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The culture of Kolkata concerns the music, art, museums, festivals, and lifestyle within Kolkata. It is the former capital of India and, as of 2021[update], the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Geir Heierstad writes that Bengalis tend to have a special appreciation for art and literature.[1]
^Sinha P (1990). "Kolkata and the Currents of History". In Chaudhuriय़यकुहच S. (ed.). Kolkata – The Living City. Volume 1: The Past. Oxford University Press, Oxford. Cited by: Heierstad G (2003). "Nandikar: Staging Globalisation in Kolkata and Abroad" (PDF). University of Oslo, Norway. p. 102. Archived from the original (PDF Format) on 12 May 2006. Retrieved 26 April 2006.
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