India has more than its share of great cities—there is the modern and ancient city of Delhi, the home of the Taj Mahal—Agra, the center of Hindu faith—Varanasi and the pre-colonial rebel kingdom based in the city of Mysore among other great urban centers. But none typify the British colonial era better than the mega-city of Calcutta. It was from here that the British ran much of their Indian Empire. The city’s core is still based in the many buildings the British built as part of its vast bureaucracy that controlled the great Asian subcontinent. Today Calcutta is a vibrant city with a diverse mix of religions, ethnic groups and political beliefs. It is the jumping off point for some of the most exciting wildlife park in India and the center for culture in the eastern half of the country. So join me today as we explore Calcutta—the City of Living History. Calcutta is located in the extreme eastern part of India in the state of Bengal near the border with Bangladesh. In fact, the two countries share a UNESCO World Heritage wildlife park called the Sunderbans. The Indian state of Bangal and Bangladesh share a common ethnicity and the local languages are similar. In fact, before independence, the country and state were unified under the colonial system. This was a region so cherished by the British that they named the most important animal to the great white hunters—the tiger—for it—the Bengal Tiger. This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM / SR 1080i High Definition, Alexa, SR, XDCAM and 4K. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... Please subscribe to our channel wildfilmsindia on Youtube for a steady stream of videos from across India. Also, visit and enjoy your journey across India at www.clipahoy.com , India's first video-based social networking experience! Reach us at rupindang [at] gmail [dot] com and admin@wildfilmsindia.com To SUBSCRIBE click the below link: www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=WildFilmsIndia Like & Follow Us on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/WildernessFilmsIndiaLimited Website: www.wildfilmsindia.com
