The Venue

Kolkata - the Hub of Tea world. The Major Player of Tea world situated here. Tea Board of India, Major Tea gardens, Tea Trades Association, Major Exporters & Importers, Darjeeling Tea, Assam Tea and surroundings area like Nepal,China, Bhutan Bangladesh makes Kolkata as Tea Hub.

Kolkata formerly Calcutta is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly river, it is the principal commercial, cultural, and educational centre of East India, while the Port of Kolkata is India's oldest operating port as well as its sole major riverine port. As of 2011, the city had 4.5 million residents; the urban agglomeration, which comprises the city and its suburbs, was home to approximately 14.1 million.

Kolkata metropolitan area is spread over 1,886.67 km2 (728.45 sq mi)[55]:7 and comprises 3 municipal corporations (including Kolkata Municipal Corporation), 39 local municipalities and 24 panchayat samitis, as of 2011.[55]:7 The urban agglomeration encompassed 72 cities and 527 towns and villages, as of 2006.[56] Suburban areas in the Kolkata metropolitan area incorporate parts of the following districts: North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly, and Nadia.[57]:15 Kolkata, which is under the jurisdiction of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), has an area of 185 km2 (71 sq mi).[56] The east–west dimension of the city is comparatively narrow, stretching from the Hooghly River in the west to roughly the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass in the east—a span of 9–10 km (5.6–6.2 mi).[58] The north–south distance is greater, and its axis is used to section the city into North, Central, and South Kolkata.

CLIMATE
Kolkata is subject to a tropical wet-and-dry climate that is designated Aw under the Köppen climate classification.

Summers (March–June) are hot and humid, with temperatures in the low 30s Celsius Winter (December-February) lasts for only about two-and-a-half months, with seasonal lows dipping to 9–11 °C (48–52 °F) in December and January. January is the coldest month, has temperatures varying from 12–23 °C (54–73 °F). The highest monthly rainfall total, 306 mm (12 in), occurs in August

CURRENCY Indian Rupees (INR) All master card, visa car are accepted by large establishment, but it is still wise to carry Indian currency.

ENTERTAINMENT Kolkata is indeed a happening city and when it comes to entertainment in Calcutta, the city of joy has a lot of choices to offer. Cinema halls in Chowringhee show foreign films. Drama performances in English are very common and mostly take place at the Kala Mandir, 48 Shakespeare Sarani and musical events are usually held at the Sisir Mancha, 1/1 AJC Bose Rd.

NIGHTLIGE Kolkata - the city of joy - bright lights, neon signs, fast cars and beautiful people. It has a terrific network of pubs and discos catering to all varieties of party animals and night birds. Most Discos charge an entrance fee and some Discos only allow couples. The nightlife of Kolkata represents the hope, zeal and energy of this dynamic and vibrant city.

Bars & Discos There are a number of bars and discotheques, where you can go and enjoy.
Bars • Sun Set Bar at the Lytton Hotel
• Open-air bar at the Fairlawn Hotel
• Off cum On Rambo Bar on Mirza Ghalib Street
• Olypub restaurant cum bar on Park St near the Moulin Rouge

Discos As far as the discos are concerned, the best in terms of ambience and atmosphere is Pink Elephant at the Oberoi Grand Hotel. Thursday is a dry day in Kolkata.

The Kolkata is one of the oldest city of India. Surrounded by Tea garden and hill stations. Darjeeling, Assam, Siliguri, Nepal and Bangladesh are on a very close distance. Tea Board of India situated at Kolkata and Coffee Board of India offices are there. There are almost all tea companies’ offices running due to ease access of tea auction and gardens. Kolkata is the only place in India where allTea and Coffee Exporter and Importer growing their business from last many decades. It is the only gate to buy and sell tea and coffee for India, Nepal, and Bangladesh, Nilgiri and south Indian tea and coffee

Milan Mela is East India's premier International Exhibition

Milan Mela is East India's premier International Exhibition-cum-Conference Facility. Spread across 18.40 acres, it is strategically located at 3,JBS Haldane Avenue near the cross-section between EM Bypass and Park Circus Connector next to ITC Hotel and opposite Science City. It offers its exhibitors well developed and landscaped space, both covered and open, along with adequate parking facilities, dedicated conference and office facility for conduct of small and large scale amenities. Conventions & Exhibitions (Trade expo and Consumer expo) Milan Mela had been holding a range of exhibitions and conferences in the last two years such as the Kolkata Book Fair, India Industrial Trade fair, Handicrafts and Handloom Fairs. Other events include sectors such engineering, auto, education, Electronics, IT hardware, Softwares, furniture, medical, energy, tourism, biotechnology, food processing, agriculture, textiles, printing, logistics and material handling, industrial automation etc Be it a meeting, team-building exercises, seminar, national and international conference or networking events, Milan Mela is poised to serve all purposes

USEFUL LINK TO KNOW MORE ABOUT KOLKATA
http://www.kolkata.org.uk