Oberoi Kolkata

Cooking show at the Oberoi and visit of ...

... city with several district articles containing sightseeing, restaurant, nightlife and accommodation listings — consider printing them all. Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) is the capital of West Bengal and one of the largest cities in India. Kolkata is ...

... phones etc. at the gate. We were uncomfortable with that, so we decided to return another day without the baggage. Kolkata architecture reflects the colonial period. It was once the capital of India under British rule. However, many of those stately ...

... . We frequently see fish vendors. Bengalis love fish of all types, sometimes eating fish several times a day. The Kolkata colonial heritage is apparent in many buildings throughout the city. Bengalis are very resourceful and make a living ...

... ) and wandered around a bit of the lobby and grounds before setting off into the rush and bustle of the streets of Kolkata.  Was approached by multitudes of store owners, beggers and touts wanting my business...I was polite then firm and able to ...

... Passionate City" but just couldn't see the link. The air is awful. My car left the filth and grime of Kolkata and entered the hallowed walls of the Oberoi Grand, which has a reputation for being the finest hotel in India. I would not doubt that. My guide ...

... in bed, but now a chaiwallah (right term?) in India has, too, and it was great!    The countryside near Kolkata is gorgeous - primarily rice patties and farms.   Kolkata itself is fantastic!  It reminds us all of NYC about 20 ...

I just enjoyed a remarkable evening- the Fulbright officer who led our Kolkata tour, Dr. Sunrit Mullick, invited our group to his home for musical entertainment and dinner with many of his neighbors. On our way to his apartment building, we visited a ...

... she's a goddess) sometimes requiring bloodletting in her worship. The name of the city comes from Kali's name (Kali-kota or Kolkata as it's now spelled by the Indians). We hesitated to leave our shoes and socks outside, as is required, since ...

... me up promptly at 10am. There was no sign of the other guide, so my hopes of a stoush on the front steps of the Oberoi Grand were dashed. Calcutta does have some handsome park areas, but with a difference. It has Hyde Park, however unlike the Hyde Park ...

... you out and then walking around with you to places to shop where they make a commission on whatever you purchased.  I loved the Kolkata.  It’s cosmopolitan and sophisticated and yes, crazy and noisy, but it is my favorite so far.  15 ...

Upon my first arrival in Kolkata I couldn't quite figure out why they had called it the City of Joy. All I could see was the trash, the dirt, and the very poor people living in the slums all throughout town. Spending more time here I've realized that ...

... like: to fill the ocean starts with a single drop. The quote seems all the more real when I've walked the streets of Kolkata's poor and truly realize that her work there was vast and never-ending. I could only imagine how she felt knowing that as soon as ...

... little English (probably owing to the more rural environment). This evening we toured Mother Theresa's Mission of Charity in downtown Kolkata. I felt extremely humbed, especially seeing the room where she lived and slept and wrote letters from '53 to ...

So we've moved onto the next city. I'm in Kolkata (this is the new way India spells and pronounces the city after their Independence --Calcutta is what the British use). The flight here was surprisingly good. The airport was very clean and new. It was ...

... the back waters of Kolkata, and a person could get pretty depressed thinking about these students’ options. * Driving back into Kolkata and touring around the city, it became trivia time. The average life expectancy rate was 27 in 1950 -- now ...