Published : Thursday, 19th January, 2017
Written By Prabir Kundu
Sports Club and Stadiums
Kolkata is like a major football centre in India, Kolkata will called by Mecca of football in India. In Kolkata, there are various football clubs like Mohun Bagan, East Bengal and Mohammadan Sporting Club, which are famous all over the country. These clubs have produced big players over the years.
Eden Garden is one of the most popular International Cricket Stadium in the World. It is in Kolkata, West Bengal. More than one hundred thousand people can seat in Eden Garden Stadium.
Salt Lake Yuva Bharati Stadium is the third largest, highest-capacity football stadium in the world. However, besides football, Salt Lake Stadium is used for hosting other sporting events too. Calcutta Cricket and Football Club is the oldest cricket club in the world outside the UK.
West Bengal has produced a number of world class sportsmen of national and international. The stylish left-handed batsman and the former cricket captain of the Indian team, Saurav Ganguly, Olympic bronze medallist in tennis, Leander Paes, and the chess grandmaster Dibyendu Barua. Dola Banarjee is a player of international calibre in the field of archery, whereas Mantu Ghosh and Poulomi Ghatak are famous table tennis players of the state, who have earned laurels for the country. Jyotirmoyee Sikdar was an internationally renowned athlete hailing from West Bengal, who after retirement from active sports, have turned to politics.
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New Digha beach is not only bigger than the old one, but might be considered a better one. It is clean and well-maintained and is not surrounded by a congested locality like the older beach.
Before getting to garpanchkot, you can have a trip to panchet dam which is about 15kms away from Garpanchkot, and is the largest dam in West Bengal (4.7 kms long).
Bishnupur (or Vishnupur) was the capital of the Mallabhum kingdom, once the most important Hindu dynasty in Bengal (founded in the 8th century CE and lasting until the early 19th century). Surrounded by old fortifications, the town has more than a dozen terracotta temples.
It is a colorful festivals for all Indians and known as Holi. It occurs at the end of winter when spring comes with its beauty.
All of us know how huge the Kumbh Mela is in scale and how many people gather there every year.
Jhapan is one of the most unique festivals celebrated in West Bengal. The festival is dedicated to Goddess Mansha, who is also considered to be the Goddess of Snakes.