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| About West Bengal Tourism |
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West Bengal is situated in east India, with Bangladesh abutting most of its eastern border. The states of Orissa, Jharkhand, Bihar lie on its west and its northern parts touch Assam and Sikkim, as well as the international borders of Bhutan and Nepal. Till 1947 this state was part of the larger Bengal region, which was split up into west Bengal and east Pakistan (which later became Bangladesh). This partition means that a chicken's neck strip of narrow land (just 21-40km in width) in West Bengal joins the landmass of India to its northeastern states. South of the chicken's neck, West Bengal
is a fertile agriculture-based plain that produces a lot of rice. The
plain ends in the Ganges's delta, where the mighty river (called
Hooghly in this state) flows into the Bay of
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| West Bengal Reviews (What people have to say) |
 Jamil, Kolkata | 5th April 2009
Don't confine yourself to only Darjeeling town
| Overview of the destinationWhen next time you visit Darjeeling, you take a private car from Siliguri/NewJalpaiguri Station or Bagdogra Airport. You may get also share taxis/jeeps. Vehicles are Food, sight-seeing and shopping You will see Ghoom Monastery, Tiger Hill, Zoo, Zoological Museum (very near to Mall/Chowrasta). You may go to Tenzing rock, Bhutia Bustee Monastery, Bhutia Rehabilitation Activities & things to do Try to go to Takda and Moongpoo. You may stay at Tinchule at the beautiful resort of Gurung family. You may go to the confluence Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc. Beware of Touts. Always touts and middlemen will follow you. When you enter a hotel, a tout will appear behind you. So the rate will |  Priyanka, Delhi n Kolkata | 10th February 2009
The Virgin Beach
Ever since I moved to Kolkata from Delhi,I wanted to find out the best beaches | | Read full review... | Soumen, Kolkata | 7th November 2007
Mandarmoni-A sea side destination with a difference
Very few people outside West Bengal Knows about Mandarmoni. Its a beautiful sea side destination | | Read full review... |
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Experience West Bengal (Theme holidays in West Bengal) |
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After reading the Booker prize winning Inheritance of Loss, Jay and Anjali Tandon decided to travel to the Wes...
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The Subramaniam family of Trichur have close friends in Kolkata and decided to take up their invitation to spe...
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| Articles and Blogs | | West Bengal Economy - West Bengal is the third largest economy in India. The states key areas of strength include petrochemicals, steel, food processing and leather. | | Birbhum, West Bengal - The folk culture of Birbhum is specially enriched with the contribution of Bauls, their philosophy and their songs. | | Official Websites | | Government of West Bengal - West Bengal Government portal covering diverse topics including health, tourism, culture, climate, Tenders and e-Governance. | | West Bengal Tourism - West Bengal Tourism Government portal - Official website of Dept. of Tourism, covers Beaches in West Bengal, Places of Interest in West Bengal, Lists of Hotels in West Bengal and Historic places in West Bengal. | | Other Useful Links | | Kolkata? An Enigma - Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal is a seething mass of activity with a cosmopolitan atmosphere. Kolkata has become a centre of cultural as well as political and economic life of Bengal. | | Farmland to factory in industrializing India - Just beyond the city limits of Kolkata, a patch of land where an auto factory is planned amid a sprawl of potato fields and rice paddies has become a battleground for the government. |
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