Kolkata's History & Charm | Episode 1 | Kolkata Swades | POI Originals

Kolkata, formerly known as Calcutta, is one of India's oldest and historically significant cities. It was established by the British East India Company in 1690 and served as the capital of British India until 1911. The city has a rich cultural and intellectual heritage and played a pivotal role in India's struggle for independence.
Kolkata was a hub for trade and commerce during the British colonial period and became a center for art, literature, and social reform movements. It's known for landmarks like the Victoria Memorial, Howrah Bridge, and the Indian Museum.
The city has witnessed significant historical events, including the Bengal Renaissance, the partition of Bengal in 1905, and the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919. Today, Kolkata continues to be a vibrant cultural and commercial center, blending its colonial past with modern developments.
In this episode 1 of Kolkata, we tried to cover the oldness and history of kolkata through our lens.
Audio credits for some of the music elements used in the episode:
Monta Re:
/ @subhankar_bhattacherjee
• Monta Re || মনটা রে ||...
Piku:
/ @lastrelease
• Tribute to Irrfan Khan...
Piyu Bole Instrumental
/ @vishal-krishna2661
• Piyu Bole l Instrument...
Piyu Bole Flute
/ @josyalappuzhaflute-of...
• Piyu Bole | Flute Cove...
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[@gpa120]

I live in Bengaluru for decades. It is now a 100 percentage concrete jungle. Now there is no water also. Plus hatred towards orher Indians is on rise. I had visited Calcutta, Tribeni and Bendal many decades back. Those memories of a beautiful place, extremely sweet sounding language, warm people, no rush attitude and affordable prices are still fresh. Contemplating to move to Gujurat, my home state or Bengal after retirement. My heart says Bengal all way.

[@laxmirabha5602]

😅

[@avishekbhattacharjee812]

Such delusion😂

[@ashokgoutam5380]

Sir, aayiye aur ekbar. Nabadwip Mayapur pe bhi aayiye.

[@apoorva16]

Great decision! Please leave bangalore as soon as you can and ease the choking city

[@QamruddinKhan-hf4dn]

What do you mean by concrete jungle? There is a problem of water supply over there?

[@jugaldewri5806]

I lived in kolkata for almost 2 years and my heart is still there. The people are very kind and warm towards other Indians unlike other parts in India, the places are beautiful, traffic is organized, you can live within your budget be it low or high, begali food, street food, markets you get anything at very minimal cost, monuments, rivers, oceans, beautiful city places. The city lights up so beautifully during Durga puja and Christmas as well. Only downside is during summer it gets really hot which lasts hardly 3 4 months and then the rain calms down everything. It still has village areas, farm lands, beautiful lakes and forests which I was lucky to experience. But mostly the people of kolkata has a smile on their faces and that is rare in metro cities. Thank you for the experience Kolkata ❤. Love from Assam ❤.

[@nilanjanghosh8984]

Wow dada🫶🏻

[@ananyapramanick5325]

My home isn't in kolkata but whenever I visit there I feel like it's indeed city of joy.. that's why anupam Roy the song kolkata ❤

[@apontutul]

The humidity makes us bengalis laid back more often than not. But the intellect and the food which you can find here in Kolkata is unparalleled. Kolkata might be lagging materialistically but it is like the beautiful face of a woman in which you get actually lost yet get the feeling of being alive.

[@val-schaeffer1117]

Intellect? Duh. Among the lowest success rate in IIT JEE and Civil service exams. Do you have any objective evidence of higher IQ?

[@randomcrap2554]

@@val-schaeffer1117 What kind of retarded question is this? By your logic intellect=IQ=success in IIT JEE? How old are you 18? Kolkata has given of 3 Nobel Laurates to the country and countless other intellectuals in different fields (google yourself), and by the way, I am not from WB. Although there has been a gradual decline due to the talent pool migration out of Kolkata, the city is still by far vastly intellectual as compared to its other eastern counterparts. Illegal immigration and leftism are different issues which have tainted its image.

[@seefullworld]

@Val-sc brother please don't spread hatred

[@val-schaeffer1117]

@@seefullworld What I stated is an objective truth. If you do intellectual chest thumping, which is NOT justified by facts, prepare to get countered.

[@codejunkes4607]

​​​​@@val-schaeffer1117 In South Asia Bengali community has highest number of Noble Prize winner. Calcutta university Student or Professor alone has 5 Nobel prize winner including C V Raman. You Think Jews are not intelligent because the dont have good score in JEE, as Nobel Price winning doesn't count in your definition of objective evidence.

