Is Kolkata India's Most Underrated City? 🇮🇳 

Seems you enjoyed your stay in Kolkata. You tried to show the soul of Kolkata instead of most videos by foreigners where they only see filth, dirt, crowded street and honking cars. It was refreshing to see the city from a foreigners view who enjoys traveling and capturing the beauty.

I love Bengali Cinema particularly films of Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Ritwik Ghatak, Tapan Sinha, Rituparno Ghosh and Aparna Sen. You must watch these 5 great Bengali 60s films 1) Kanchenjunga (1962) 2) Deya Neya (1963) 3) Charulata (1964) 4) Thana Theke Aschi (1965) this film was like Witness for Prosecution (1957) 5) Nayak: The Hero (1966) I also love Bengali pop rock music like Mohiner Ghoraguly, Chandrabindoo, Fossils, Anupam Roy, Somalata Chowdhury, Lalon Band, James, Ayyub Bachhu, Arman Alif, Miles, Baul Sukumar etc etc. I have a playlist of more than 200 great Bengali pop rock songs from West Bengal and Bangladesh.

best part of Kolkata is food. if you eat right food at the right places you will fall in love and come back again and again.

Kolkata is underrated because biased national media never cover Kolkata due to their political difference and ideology of bjp , as bengal is ruled by TMC …… also central govt literally tried to ignore Kolkata ….. but Kolkata is Kolkata …… it is d most calm , culturally rich city … also 3rd largest economy of India

places to visit in Kolkata heritage - Shyam Bazar, College Street developed - New Town, Salt Lake food - Park Circus, Park Street.

Lovely seeing kulkuta with you i am impressed i have a weakness for India i believe in reïncarnation i lived there greetings from the Netherlands

Tq so much Jason!🙏, from Penang Malaysia🇲🇾, tq🙏.

Another great video Thanks again John in Chicago

Great video as always. Its really densly populated. Thank you Jason

I'm loving yours videos...i think its bcz u came here earlier you really traveling like a local guy which is so good and really your videos are well captured ❤

I am a taxi driver in Calcutta

Yes ,Kolkata is India's Most Underrated City.

So nice to see this Kolkata vlog. So well captured in every aspect. It's also my place of birth and the place where I spent my childhood

The problem is tourists don't visit the Southern part of the city. That is where most of the middle class Bengalis reside. North & Central Kolkata gives a different view of the city. It reflects the traditional side of the city. Somehow I believe the cultural epicenter has shifted to South Kolkata.

This is real india❤🇮🇳

Waowwwwwwwwww... Hope you had a great stay in Darjeeling too.. That beautiful place has got lots to offer!

Kolkata ❤

Loved your coverage of my home city. I will be back to my home town soon!!

Very interesting video. Kolkata is not only India's most under-rated city but probably the most under-rated mega city in the world. On the GPO building in this video, the structure you showed was not built in 1777 but in 1868. The Indian postal service ( GPO ) started out of Ford William by the Maidan in Kolkata in 1777. The Indian postal service is possibly the most complex and yet rather efficient in the world.

Recently underwater metro rail opened running beneath the river. I believe, a big chunk of crowd is taking the underground transit system. I'm surprised to see you have never mentioned or never taken the underground metro rail even once, instead of Uber. Metro is the most convenient way to go places in Kolkata. It's a nice, clean, comfortable, modern rapid transit system and much cheaper than taking a cab.

I'd love to go back to Kolkata. I have only been there once, compared with Delhi which i have probably visited at least 20 times, but it captured my heart

Jason hats off to you to be able to put up with 40C heat and be able to take a video. And then do a walking tour of Howrah bridge. I was there for a week about two weeks back and even though this is where I grew up I find the intense heat unbearable. (It was never this hot, last five years everything has changed.)

my hometown a beautiful city with great food especially street food .

BBD bag was called Dalhousie Square after Lord Dalhousie and even today most people still call it Dalhousie area and not BBD bag.

Great video! 🤩

Seems u r in the old part of Kolkata. Do visit new town, sector v , saltlake , Ruby etc .. because those area r highly developed.

Wow!

