DIGHA (West Bengal), INDIA
Digha is a sea-side resort in West Bengal, India. It is located at the North End of Bay-of-Bengal. It is one of the sea resort in West Bengal, India. It is visited by 1000+ of tourist every year. It is one of the famous weekends destination for Kolkatans.
It is located 183KM from Kolkata and 234KM from Kharagpur one of the dream destination for IITians.
This name was referred in Warren Hastings letters as Brighton of the East. An English tourist John Frank Smith started living here in 1923 and his writings provided a good exposure to this place. He convinced West Bengal Chief Minister Bidhan Chandra Roy to develop this place to be a beach resort.
23rd January, 2012: The day dawned bright and sunny. It was ideal for a picnic by the sea. We quickly packed some refreshments and swimming costumes, not forgetting our cameras and deck chairs.
Excitedly, we drove off from the city of Kolkata through the picturesque fishing village near East Midnapur, waiting to catch a glimpse of the sea.
At last, we sighted the blue waters, sparkling in the sunlight. We looked out for a clean and shady spot to spend the day as we cruised along. We saw, too, fishermen's little houses on stilts scattered along the share.
The white, sandy beach was full of tiny crabs scurrying about. I could not resist catching them. The shells we picked were also interesting. Some were shaped like conical hats, others like fans and there were some spiral-shaped ones tinted with grey and brown hues. One large, grey shell with a long, narrow slit produced the sound of sea waves as I held it to my ear. The pieces of driftwood brought in at high tide by the waves were of artistic shapes. These we collected for flower-arrangement.
After a while, we swam in the sea which was cool and pleasant. I saw sailing boats in the distance and fishermen busy with their catch. Then we sat on the beach and ate sandwiches, cookies, peanuts and fruit followed by iced drinks.
The sun was now fiercely hot, and we felt tired and sleepy as we lay on the sandy beach. It was an enjoyable day by the sea as it was a welcome change from our usual busy and monotonous routine in the city
