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The East of India covers several states.

Regions

Bihar is often considered part of East India because of its geography, but it has been included in the Plains to club it with Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, to which it is culturally closer.

Cities

  • Bhubaneswar - Orissa Capital & Temple city of India
  • Darjeeling - Hill station in former British India - famous for its tea
  • Jamshedpur - Famous for park & Cricket stadium, a industrial city.
  • Kolkata (Calcutta) - Known as City of Joy.
  • Ranchi - Jharkhand Capital.
  • Siliguri - transportation hub for travelers heading to Sikkim and Bhutan

Other destinations

Culture and History

Talk

The best way to address anyone in Eastern India especially in the Bengal region is 'Namoshkar' - loosely translated to hello and don't forgot to thank - 'Dhanovad'

Travel to Eastern India - Visa Requirements

From Bangladesh, there are a number of land entry points to India. The most common way is the regular air-conditioned, and comfortable bus services from Dhaka to Calcutta/Kolkata via Haridispur (India)/Benapole (Bangladesh) border post. Bus companies 'Shohag', 'Green Line', 'Shyamoli' and others operate daily bus services under the label of the state owned West Bengal Surface Transport Service Corporation (WBSTSC) and the Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC). WBSTSC operates buses from Calcutta every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday while from Dhaka the days leave on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. BRTC also operates the buses from Calcutta and Dhaka on the same days. The normal journey time taken by these busses is around 12 hours with a oneway fare of Rs. 400-450 or BDT(Taka)600-800, roughly USD 8-10.

Another daily bus service by 'Shyamoli' and others under the BRTC label from Dhaka connects Siliguri, but the busses in this route do not cross the Changrabanda/Burimari or Burungamari border post. Rather, passengers reaching the border have to clear customs, walk a few hundred yards to cross the border and board the awaiting connecting busses on the other end for the final destination. Ticket for Dhaka-Siliguri-Dhaka route costs BDT 1600, roughly USD 20-25 depending on conversion rates. Tickets are purchased either in Dhaka or in Siliguri.

Other entry points from Bangladesh are Hili, Chilahati/Haldibari, Banglaband border posts for entry to West Bengal.

Tours and Getting around Eastern India

Eastern India tourist attractions and sightseeing

Kolkotta has several places to see, do not miss the mighty Hooghli (another name for Ganges in Bengal) and the well maintained remains of the colonial British Raj such as Victoria Memorial. Mother Teresa's work is a lot visible in Kolkatta than any other Indian city and access to the Missionaries of Charity, HO in Kolkatta is generally open to public. Some intense Hindu places of worship includes Kalighat and Dakshineshwar (temple where the Indian saint Ramakrishna Parahamsa - teacher of Swami Vivekananda)

Eastern India city tours

Eastern India Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive

Eastern India nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs

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