Amazing Calcutta

I am from Calcutta, a city on the eastern seaboard of India; a place steeped in history and heritage.

Here are some interesting places to considering visiting if you are a history buff.

1) Shahid Minar or Ochterlony Monument

2) Bourne and Shepherd (the oldest photograph studio in the world)

3) A blog entry on Victorian Calcutta

4) A walking tour of Calcutta (a very interesting enterprise, but I have no personal experience with it)

5) Tomb of Henry Vivian Derozio (Park Street Cemetery)

6) Asiatic Society of Calcutta

7) National Library Calcutta (map)

8) Raja Rammohan Roy Library Foundation

9) Museums in Calcutta

10) Gurusaday Museum (a great museum housing antique crafts from India)

11) Tomb of Charles Stuart (Hindu Stuart) in South Park Cemetery

12) BBC article on Calcutta's trams

13) Blog on Calcutta's heritage and historical attractions

14) Memorial to Tathagata Sengupta (link)