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Kolkata
Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary financial and commercial centre of eastern and northeastern India. Kolkata is the seventh most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 4.5 million (0.45 crore) while its metropolitan region Kolkata Metropolitan Area is the third most populous metropolitan region of India with a metro population of over 15 million (1.5 crore). Kolkata is regarded by many sources as the cultural capital of India and a historically and culturally significant city in the historic region of Bengal.————— The three villages that predated Calcutta were ruled by the Nawab of Bengal under Mughal suzerainty. After the Nawab granted the East India Company a trading license in 1690, the area was developed by the Company in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science City Kolkata
Science City, Kolkata is a science centre and science park in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is currently the largest science centre in the Indian subcontinent, containing a science museum, science park, and auditoriums. The centre was inaugurated in two parts, with the ‘Convention Centre Complex’ being the first on 21 December 1996, followed by the rest on 1 July 1997 by the then-prime-minister I. K. Gujral, Inder Kumar Gujral. On 10 January 2010 the prime minister of India, Manmohan Singh, would attempt to get the second phase of Science City completed. Galleries Dynamotion Hall The Dynamotion Hall offers various hands-on and interactive exhibits on wide various scientific topics with exhibits such as: * Illusions. A permanent exhibition on illusions, with interactive exhibits, to see how motion and placement affect visual perception. * Powers of Ten (film), Powers of Ten. Exhibits illustrate the size of the universe from the smallest to the biggest scales of the know ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
