Some Interesting fact about Calcutta
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👉🏽First Capital of India: Calcutta
👉🏽First port of India: Calcutta
👉🏽Nobel Laureates of India: 6 out of 7 are from Calcutta
👉🏽National Poet of India: From Calcutta
👉🏽National Anthem, Song of India: From Calcutta
👉🏽The only inspiration for youths by whose name International Youth day is celebrated: Swami Vivekananda is from Calcutta
👉🏽Largest library in India: Calcutta
👉🏽Largest Museum in India: Calcutta
👉🏽The city in India where trams run still as a public transport: Calcutta
👉🏽India's largest cricket stadium ( till 2020): Eden Gardens, Calcutta
👉🏽India's largest football stadium: Salt Lake stadium Calcutta (also Asia's largest).
👉🏽Largest Botanical Garden in India: Calcutta(Shibpur Botanical Garden).
👉🏽Largest zoo in India: Calcutta (Alipore Zoo).
👉🏽India's first medical college: Calcutta (Medical college, Kolkata).
👉🏽India's first University: Calcutta (Calcutta University).
👉🏽India's only film director who got an Oscar: from Calcutta (Satyajit Ray).
👉🏽First Miss Universe of India: from Calcutta (Sushmita Sen).
👉🏽Largest race course in India: Calcutta
👉🏽Oldest cricket club of India: Calcutta cricket club.
👉🏽First city in India where Metro rail as a public transport started: Calcutta
👉🏽The only city of India for which the whole bollywood industry depends when it comes for music and direction: Calcutta
👉🏽Highest number of Scienctists and doctors are from which city in India: Calcutta
👉🏽Largest railway station of India: In Calcutta (Howrah).
👉🏽Busiest railway station of India: Calcutta (Sealdah).
👉🏽Only riverine port of India: Calcutta Port.
👉🏽Only Cantilever bridge in India : Howrah Bridge (Calcutta).
👉🏽Largest golf course of India: In Calcutta (Royal Calcutta Golf Club).
👉🏽Largest second hand book market in India: College street ( also second in the world) Calcutta.
