 West BengalUnique among Indian states, West Bengal covers the bottleneck of India in the east stretching from the Himalayas in the north to the Bay of Bengal in the south. Known for luminaries like Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Vivekanand, Satyajit Ray the noted film maker of international fame, Rabindranath Tagore, love for football, the famous Eden Garden cricket stadium. West Bengal has two natural divisions, the Himalayan north comprising the districts of Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and the alluvial plain lying south of it. Bengal, beyond doubt has an extraordinary assortment of landscapes and cultures, ranging from the dramatic will station of Darjeeling with the joyous ride of the famous Toy Train, the vast mangrove swans of the Sundarban, prowled by Royal Bengal Tigers. During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Bengal has nustured a vibrant creative blend of the west and east. Be it the Bawl musicians epitomizing southwest region's traditions of song and dance or the Rabindra Sangeet, a popular amalgam of influences including folk and classical. Everything here appears to be magical as the "Kaala Jaadu" (Black Magic) and "Bengali's Beauty" In nutshell, West Bengal with its visual treasures is travelmasti unlimited. |