"Kolkata" Essays and Research Papers

Visit St Paul’s cathedral, close to BBD, beyond Park Street, Kolkata, was built in 1847, in Gothic Revival style with stained glass windows and two frescoes in Florentine Renaissance style, partly rebuilt after the 1934 Calcutta Earthquake. The building itself stands on the "island of attractions" in Kolkata - beside the Victoria Memorial, Nandan, Rabindra Sadan theatre complex, and the Birla Planetarium. Victoria memorial, BBD, Kolkata, was built in 1921, memorial building dedicated to Victoria...

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Kolkata-An Enigma wrapped in Mystery. When I started writing this article, I felt like what can I write about the city that hasn’t been said before? why is the city so different from other cities and after a lot of pondering, I found the answer .Its different because it’s a city with a Soul of itself whose pulse is its people, with all their virtues, scruples and humility. There’s a famous saying, that once you visit Kolkata and imbibe its serenity and bask in its aura, you can’t help but admire...

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KOLKATA The City of Joy as has been named by Dominique La Pierre has many different histories surrounding its birth.The theory that says that Job Charnok an English man was the father of Kolkata, changed with a high court ruling stating that Kolkata existed from the times of Mansa Mangal Kabya and Saborno Raychaudhuri one of the rich Babus of Kolkata.Some say that Kolkata got its name from the activities that the place was famous for.The place was famous for its Lime Kilns and the local name for...

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Kolkata police recruitment 2012 vacancy details & selection procedure Kolkata Police Vacancy Details: 1. Sub Inspector (SI): 137 Posts 2. Lady Sub Inspector: 15 Posts 3. Sergeant: 684 Posts Educational qualification: Candidate must have any Degree from a recognized university. Ability to read, write and speak in Bengali Physical eligibility: Male Sub-Inspector candidates: Height – 1.67mtrs, Weight- 51.5 kgs, Chest Measurement- Minimum 79 cms after exhalation and minimum expansion...

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Report of assessment of Noise Pollution survey in Kolkata during Kali puja & Diwali Festivals- 2005 Introduction: The use of loudspeakers is regulated in terms of the Rules under the Environment Protection Act (1986) as well as the orders of the Supreme Court and the Calcutta High Court. The Police is empowered to enforce these rules and the orders. While the legal restrictions are mostly known by and large, special vigilance becomes necessary during festivals such as the Durga Puja, Kali Puja &...

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winter morning... The feeble sunshine was trying to warm my bedroom...The chirps of the morning birds started entering into my ears... From under the quilt I searched for the mobile phone and switched on one of the Bengali FM radio channels...The Kolkata special winter morning just started... At around half past 6 o'clock, when the morning mist was just fading away, we sat down with cups of hot tea...We started playing the Gayatri Mantra...We looked out of the window... The momentum of the nearby...

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necessities. [Points: prices of almost all articles of daily use rising high – poor and middle class people suffer much – the Govt. to take steps to check rise in prices] Ans.: To, The Editor, ‘Letters to the editor column’ The Statesman, Kolkata-700001 Dear Sir, I would like to draw the attention of the concerned authority to the problem detailed below through the widely read ‘Letters the editor’-column of your publication. The problem I am concentrating is the uncontrolled rise of prices...

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Bengali journalism Bengal, especially Calcutta (presently Kolkata) was the cradle of journalism in India. The first newspaper of India Hickey's Bengal Gazette was published in Kolkata in 1780. So were the first four non-English newspapers- in Bengali, Urdu, Hindi and Persian. Several language newspapers owe their birth to Kolkata in some form or the other; for example the Oriya types were manufactured in Serampore, a suburb of Kolkata. The year 1818 marks the beginning of Bengali journalism...

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Introduction In the Introduction I have researched a given division of the Hotel area In Kolkata i.e. extravagance storing up of Hotels. The paper settled on the present Macro Business in India and its connection to the friendliness business. The focuses are as runs with:- Macro Environment may be depicted as the major outside and uncontrollable segments that impacts a conglomeration's choice settling on and effects its choice making and approach. (PESTEL) Political, Social, Economical...

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in Bangalore. * 4G: On 19 May 2010, the broadband wireless access (BWA) or 4G spectrum auction in India ended. Airtel paid 33.1436 billion for spectrum in 4 circles: Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab and Kolkata. On 10 April 2012, Airtel launched 4G services using TD-LTE technology in Kolkata, becoming the first company in India to offer 4G services. Airtel launched 4G in Bangalore on 7 May 2012. * Airtel Money: Airtel has started a new mCommerce platform called Airtel Money with collaboration...

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