Calcutta - City Of Divine Grace by Rajasekhara Das

Discover the vibrant cultural, historical, and spiritual evolution of one of the world's most sophisticated cities. Calcutta – City of Divine Grace by Rajasekhara Dasa Brahmachari provides an extraordinary historical memoir spanning from 1510 to 1977. This collector's book reveals the rich legacy of Bengal’s greatest saints, revolutionary leaders, and the profound roots of a global spiritual revolution.
Calcutta-City Of Divine Grace
The acharyas of the Gaudiya Vaishnava sampradaya, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura and his son, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami, have both declared that Calcutta should be revered as holy tirtha. 
This is because the Golden Avatara, Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, visited Calcutta during His pilgrimage to South India in 1510. 
In his Anubhashya, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura writes, "In the Gaura-ganoddesha-dipika (203) it is said, 'Bhagavata Acharya compiled a book entitled Krishna-prema-tarangini, and he was the most beloved devotee of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. 
When Lord Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu visited Varahanagara, now a suburb of Calcutta, He stayed in the house of a most fortunate brahmana who was a very learned scholar in Bhagavata literature. 
As soon as this brahmana saw Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, he began to read Shrimad-Bhagavatam. When Mahaprabhu heard his explanation, which expounded bhakti- yoga, He immediately became unconscious in ecstasy.