The new kolkata

                     THE CITY OF JOY

Ei kal aar sei kal nei ( this era is not like before) in this 8 years kolkata has change from several side, from its decoration to culture,

kolkata is know by food,  football fans , howrah bridge, yellow taxi, and Sourav dada the kolkata prince.

So how Kolkata became more beautiful?

 let me tell you all one by one, the new innovation in kolkata is 

1. Biswa bangla gate

2. Kolkata-baiban

3. Marble palace

4. Ahare Bangla ( food fair)

5. Floating market

pheeuuu!!! and many more

   

THE BISWA-BANGLA GATE

Biswa Bangla Gate has been set up by The Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (HIDCO) on the Major Arterial Road at Narkelbagan, Action Area - I of New Town, Kolkata. The gate along with the restaurant is now open for public. The visitors gallery and restaurant is surrounded by glass, which will be part of the wall. From here, one can see a lot of parts of New town and kOLKATA.
It is a type of Welcome gate and is built by HIDCO, under the government of West Bengal. The design was finalised by calling for submission of designs through a public notice in web sites as well as newspaper advertisements. A committee headed by Architect Dulal Mukherjee was formed which evaluated the designs from various architects from around the country.
 The design by M/s Vector Designs, a Pune-based architecture firm was recommended by the committee. A work order was soon issued now that the design was accepted by the Board of Directors of HIDCO.

This hanging restaurant is developed as a part of Newtown's beauty project. From the idea of Visitor's Gallery in Paris's EIFFLE TOWER and hanging restaurant in Malaysia, HIDCO has built this gate and the accompanying hanging restaurant.

2. The kolkata big ban

The journey from the airport to the city of Kolkata cannot be called extraordinary by any stretch of imagination. As you drive along the Kazi Nazrul Islam Sarani, popular as VIP Road, the chaotic urban planning makes for a jarring sight. But don't avert your gaze just yet. Wait until you reach the juncture between Lake Town and VIP Road. A surprise awaits - in the shape of "Big Ben".

Like the original Big Ben, the Kolkata clock tower has four giant clocks facing the cardinal directions. Christened "Kolkata Time Zone", it has been built by the local municipal body as a part of the drive to beautify the city. "We decided to build something vertical and hit upon the idea of a clock tower," says Mriganka Bhattacharya, the South Dumdum Municipality chairman

3.Marble palace

The beautiful 19th century Marble Palace mansion was built by a rich Bengali merchant, Raja Rajendra Mullick in 1835. raja Rajendra Mullick, apart from being a wealthy merchant, also had a penchant for collecting works of art from various places that he visited. The Jagannath temple built within the premises of the palace mansion was built by his father, Sri Nilmoni Mullick, who had adopted Rajendra Mullick as his son. The temple predates the mansion and is still in very good shape, however, it can only be accessed by the members of Mullick family and is not meant for visitors / tourists.

4. Ahare Bangla

Government of West Bengal presents Ahare Bangla- a three day food extravaganza bringing the best brands and names from the hospitality industry. On offer will be a variety of dishes including Govindo-bhog Fish Fry, Quali Spring Roll, Panchmisali Dal Fuluri and Double Fried chicken to name a few. The brands to watch out for are Tangerine, 6 Ballygunge Place, Speciality Restaurant and Bijoli Grill among others.

To keep the food lovers entertainted there will be cultural programmes comprising of Bangla Qawwali, Sufi Gaan, Fakiri Gaan, Naatua Naach and Jhumur Naach among others. Those keen on knowing about the food can attend the panel discussion which will have names such as Nondan Bagchi, Anjan Chatterjee, Manjri Agarwal and other popular chefs. 

5. Floating market

Over 200 shops on over 100 boats, India and Kolkata’s first Bangkok-inspired floating market opened over the weekend at Patuli. Fruits, vegetables, fish and other produce are sold on the boats by vendors who moved out from the Patuli VIP market. You can even get garments and a haircut here!

The boats are connected by wooden pathways and are divided into sections depending on what they are selling and is 500 meters long and 60 meters wide.

The market is open to all through the day from about 6 am to 9 pm. There have been a couple of issues {measuring and weighing veggies on boats for instance, and then there are hygiene concerns} but the market otherwise seems to be functioning in full force.