6. Gajaburu Hills, 7. Mukutmanipur, 8. Kangsabati Dam, 9. Ambikanagar Jain Tirthankar Temple

      10.   Jhargram and Midnapur:

      1. Jhilimili Tourist Spot, 2. Jhargram Palace Heritage, 3. St. John's Church, Midnapore, 4. Kali Temple Midnapore, 5. Jora Masjid Midnapore, 6. Chandrakona 

      11.  Bankura and Bishnupur:

      1. Bishnupur Tourist Lodge, 2. Ras Mancha, 3. Pancha Ratna Shyam Rai Temple, 4. Jor Bangla Temple, 5. Radhashyam Temple, 6. Lalji Temple, 7. Garh Dardwaja, 8. Madanmohan Temple, 9. Chandrakona, 10. Kamarpukur, 11. Sri Sri Matri Mandir, Joyrambati, 12. Birthplace of Raja Rammohan Roy, 13. Gopinath Mandir, 14. Khanakul Town

      12. Tamluk and Digha:

      1. Tamluk Rajbari, 2. Dighali-1, 3. Digha Beach, 4. Marine Aquarium, 5. Digha Mohona, 6. New Sea Shell Market, 7. New Digha Sea Beach, 8. Talsari sea beach, 9. Jagannath Temple Digha, 10. Kalimata Mandir, 11. Amarabati Park, 12. Sumita Sea Shell Emporium, 13. Mandarmani Beach, 14. A G Beach Resort

      Transportation:

      Air Transport:

      West Bengal has two International Airports at Kolkata serving  Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, ASEAN Countries and the Middle East domestic flights to all Indian cities Bagdogra, Siliguri serving Paro and Bangkok and domestic flights to several Indian cities.

      Domestic airports are available at Durgapur, Cooch Behar, Balurghat, Kolkata, and Maldah.

      Train Transport:

      West Bengal has a well-developed integrated railway system, connecting even the remotest part of the State. Two Railways, Eastern and South Eastern Railways connect various parts of the state and the neighbouring States of the country. Two major stations in Kolkata are Howrah and Sealdah, along with more minor stations. The routes of the Eastern Railway are Howrah – Barddhaman, Sealdah – Krishnanagar, Sealdah – Ranaghat, Howrah – Asansol, Sealdah – Bongaon, and Malda Town - New Jalpaiguri. Similarly, the South Eastern Railway has routes of Howrah – Kharagpur, Kharagpur – Adra, Adra – Asansol, Adra – Bokaro, Kharagpur – Puri, and Kharagpur – Bankura.

      Detailed information on the train schedule and route details, complete with arrival, departure, and halt times can be accessed from several websites, like www.irctc.co.in, https://etrain.info/train-schedule, https://www.indianrail.gov.in/enquiry, etc. Online ticket booking in Indian Rail can be done through the following website:

      www.irctc.co.in

      Metro Rail:

      Kolkata Metro Rail is India’s first Metro system and has helped reduce road congestion in Kolkata. There are six lines, namely, North-South Line, East-West Corridor, Joka-Esplanade Metro, Noapara–Barasat via Biman Bandar, Baranagar–Barrackpore, and New Garia–Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport.

      Road Transport:

      The state has an extensive network of state highways connecting major cities and rural areas. There are 20 State Highways (SH-1 to SH-20) of various lengths from 15 km to 130 km. Also, 16 National Highways (NH) run through the State, connecting major Cities of India and are maintained by the Central Government. Both State-owned

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