When you're in Calcutta
Don't miss to see Chowringhee Road,
Starting from Rabindra Sadan
And touching "Academy of Fine Arts'.
On to Birla Planetarium
Abode of heavenly bodies
To Metro-Rail- Bengal's Pride,
Where surface images vanis in a stride.
To Taj-Mahal-like Victoria Memorial
Repertoire of the British Period
To the Imposing Indian Museum
Housing amazing variety of exhibits.
To the neat, sprawling, modern row
Of Government and corporate offices,
To the venerable Asiatic society,
The haven of book-hungry blokes.
To the Oberoi Grand Hotel,
Relic of by-gone British Raj,
To the pulsating Park Street
Where once 'Flury' reigned supreme.
To the New Market-shoppers' paradise
Where one could easily get lost inside!
to the tall, slim 'Shaheed Minar'
Venue of many a political meeting.
Ending at the Chowringhee Square,
Opposite Chinese Shoe-makers street,
With the imposing 'Statesman' edifice
Looming across the dividing line
So next time you're in Calcutta
Don't miss to see Chowringhee Road,
For it sums up the distinctive flavor
Of West Bengal's "capital of Joy!".
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