Wednesday, September 9, 2009

THE VICTORIA MEMORIAL MESUEM

.The Victoria Memorial Hall was opened in 1921. It is also a museum where people could see before them pictures and statues of men who played a prominent part in the history of India and develop a pride in their past especially in relation to the history of Calcutta . Lord Curzon conceived it. Presently it is the finest and most prominent building and art museum of Calcutta, India, under the Department of Culture, Government of India. 

A beautiful monument,, a place which is full in the evening, as a kid i  walked along the maidan  and walked back,after eating the famous bhel puri and puchikas , a small puri with potatoe filling and tamrind water, wow god bless the chat walas of cal 
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  1. LINDA BApril 2, 2015 at 7:12 PM

    As teens, we used to ride our bikes on the maidan at dusk, scattering the wooing couples - little terrors we were

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