[@rupayan_ghosh31]

Like they say,"কলকাতা.....এমন জায়গা যেখানে বর্তমান, অতীতের বাহন !"

[@BENGALI611]

যেখানে বর্তমান ও অতীতকে আলাদা করা খুব কঠিন...

[@itsSRKR]

In the era of denouncing Bengalis & their culture finally I found someone who appreciates our culture,out history and importantly our existence. ❤😊.

[@subhasishganguly5588]

yea just like we appreciate mummies and fossils in museum.

[@val-schaeffer1117]

People denounce Bengalis for being lazy, phoney, sanctimonious. Not Bengali culture.

[@ranajitbanerjee291]

@@subhasishganguly5588 But these mummys are winning Oscar,Noble Prizes, International awards, any virus ?

[@subhasishganguly5588]

@@ranajitbanerjee291 ecosystem, institutional capture. You will get nomination if you are in good terms with them, you will get awards, and then sit in a power position and further reward them who validate ur worldview or ideas.

[@Everythingofphysics]

really appreciate your video every time I meet any non Bengali guy from different state use to criticize me for being Bengali from Kolkata . we really felt segregated from India

[@seeker9497]

Don't say South Indian / marathi people do that.

[@veerbhadra994]

@@seeker9497 As a Marathi guy. I always have fascination about Bengali Culture & it's dedication for knowledge and arts.

[@pinkidatta4202]

Yes every Indian used to bully bengali it is very bad

[@pinkidatta4202]

I know if bengali was not in India then India can never be a independent nation because for freedom only bengal has sacrifices more rather than other state of India....the India was independent by the blood of bengal only that why netaji subhash chandra bose didinot see independent bengal but jawaharlal nehru and Gandhi have saw this show how diplomatic non bengali are..they only think about themselves... Though it is in present or in past bengal see both inflation in both partition to bengal inflammation and now also due to some political diplomatic of central Govt have a policy of development only there state not kolkata....very heartbreaking 😢

[@Huaa506]

Dont mind these northues

[@shubhamitadutta4890]

no matter how much you travel to other states of India or even foreign countries, the feeling that we get from our hometown, kolkata, will never match anything ❤

[@TheVelvetRevolver]

very true

[@kukkuparashar3248]

Aao kabhi Rajsthan..😊

[@AnkitaDas-97]

Ami Bangali Ami Gorbito Ami Bangali 💙 I am proud to be a Bengali! Thank you for this beautiful video, love from Kolkata 💙💙

[@vikaskumar-mu9yo]

What about Indian? You are or not ?

[@phoneix24886]

Sutanuti, Gobindopur and Kalikata (named after the kalighat shakti peeth).. btw sir what a voice you have got. I am not crying but my eyes are filled with tears. Seeing my very own city from a different perspective.

[@ngawangchoney9879]

The people of Kolkata are so humble and pure.the weather is so hot but the food and people are amazing.

[@avishekbhattacharjee812]

Humble and pure😂😂

[@aish_30]

How beautifully he explained everything. Hats off to narrator. That pride and dignity in rickshaw wale dada's eye is so heart touching.

[@prosenjitsengupta8949]

If i am not wrong it might be Vikrant Massey!!

[@a1q369]

I couldn't hold my tears .. been a student of Calcutta University now staying in London, can't explain how much I Love my Calcutta, I was forced to leave Kolkata for work in 2006😢 my feelings old memories & emotions everything about you.. ohh Calcutta I miss u too much🥺❣️one day I will definitely return to your heart 😭

[@pratibhatiwari4108]

Bengali language is so sweet, and bengali sweets also especially rasugulla ❤

[@parthapratimganguly2400]

I'm a former student of Hindu School. Quality of education in our school is still high till now. This Hindu College now Presidency college gave us 2 noble prize winner to our country name Abhijit Vinayak Bandopadhya and Amartya Sen. Famous scientists like Satyen Bose, Meghnad Saha are the part of Hindu School.

[@subhasishganguly5588]

noble in economics and peace is as good as babuji cakes in tea stalls. They are mostly useless, and has no real world value, first of all you only get nobel if you work in some first world country, and then only u can have lobby to get a prize.

[@val-schaeffer1117]

Developmental economics is akin to Nobel for Peace. Try natural science or Fields medal (Maths Novel). And while you are at it, explain us why WB features among the lowest success rate in IIT JEE and Civil service exams.

[@parthapratimganguly2400]

@@val-schaeffer1117 change Mamta govt by cpim , and give us the paper in our mother toung . we will change the picture of Bengal. I think you don't know about Bengal and their heritage. The best physics book of mankind was written by our Bengali guy who was from Medinipur.

