Prepaid taxis are available  from Netaji Subhas Airport  (about INR 120), Dumdum  and from Howrah  (about INR 100) and Sealdah  (about INR 80) railway stations.

A map of the location and nearby land marks is available.

Weather

Kolkata is quite pleasant in winter, the temperature ranges between 8 C and  30 C.  See  Weather.comfor  current weather conditions.

Information on Kolkata

Kolkata is a colourful city with a rich heritage, a vibrant metropolis teeming with  twelve million people. Besides being the self-proclaimed  cultural and intellectual capital  of the country, it also a   bargain hunter's paradise, and  of course, it is the land of the rosogolla !  More information on  Kolkata and its various attractions can be obtained  from the following sites:

• Calonline
• Calmanac
• westbengaltourism.com
• Calcutta Web

Please write to  Shohini Majumdar (shohini@boson.bose.res.in)  if you plan to attend the conference, and for any other questions regarding  travel and accomodation.