Located on the eastern banks of the Hoogly River, Kolkata serves as the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. The city has India's oldest operational port and is the third most populous metropolis in India, behind only Mumbai and Delhi. The Rulers of Bengal dominated the region from the time of the Mughals until the British took full control of the city in 1772. The city is also the centre of the industrialized revolution in India and the cradle of contemporary Indian cultural, poetic, artistic and intellectual growth from between the 19th and the early nineteenth. While India was under British rule, this city served as both the centre of power and the focal point of the Indian Independence Movement. Because of the eclectic mix of cultures found in Kolkata, that was one of India's most visited cities. Howrah Bridge The Howrah Bridge is the sixth-longest cantilever bridge in the world and a major tourist attraction in the city of Kolkat...