Kolkata is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. It’s also home to Mother House, headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity, founded by Mother Teresa, whose tomb is on site.

Kolkata airport is known as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport. Earlier, the airport was known as Dum Dum Airport. The airport is located at a distance of 17 km from the city centre. While calculating the passenger traffic, this airport is the 5th busiest airport in India.

It is famous for its terracotta temples Malla Shree Krishna Raslilla and the Baluchari sarees.

Rabindranath Tagore whose vision became what is now a university town with the creation of the Visva-Bharati University.