West Bengal Essentials

West Bengal spans from the Eastern Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal, featuring a diverse range of cultural and historical landmarks. In the north, Darjeeling offers the UNESCO-listed Himalayan Railway, the Batasia Loop war memorial, and sunrise views of Kanchenjunga from Tiger Hill. Kolkata, the state capital, houses the 19th-century Indian Museum and the colonial-era Writers' Building. Spiritual sites include the terracotta temples of Bishnupur, the riverside Dakshineswar Kali Temple, and Belur Math. Shantiniketan’s Visva-Bharati University showcases the educational legacy of Rabindranath Tagore.