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Nightlife in India
Kerala
Kerala is a vibrant state, full of color
and life. With world’s best beaches, meandering rivers,
rich history, temples and architectural magnificence,
most spectacular wild life forests, tea and spice
plantations, ayurvedic heritage and mouth watering
cuisines, Kerala has a lot to offer to its visitors. Yet
when compared to other states in India, Kerala offers
limited nightlife activities. Bigger cities like
Thiruvananthpuram, Cochin and Kovalam offer the best
range of nighttime activities. Where as an old city like
Kozhikode (calicut) doesn’t disappoint you either.
Though the choices are limited, still here you will find
some sea facing hotels, which offers certain amount of
nightlife and have modern bars, attached to them and
also offers good seafood. There are little shops where
one can taste 'toddy’, the locally brewed alcohol from
coconut tree. But it is always recommended to enter into
a bar and go for drinking if you know the local people
well and rely on them. Many 5 star and 4 star hotels
have their own bars and pubs, discs. Kerala is an
ancient state with rich cultural heritage. You can also
experience the colorful, rhythmical Kathakali (the
ancient dance form of Kerala) at a traditional Kathakali
venue.
Kolkata
Kolkata is a vibrant city, full of color and life.It offers
the best range of nighttime activities.
Kolkata is a big, sophisticated city with a broad array of evening
entertainment on offer from the swish to the sleazy. Nightlife in Kolkata
is popped with energy and excitement. There are many bars in restaurants
around Park Street, Most nightclubs have a mix of music styles, with
variations of reggae, blues, disco, hip hop, trance, Hindi pop and remixed
bhangra (Punjabi dance music). Dress code for hotel nightclubs is strictly
smart casual; single males are often denied entry unless they are staying
at the hotel in which the nightclub is located.
Kolkata's nightspots are a great place to unwind in. The nocturnal
activities take a full blast at midnight in the city. The pubs, bars,
coffee shops and discotheques come to life. There are drinks, glittering
neon, signboards and lots of noise. The dance floor rumbles and the music
flows as more and more people come to these places. The best liquours and
cocktails unfold under the roof of these places. Muscles move and heart
thumps with the beats produced by massive amplifiers. It is hard to define
such feelings one experiences at these places. An appropriate term would
be like expressing oneself or maybe living life to its full.
The city also has many art and culture centers wherein performances are
regularly hosted. The city as such caters to both the materialistic as
well the aesthetic parts of its population. Cultural shows, Classical
music, drama and more are organized at such places. The Sangeet Research
Academy at Tollygunge in South Kolkata and close to the school organizes
Indian Classical music recitals on weekdays in the evenings.
Listed below are some reputed nightspots:
Dublin
ITC Hotel Sonar Bangla Sheraton & Towers, 1 JBS Haldane Avenue, Opp
Science City, Kolkata 700046
If you're looking for some old-world charm, Dublin is the place to head
for. There's something about the Irish-Pub appeal of Dublin that warms the
cockles of your heart - and it's definitely not just the great beer.
Dublin doesn't offer much by way of raucous partying, but the dance floor
here's as good a place as any to let down your hair in.
Someplace Else
The Park Hotel, 17, Park Street, Kolkata 700016
Someplace Else is under the same roof as Tantra, but appeals to the more
relaxed pub hopper. Here, you can wind down to some music, shake a leg
without bumping against too many people and get your fill of contemporary
cuisine. Someplace Else has been a part of the Kolkata party circuit for a
while now - and many of the city's party-goers swear by it.
The Big Ben
The Kenilworth Best Western Hotel, 1-2, Little Russell Street, Kolkata
700017
It's as British as it gets, but there's no hint of the stiff upper lip
about The Big Ben. This pub throws in an assortment of snack and some live
music, and is more for the traveler who'd like to unwind after a long day
in the city.
Sunset Bar
Lytton Hotel, 14, Sudder Street, Kolkata 700016
The ambience of the Sunset Bar is, like its name, very mellow. But don't
get taken in by appearances - chances are, you'll find the best liqueurs
and cocktails in Kolkata within the walls of this bar. The Sunset Bar is
open well before and after sunset, and its cozy environs are the perfect
place to relax in.
Shisha Bar
Camac Street, Kolkata 700017
This place has a central Asian ambience. It offers visitors the experience
of smoking ‘Hookah’ which is a traditional smoking apparatus. Being
centrally located and housed in a mall it attracts a lot of people.
Roxy is a classy cocktail bar boasting a fantastic beverage list as
well as cigars to puff on.
Live Music: There are many performances of regional Indian live
music throughout the week. Venues include the Academy of Fine Arts, 2
Cathedral Road (website: http://academyoffinearts.tripod.com), Swabhumi,
EM Bypass, opposite Subhas Sarovar, Sisir Mancha, 1/1A AJC Bose Road,
Rabindra Sadan, 1/1A AJC Bose Road next to the Nandan Complex and Kala
Mandir, 48 Shakespeare Sarani.
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