Citizen's Park Kolkata

The land of the famed ‘rosogolla’, the land of Rabindranath Tagore, the land made famous as the “City of Joy”, and the land where tradition meets modernity to create a sense of wonder and an aura of mysticism—that’s Kolkata for you! A booming tourist destination, Kolkata is drawing in numerous international visitors every year. The ‘Gateway to the East’, Kolkata has many aspects by which it attracts these visitors. Of the many wonderful things to do in Kolkata, one is to visit the many parks and gardens in the city, one of which is the Citizen's Park, Kolkata.

Kolkata is a perfect place for the nature-lover, as there are many wide fields and parks and gardens that soothe the eyes and spread a touch of green to the otherwise polluted and garbage-strewn streets of the city. A number of nature parks dot the city, and help in preserving nature for the people and their benefit. Some of the most famous parks and gardens in the city are the Maidan, the Eden Gardens, the Indian Botanical Gardens, the Agri Horticulture Gardens, the Zoological Gardens, the Outram Ghat at Ganges Riverfront, and the Citizen's Park, Kolkata.

The Citizen's Park, Kolkata, is an 11-acre recreational park, which was inaugurated by the Union defence minister Pranab Mukherjee on 8th May, 2005. The Citizen's Park, Kolkata, is an effort of the Calcutta Municipal Corporation (CMC), which decided to beautify the landscape of Kolkata, and turn its many open lands into recreational facilities for the public.

There are many wonderful features at the Citizen's Park, Kolkata, which make it an interesting place to visit.

The main attractions of the Citizen's Park, Kolkata, are –

- A dancing fountain, which is operated every evening for the amusement of visitors.
- Many walks for the health-conscious to undertake morning walks in. Each morning, and even some evenings, many of the young people, as well as the elderly, from the adjacent areas, come here to exercise.
- A permanent open-air gallery housing selected military hardware, fighter and bomber aircraft, canons, armored vehicles, and tanks.
- A gallery that will commemorate through photographs and texts memorable feats by defence personnel.
- A gallery that will deal with the birth of Bangladesh from East Pakistan and the unconditional surrender of the Pakistani army to the Indian force at Dhaka.