Welcome to Kolkata ❤️🇮🇳🙏🙏🙏

Through your eyes India looks exciting. Thanks to JBT, a travel in India will go to my dream board 🌝

my dream

Will come again... 😊

Kolkata is undoubtedly one of the best cities to live in. Only problem is not enough good employment opportunities & some cheap type goons associated with political parties. But they are of no consequence!! General people are great, & its the Food Capital of India!!! Bengali dishes are great!!

Please visit these places in India 🇮🇳❤️ 1. Ladakh 2. Kashmir 3. Manali 4. Shimla 5. Rishikesh 6. Mcleodganj 7. Jaisalmer 8. Goa 9. Kerala ( kochi, varkala, Alleppey, Munnar) 10. Hampi 11. Darjeeling 12. Sikkim 13. Meghalaya 14. Andaman and Nicobar islands 15. Udaipur

If there was no politics foreigners would visit West Bengal regularly as the largest city Kolkata is truly developing and yes there are some setbacks but surely we can improve it in the future.

during the British Raj 200 million to 250 million people Indians were killed. most of them killed by artificially engineered famines others were killed directly. before leaving they did partition of India which cost more than 1 million lives, created an almost permanent enemy for india and gave the power to their agents which became government of India. then that government gave away 120000 sqm of more India's land to neighbouring countries like it was their own properties. they also made the highly Indian distorted history written by British of India as official one and continued British education system which was designed to control the population without trying to revive ancient Indian education system which focused on raising human consciousness like no other culture ever had. puppet Indian govts over the years sent India's wealth Britain and to their bank accounts in Europe which in the past decade have changed drastically in india and first time it is looking like a nation which is trying to break the shackles.

Oh my goodness

All the best man

The greatest country on earth to visit you have to see it once in every ones lifetime 😊

Must visit panchmarhi hill station in madhya pradesh 🙌. Most of the foreigners waste their time in boring cities . Hope you Explore new places .

Ride a trum in kolkata... Its rare now.

Hi Jason, how are you? I watch all ur videos which are interesting & enjoyable,informative.👌👏👍🙏U can visit the Seven Wonders of the World Park in Kolkata & that is amazing. From Darjeeling, u can come back to Kolkata & visit some of the important sight seeing places which I am sure u would enjoy. Eagerly waiting for ur Darjeeling hill station video. Have a safe & enjoyable trip in India & other countries travel journey also. All the best & take care.🎁🎈💐

Hey Mate, Why don't you visit and show us the New town area? It's all different from the old calcutta chaos.

Underrated 🤔🤔 oh ya !! It was India's capital during the colonial era.... City has developed a lot without losing it's old culture and charm ... The more you spend your time there , the more you start loving the city . It has immense potential to grow, but due to prolonged tussles between the state and central government the city is on the backfoot these days ,thus falling in an underrated zone 😂

I visited, it's very beautiful ❤️

Hello my friend Jason, I hope you are well, you are still in India 😊😊😊😊

Can you visit three historical football clubs in Kolkata 🙏🙏

Welcome in Kolkata ❤️

The scene at 0:50 looked very Japanese for a moment!

Looks a bit like Yangon, which I've been!

I love ÇalÇutta🏳️‍🌈 from London 😊🌈

Hey jason, Will you be travelling to north Bengal?

the Victoria Memorial is named after Queen Victoria. she ruled over India for Much of 19th century. during this time tens of millions of Indian were starved to death by british in artificially induced famines all over India. from 1880 to 1920 they killed 165 million Indians significant portion of that happened in the rule of Victoria. it was under her rule that the first war of India's Independence 1857 happened and the aftermarth of that at least 10 million Indians were killed by the British under the watch of Victoria.

Jason why not try to visit Iloilo city philippines is also a tourist spot

Once again , Jason in traffic!🙈😱🫣😳🙀

Kolkata is rated much higher than actual. In past it was one of the best and today just the opposite.

Jason do visit Assam mostly Guwahati

India was the richest place for the most part of human civilization. even 300 years ago India was the richest place in the world after which the Brits looted 50 trillion usd in today's money, created tension between different community by playing divide n rule and split the country into pieces without settling the border. country has had 5 wars since independence because of border issue with neighbouring countries in invading. last 1000 years India never had a 50 your period when it was never invaded/ruled by foreigners. because of these things Government of India has to spend large amount of its budget in defence.

