West Bengal
Unique 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.
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