If you don't mind the somewhat cheesy decor (cherry-red sofas and a giant neon football motif lighting up the ceiling), this sports-themed cafe is a decent place for catching up on live-sports action, while nibbling on tasty finger food and sipping fruity nonalcoholic concoctions.
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Kolkata (Calcutta)
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Set very attractively amid palms and manicured lawns, this large religious centre is the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Mission, inspired by 19th-century…
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The stately 1784 family mansion of Rabindranath Tagore has become a shrine-like museum to India’s greatest modern poet. Even if his personal effects don’t…
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This ancient Kali temple is Kolkata’s holiest spot for Hindus, and possibly the source of the city’s name. Today’s version is the 1809 rebuild, with…
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