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The West Bengal Government has also planned a major renovation of the city to match the city's urban facilities with its neighboring city Kolkata. [42] Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) is the statutory planning and development authority for Howrah, as the city lies within the Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA).
Howrah district (/ ˈ h aʊ r ə /, Bengali: [ˈɦao̯ɽa]) is a district of the West Bengal state in eastern India. Howrah district is one of the highly urbanized area of West Bengal. Howrah district is one of the highly urbanized area of West Bengal.
The culture of Kolkata concerns the music, art, museums, festivals, and lifestyle within Kolkata. It is the former capital of India and, as of 2021, the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Geir Heierstad writes that Bengalis tend to have a special appreciation for art and literature. [1]
The project was one of the largest foreign direct investments in township projects in India [5] and the first in West Bengal. [6] The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority acquired a 390-acre plot beside the Kona Expressway at Salap [7] and handed it over to the consortium along with sub-leasing rights. [8]
It administers football in West Bengal. Kolkata is home to India's top football clubs such as Mohun Bagan AC, East Bengal Club and the Mohammedan SC. [303] [304] The Calcutta Football League, the oldest football league in Asia, was started in 1898. Mohun Bagan AC, one of the oldest football clubs in Asia, is the only organisation to be dubbed ...
At the heart of the Calcutta Historical Society's endeavors lies its journal, Bengal, Past & Present, launched in the early years of the society's establishment. Through its journal, Bengal, Past & Present, which has been used in historical research, shedding light on the diverse facets of Kolkata's history.
West Bengal's capital Kolkata—as the former capital of India—was the birthplace of modern Indian literary and artistic thought, [1] and is referred to as the "cultural [or literary] capital of India". [2] [3] The presence of paras, which are cluster of neighbourhoods that possess a strong sense of community, is characteristic of West Bengal ...
The Kolkata Metropolitan Area (abbreviated KMA; formerly Calcutta Metropolitan Area), also known as Greater Kolkata, is the urban agglomeration of the city of Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the third most populous metropolitan area in India after Delhi and Mumbai.