Darjeeling? Excellent choice.

during their rule in India, British engineered famines one after the other as they thought Indians would not be able to fight for their Independence in those situations. dying in famine is the worst form of death where one wants to die quickly but one dies little by little. here are numbers of the deaths in some major artificial famines caused by the British in India- The Great Bengal Famine, 1769 - 1770: 10 Million+ Deaths Madras City & Chalisa Famines, 1782 - 1783: 11 Million+ Deaths Doji Bara Famines, 1791 - 1792: 10 Million+ Agra Faminem, 1837 - 1838: 1 Mil Upper Doab Famine, 1860 -1861: 2 Million Orissa Famine, 1866: 1 Million+ Rajputana Famine, 1868 - 1870: 1.5 Million Deaths Bihar Famine, 1873 - 1874: 5.5 Million Ganjam/Orissa/Bihar Famines, 1888 - 1889: 100,000 + Indian Famine, 1896 - 1897: Millions Indian Famine, 1899: 1+ Million Bombay Presidency Famine, 1906 - 1906- 100,000+ Bengal Famine, 1943-1944- 4 Million+

Did you say 3'o clock in the day? Damm, how are you handling the heat man?

I'm from here and I can't take the noise and heat!!

It seems that Indian people's life quality haven't be improved a lot in last a couple of decades.

I stay here at kolkata. But don't like to stay here because of the extreme temperature which increasing day by day , no hills or no sea beach , only the artificial beauty. Better Jalpaiguri Koochbihar if i could stay

Hi brother.....🎉🎉🎉

It is a place where you can’t walk 5 feet without inhaling stench and garbage, and stepping on dog-poop, human excrement, or even get robbed.

Bengali people of West Bengal support Bangladesh You should call Kolkata underrated city of Bangladesh

The best city

I'm a bengali 😊

No it's not underrated .. rather it's the most popular city in India.

If you're in India, please consider avoiding the commonly visited, stereotypical destinations like Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai. Instead, explore the hidden gems of the country these are the most breathtaking places that India has to offer. 1.Lakshadweep Islands Agatti Bangaram Beach Kavaratti Beach Kalpeni Thinnakara Island 2.Ladakh Pangong Tso Lake Phugtal Monastery Kharnak Zanskar Tso Kar Lake Hanle Phukthar Monastery Tso Moriri Lake Thiksey Monastery Nubra Valley Puga valley Umling La Pass Magnetic Hill Chadar Trek, Kargil Sand Dunes Leisure Park Turtuk 3.Andaman and Nicobar Islands Radhanagar Beach Long Island- Lalaji Bay Beach North Passage Island-Mark Bay Beach Ross & Smith Islands (Twin Islands) Elephant Beach Jolly Buoy Island Cinque Island Kalapathar Beach Laxmanpur Beach Sitapur Beach Little Andaman Island Vijayanagar Beach Rutland Island Baratang Island Interview Island Guitar Island 4.Meghalaya Umshiang Double-Decker Root Bridge NohKaLikai Falls Wari Chora Phi Phi Fall Nongkhnum River Island Mawlynnong Wei Sawdong Falls Nongjrong Tura Krem Chympe Dawki Siju Caves Laitlum Canyon 5.Sikkim Gurudongmar Lake Gangtok Yumthang Valley Lachen Lachung Pelling Yume Samdong Tsomgo Lake 6.Arunachal Pradesh Ziro Valley Tawang Sela Pass Bhalukpong Roing Tezu Mechuka Valley Sangti Valley Bumla Pass Dirang Dong Valley Changlang 7.Jammu and Kashmir Aru Valley Sonamarg Srinagar Gulmarg Patnitop Gangabal Lake Trek Betaab Valley Budgam Kupwara Gurez Valley Baisaran Valley 8.Maharashtra Ajanta and Ellora Caves Mahabaleshwar Kalsubai Hills Amboli Kumbhe Waterfall Tarkarli Mangi Tung HariHar Fort Rajmachi Fort Trek Rajgad Fort Bhairavgad Lonar Crater Kalavantin Durg Peb Fort -Vikatgad Sandhan Valley Naneghat Reverse Waterfall Kalu Waterfall kaas plateau,panchgani Devghali Beach, Kasheli Nanemachi Waterfall 9.Himachal Pradesh Parvati Valley Kangra Valley Spiti Valley,Komic Tirthan Valley Sangla Valley Lahaul valley Malana Kufri Kasol Bir Billing Tosh Kaza Khajjiar Kalpa Bir Billing Jibhi Dalhousie Dev Roopa Trek Kyelang Beas Kund 10.Uttarakhand Valley of Flowers Auli Roopkund Devprayag Haridwar Kedarnath Crank's Ridge Badrinath Chopta Nelong Valley 11.Karnataka Hampi Badami cave temples Gokarna Iruppu Falls Jog Falls Coorg Ottinene Beach kudremukh Agumbe chikmagalur Mysore Palace Mullayanagiri Peak Netrani Island Belur Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Nagarhole Shivanasamudra Falls 12.kerala Alleppey Munnar-Anamudi Peak Marayoor Kanthalloor Kollengode Wayanad Vagamon Thekkady Gavi Kavayi Island Varkala Beach Athirappilly Waterfalls Munroe Island Kuttanad Thenmala Aymanam Village Jatayu Earth's Center Nature Park Ranipuram Nilambur Kumarakom Poovar Silent Valley Meenmutty Waterfalls 13.Mizoram Reiek Aizawl Vantawng Waterfall Tuirihiau falls Falkawn Village

