5 Reasons not to go to Kolkata in the Summer

She started out as a quaint fishing village tucked away on the banks of the mighty Hooghly River. However, in 1698, she transformed herself from a mere jagirdari (zamindar's playground) to a resplendent capital of the British East India Company. She has come a long way from the times of the British Raj to the being one of the only strongholds of the Communists for 30 contiguous years. No one can claim to be her founder, for she rose to become the jewel in the crown of Indian culture, education ...

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