The state of
west Bengal is located on the shores of the Bay of Bengal and the land of west
Bengal has in it intricately woven stories of many civilizations and
settlements which left their footprint here. With the memory of that rich
history West Bengal boasts of different ethnicity, culture, religion and
languages that make it worth visiting with cheap air tickets from Bangalore to
Kolkata.
Every
traveller is found of shopping and wants to fill their bags. So let’s find out
which are the best place to shop for and what can we shop with this blog.
Dakshinapan Shopping Centre: this 1970 architecture has a wide
range of government emporia. There’s plenty of tack but many shops offer
excellent-value souvenirs, crafts and fabrics. Kashmir Emporium has colorful
paper Mache boxes, Tribes India has brass figures and appealing greetings
cards, Sonalispecializes in jute-ware, Purbasha Tripura has bargain caneware
from intricate lampshades to Marx and Lenin portraits that can be shopped.
Dorjee Himalayan Artefacts: This tiny Aladdin’s cave is crammed
full of Himalayan knick-knacks, from Tibetan gau (amulets) to cast Buddhas and
silver prayer wheels. Walking in through the door is like entering a scene from
Kipling's novel Kim
Tibetan Refugee Self-Help Centre: This center makes gorgeous Tibetan carpets to order, if you
don’t mind waiting around six months for one to be made. Choose from the
catalogue and they will ship the finished carpet to your home address when you
travel with low airfare from Bangaloreto Kolkata.
Hayden Hall: Sells Tibetan-style yak wool carpets
as part of its charitable work and offers shipping. There are also good knitwear
and bags made by local women that are worth a purchase and appreciation.
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