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There is no doubt that both rice and fish are the staple Kolkata cuisines. Every restaurant with a Bengali food menu has the famous Macher Jhol.

Legislature of the Union, which is called Parliament, consists of the President and two Houses, known as Council of States (Rajya Sabha) and House of the People (Lok Sabha). Each House has to meet within six months of its previous sitting. A joint sitting of two Houses can be held in certain cases.

The greatest contribution of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar can be for his fervent push for the introduction of widow remarriage and girls education in Indian society. It is due to his efforts that the Hindu Widow Remarriage Act of 1856 was enacted.

Hooghly: Kolkata is situated on the Hooghly stream. Hugli River, Hugli additionally spelled Hooghly, stream in West Bengal state, northeastern India. An arm of the Ganges (Ganga) River, it gives admittance to Kolkata (Calcutta) from the Bay of Bengal.

Eden Gardens is called the “Mecca of Indian cricket”, due to it being the first officially built ground for the game of cricket in India. Eden Gardens has hosted matches in major international competitions including the World Cup, World Twenty20 and Asia Cup.

The Indian Navy has conducted a five-day-long coastal security exercise called 'Matla Abhiyaan' at Kolkata, which started on 29 January. The exercise is named after the Matla river, which flows around the Sundarbans.

Kolkata has rightly been called the 'City of Joy' by French author Dominique Lapierre. Kolkatans know how to enjoy - be it Durga Puja, Christmas or New Year celebrations. The last eight days of 2010 have been nothing but revelry.

The City of Joy's journey from Calcutta to Kolkata In 1772, when Calcutta was announced as the capital of British India, Warren Hastings, the first and most famous of the British governor-general of India moved all important offices from Murshidabad -- the former capital of Bengal during Mughal Period -- to Calcutta.

The Samaveda (Sanskrit: सामवेद, romanized: sāmaveda, from sāman "song" and veda "knowledge"), is the Veda of melodies and chants.

The Calcutta High Court is the oldest High Court in India. It has jurisdiction over the State of West Bengal and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Calcutta, also referred to as Kolkata, is about 100 miles north of where the Hooghly empties into the Bay via the Mouths of the Ganges. The city's location along the banks of the river so near the Bay makes it the most important port city in the country.

Fort William is a fort in Hastings, Calcutta (Kolkata). It was built during the early years of the Bengal Presidency of British India. It sits on the eastern banks of the Hooghly River, the major distributary of the River Ganges. One of Kolkata's most enduring Raj-era edifices, it extends over an area of 70.9 hectares.

In 1911, the session held by Indian National Congress, in Calcutta, on 27th December, became the first location where the song was sung publicly – and Tagore sang it himself. On February 28th, 1919, Tagore wrote down an English interpretation of the full Bengali song, and titled it 'The Morning Song of India'.

It is the only major riverine port of India situated around 203 kilometers from the sea. It is situated at the junction of the Haldi and the Hooghly River. Complete answer: > Kolkata port is situated on the banks of river Hooghly.

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