[@val-schaeffer1117]

@@parthapratimganguly2400 উন্মাদের মতন কথা বলা বন্ধ করুন। অবক্ষয় সিপিআইএম চালু করেছে। উচ্চ মাধ্যমিকের পঠনপাঠন সচেতন ভাবে নিম্নমানের করে রেখে বাঙালি দের IIT তে ঢোকার পথ বন্ধ করে রেখেছিলো। আর প্রাথমিক থেকে ইংরিজি তুলে দেবার ইতিহাস তো সর্বজনবিদিত।

[@val-schaeffer1117]

@@parthapratimganguly2400 What is "mother toung" ? Why can't you handle the entrance exams in English? Others like Telugu and Rajasthanis do.

[@likaooz3018]

I’m a Naga , I’ve been here for more than a year now!!! Seriously, I love this place .

[@yourshutterguy8472]

One of the best videos of Calcutta I've seen till date!

[@soumyadipghoshal6917]

Its true that, "What Bengal this today, India thinks tomorrow".

[@mrinmoytudu8150]

It's used to true .

[@satyaprakashrout3539]

I think Kolkata have the same old thing , last month i visited Kolkata i found the old taxi and city bus 😍 that's a pure emotions , it's a heaven for literature people , who want to write something better..

[@SreyashSengupta]

I cannot express in words how much I take pride in being a Bengali ❤ I love my city Kolkata so much

[@debanjanchattopadhyay6930]

Very nicely captured❤❤ you work is really appreciated and being born and brought up in kolkata i can connect with this very much. Also, Thanks a lot for filming and sharing it with the world. Kudos to you 👏🙌

[@QutubNawaz]

Hats off to the content creator for seamlessly blending expert videography, captivating background music, and delivering a "wow" content that truly stands out!

[@kritekachakraborty9657]

Joh khubshurti kolkata ki hain woh kahin nahi, joh sokoon yeha hain woh kahi nahi ❤

[@Everythingofphysics]

thank u you made me cry

[@kritekachakraborty9657]

@@Everythingofphysics cause I'm from Kolkata ❤️

[@Everythingofphysics]

@@kritekachakraborty9657 same bro I am also Bengali

[@pallavibhattacharya8676]

Kolkata " The city of joy " ❤ Very well explained by you sir. 👌👍

[@rksaug194]

Truely the most iconic city in india home of the greatest talents in the world and the cultural and sporting capital of the country... the current government is doing it bad tho...

[@Notapplicable8]

My Calcutta is beautiful as my mother. The most beautiful to me and will always be. ❤❤

[@SanghitaBanerjee]

Brilliant content... and what a narration! Salute 🫡 Just a question : which camera have you used?

[@samratg8910]

I so miss my beloved City of Joy - Kolkata..................

[@drakejosh808]

this is one of the most perfect things I've seen in a long long time.. ❤

[@HrichikChatterjee-rt8nu]

Apart from Hare School and Hindu School, in 1789, St. Thomas' School was established, which is the oldest school in Kolkata and Bengal.

[@iftekhar_ulhaque5125]

One of the best videos ever made on KZbin. Narrator is Dope 🤗

[@maryamafzal3372]

Great! Mesmerized by the Beauty, culture and history of Calcutta and west Bengal. Watching from Pakistan. Wish I get to visit this place someday.

[@_manab4335]

Very nicely captured and portrayed ❤

[@raonitu8033]

Had tears of joy watching this city of joy…

[@nilabhraauddy6033]

Beautifully made!❤

[@SarbbottamBandyopadhyay]

I don't know why but Gulzar Ji's face was rendering in my mind as I was listening to the soothing narration. _Kuch To Baat Hain_

[@souvikbera1335]

What a captivating narration! This video truly brought the story to life in the most enchanting way. I was completely engrossed from start to finish. Brilliantly done! ❤❤❤

[@rajdeepbasu4645]

I really appreciate your effort... Great documentary❤

[@rajgoswami9805]

Beautifully done. Thanks for sharing this.

[@SandipanRoy02]

Fantastic Documentary ✨❤

[@animesh9949]

What a fantastic documentary❤

[@RohitRaj-iy5kh]

Presentation was top notch 👏

[@sudha4159]

The presentation is really mesmerising. Excellent

[@satyajitmajumder8587]

calcutta is emotion

[@iashimdas]

Love the way you potrait Bengal ❤

[@udynj]

Expressing your views in a such a great way ❤

[@nirzarpatel8294]

Beautifully shot and narrated 👌👍

[@rohitjaiswal3929]

That gurroor of hard working rickshaw puller is real gem in today’s era.

