Important facts about West Bengal, India......

1. Kolkata Metro is the first Underground Metro Railway System in India.

2. Science city is the largest Science Centre in the Indian Subcontinent.

It is a best place to learn science with fun.

3. The National library of India situated in Kolkata. It is the largest public library in the India.

4. The Calcutta Football league is the oldest football tournament in the country and the second oldest in the world. Founded in 1898.

5. The botanical garden of Kolkata has been the house of The Great Banyan Tree is over 250years old. The Banyan tree circumference is more than 330 meters!

6. Kolkata book fair is recognized as the world's largest conglomeration of books. It is the most attended book fair in the world.

7. When we talk about Cricket! The Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium is the third largest cricket stadium in terms of seating capacity.

8. Kolkata is the only city in India to have a Tram network.

9. The Royal Kolkata Golf Club is the first Golf Club ever, Outside the UK.

10. The Salt Lake Stadium is the second largest Football Stadium in the world.

11. Birla Planetarium in Kolkata is the largest Planetarium in the Asia and second largest in the world.

12. Kolkata Polo Club is the oldest one in the world.

13. The Khidderpore Port is the oldest port in India besides being the only riverine port in the country.

14. The iconic face of West Bengal ,Howrah bridge which is a cantilever suspension type bridge, built in year 1943.

15. Victoria Memorial Hall is a popular museum of Kolkata, which is made of white marble. It was opened for public in year 1921.

16. A touch of Old Kolkata College Street. It is a largest second-hand Book market in the country.

17. Astor Hotel is an abode of luxury that blends old world charm with new age luxury. It is a 100 year old Colonial style building.

18.Belur Math sprawling over forty acres of land on the western bank of Hooghly river, founded by Swami Vivekanand.

19.In C.V. Raman, Sir Ronald Ross, Rabindranath Tagore, Amartya Sen, and Mother Teresa Kolkata has found Five brilliant scholars and Nobel laureates-The most in any Asian mainland city(expect Tokyo and Kyoto).

20.Satyajit Ray was one of the first Oscar winners in the country.