Indian City Guide to Calcutta

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Calcutta, West Bengal, India, Republic of (Free-Press-Release.com) November 13, 2009 -- Calcutta is often discribed in the media and by travel guides as Indias soul. If in Calcutta its recommended also known by the locals as "Cal" a night normally starts at Kewpies, owned by a lady who runs the finest kitchen in West Bengal.

Then head to Olypub, a shabby, lively institution on Cal's main drag, where students, artists and professional dilettantes get eye-rollingly drunk on bad whiskey. After midnight go to Venom, a club situated on the top of a tower block in the centre of town.

On weekends it stays open till dawn, and you can see the whole of the city from its windows.

· Kewpies, 2 Elgin Lane (0091 33 2475 9880); Olypub, 21 Park St (+33 222 99306); Venom, 8th floor, Fort Knox, Camac St (+33 325 2290)

Stay at Housez 43 (+91 33 2227 6020, housez43.com) have doubles from £59pn.

The 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi tops the radar of terrorist organisations according to sources in India's Intelligence Bureau.

While Indian security agencies are working hard to ensure that the Games go on without a problem, a lot more still needs to be done.

india visa     indian embassy     UK india Visa     Visa for india     visa to india