[@Diya-ht2ue]

My city is a bit messy, so it's beautiful.. ❤ waiting for the second part 😊

[@ASHUTOSHKUMAR-dp7jl]

Very beautifully narrated

[@subhadipkar672]

Your voice and my lovely kolkata is the best collab ❤😊

[@satarupanath2480]

Well depicted ❤

[@buriburi_zaimon8598]

Beautiful. I can't say one more word for this video.

[@philomath6821]

the way you narrated-wow!!

[@vaishnavipasalkar4938]

Would like to see the second part soon.

[@MohdSajid-un2dc]

This is the place where my heart lives.

[@SangeetaNarayanVlogs]

Such a lovely video

[@src-newdelhi]

Amazing presentation ❤❤

[@discord864]

It's good to see that the *OLD KOLKATA* is preserved well while all those concrete growth and infra development is focused on Greater Kolkata Area like New Town and SaltLake.

[@user-zu4hb6md6y]

That's beautiful video ever I have seen ☺️

[@amritaaajkal4818]

This video made me cry 🙏

[@komallakra1267]

Ur voice's magical....❤

[@anirbandey2800]

Awesome...

[@abhishekhaolader648]

Great Job.

[@user-tc6jl5yc4t]

অসাধারণ একটি ভিডিও ❤❤

[@mahadakram7887]

Love from pakistan ❤ thanks for making such a beautiful documentary ❤❤❤

[@rajeevnayantiwari9164]

Uff Kolkata ❤

[@sarang1289]

Background me jin shabdo se khelte hue aap vishay samzate he wo kabile tarif he sir ji. Ek poetry si lagti he... Harmonious with video, enhance content at epic level

[@rimjhimsensharma6039]

দারুন ❤❤❤🤗🙏

[@exceedyourlimits1828]

excellent sir

[@gurrammanetwork1824]

Really excellent 👍

[@aakritiroy1352]

Very beautiful ❤

[@soumnag7388]

Beautiful

[@WilsonSahotra]

Great Job, Very Beautiful Urdu with Beautiful Voice, Love you From Pakistan

[@chumkipal764]

Kolkata is the best city ,it's our emotions ❤❤

[@sudipsaha2883]

narrator voice superb

[@JaydeepSinha]

Such a beautiful work. ماشاءالله

[@soham951]

You should upload Bengali and English subtitles for the narration part.

[@VlogWithBaishakhiDutta]

Pune is also a beautiful city . Just come and visit Pune u will love it . Jai Shree Ram

[@Pritamthevlogger]

Outstanding ❤ Documentory #pritamthevlogger

[@bholenathk_18]

Bhaiya kya voice h apka❤🙏

[@pallavighosh2076]

I just miss my home my city so much

[@biswajitmallick2115]

❤

[@logicalmusaafir2103]

कोलकाता एक बार जो यहाँ आता है उसे यहाँ से प्यार हो जाता है

[@BhupinderSingh-jt9ln]

ALL PRAISE HONOUR AND GLORY TO कोलकता

[@sourabhjadhav1758]

😍

[@EDUTICA]

most aesthetic city on earth...

[@bariksonofficial]

I love you Kolkata ❤❤

[@sabbir.travel]

nice

[@intropersona2013]

আমার শহর কোলকাতা।। ❤

[@Doodle-cy4qt]

Love from bengal

[@aimproduction_in]

You taked all the footage from old Kolkata, you also should take some clips from new kolkata. Otherwise The video is good ❤

[@rinanivi9946]

Hare rang ki darwaze ki kahani bhi suna dijiye❤

[@chandradiprana2]

Hindi spoken in north calcutta is very different. It is not bihari nor hindi but a nice mix.

[@vishalvyas5721]

Monta Re... Amit Trivedi ka music use kiya... Kya baat hai

[@MrigankoDas]

04:23 proud to be a student of Hindu School

[@ANCIENTBIHARI]

🥺🥺🥀💗🙌✨️

[@aquibazmi1997]

Bengal should never be partitioned...😢

[@sidofficial49]

what is the name of narrator of this beautyfull video

[@sitanathkar22]

Sad Present Kolkata is Very Corrupted specially their Administration

[@weeeewomeneducationwomenem5008]

MAAA KALI KAA SHAHER HAI GULAMI MAISE BAHAR AAAVO ABHHI