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Normal ticket price of victoria memorial is 50 rupees. लेकिन 10 गुना लगान वसूल करेगा अंग्रेज से 😂😂😂

British history there!

it was planned by British to split India. after first war of independence in 1857 where all community of Indian fought against the British together British started divide and rule in India between people. very strategically split India before going. present day Pakistan was the route by which India is to trade with Arab countries for thousands of years. present day Bangladesh was the route through which India East used to trade with South Asian countries for thousands of years. both were gone so now India has become like an Island where all trade being done by sea not land. also before going Brits had their puppet governments in charge of both countries India and Pakistan so that there is always fight with between the two countries and they Never grow.

up to 200 million people died in British induced famines over the years in India. there was an untold holocaust which caused the deaths of almost 10 million people over 10 years beginning in 1857, after the first independence movement of India. at least 100k people were killed in Delhi. total population including small children of many small towns and villages which took part in the movement were eliminated. many forests were completely burnt including tribal people inside it. unfortunately Brits were the ones who have written Indian history. so these things are very much hidden

all foreigners go to north, todarjeeling from kolkata. nobody goes south to see digha beaches. 🤣

It is, because of politics.

It will be the most beautiful once its liberated and united as independent Bengal :)

Will visit kolkata when BJP comes to power

Looooool

Jason, you're so handsome. Do you have a boyfriend ?

Kolkata is the dirtiest city in India, avoid this city

Stop travelling other parts of India and come to west bengal

Gems of West Bengal Police yesterday during Ram Navami Processions: - Stops people from recording atrocities against Hindus. - Relaxes when bombs are falling on Hindus. - Threatens handles with legal cases for posting the atrocities - Gets openly called "biased" by the High Court - Refusing to receive FIR - But, it's way too shameless to be affected by it.

Most worst city

I don't know how many are going to believe me but here's the truth: I've studied in Kolkata, have lived in Kolkata, am appointed as a substantive faculty in a college affiliated to the University of Calcutta; travel through Calcutta twice-thrice EVERY WEEK, come to the CU for univ scripts verification and whatnot, my wife has a govt job pretty much 40 mins away from Victoria Memorial. YET, this is THE FIRST TIME I'm seeing the interiors of this place! 😅

I love u jasson ❤

That Victoria Memorial is a sign of colonialism - don't get me wrong, I studied in a Christian missionary school in Kolkata and have fond memories of my childhood but the Victoria memorial is a sign of millions of rupees stolen from India to build a monument for Queen Victoria. Totally unnecessary imposition on a poor country.