Keep The Shopping Sessions On Hold, And Try These Fun-Filled Activities At New Market

For every true Bengali, the New Market is synonymous with shopping sprees and great food. However, you can spend an entire day exploring the unique places in and around, which will definitely make for an interesting experience altogether!

The iconic New Market in Kolkata is more than a hundred years old and is highly significant while mapping the historical trail of the city. Till this day, you can find the excited crowd is always pouring to grab the best deals on clothes, accessories, home decor and lots more. After indulging in a shopping spree and hoarding your bags with your favourite stuff at jaw-dropping prices, it is a crime to leave New Market without munching on some well-known delicacies like the mouth-watering mutton biryani at Aminia, the refreshing shakes at Scoop or a handful of baked goodies at Nahoum and Sons. Keeping aside the shopping and food factor, you can still have a perfectly good time exploring the area in and around the legendary marketplace and relish a memorable experience!

1. Bookstores

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This might come as a surprise to some but it is true that you can stumble upon some great, well-stocked bookstores in this part of the city. The well-known shops include the Piccadilly Book Shop, the Bengal Book Stores and the Modern Book Depot and you can browse the impressive collection and even get hold of a rare book that you had been looking for! 

2.Shaheed Minar

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Kolkata is steeped in history and you can spot many monuments strewn across the city, which reconnects you with the rich, colonial past. One of them is the Shaheed Minar that is located right opposite to the Grand Oberoi property and was built in 1848 to commemorate the victory of the British Commander against the gorkhas in the Anglo-Nepalese War. Later, it was renamed as the Marty's Tower to honour the freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives in the struggle for independence. 

3.Smaranika Tram Museum

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The joy of riding a tram from Esplanade through the lush greenery of the Maidan is something we have fond memories of as a child and still has a nostalgic charm to it! Since the iconic trams are symbolic to our cultural heritage, you might wish to spend some quality time discovering the history of trams in Kolkata at the innovative, Smaranika Tram Museum that is encompassed within an old-fashioned, vintage tram.. 

4. Indian Museum

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What if you wished to spend the day a little differently from the usual shopping sessions at the New Market and craved for some knowledge update? Well, the renowned Indian Museum is located nearby and it happens to be the oldest (as well as the largest) museum in the entire country that can boast of a unique collection of artefacts, antiques, rare fossils, skeletons, ornaments, paintings and even mummies

5. Camera Galli

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Every skilled or budding photographer in Kolkata must be aware of the thriving camera market in the New Market area that offers you such amazing discounts, which you will hardly get anywhere else in the city! This famous galli is dotted with camera stores that has the latest collection of DSLR cameras along with second-hand ones of great quality. 

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Header image courtesy: The Better India

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