Dum Dum Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
City in West Bengal, India
About Dum Dum
Dum Dum (DAWM-dawm) is mostly known to people outside Greater Kolkata for its airport. However, Dum Dum is a significant part of the military history of India. TheBritish Rajhad a major arsenal at Dum Dum which manufactured, among other things, expanding bullets which are still sometimes called "dum-dum bullets". They were later banned in warfare by the Hague Convention as being "too inhumane". Dum Dum, along withBarrackpore, was a major centre of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. It is rumoured that the paper cartridges provided to Indian soldiers were laced with pig lard or cow fat, resulting to the revolt of the soldiers in Dum Dum Cantonment. However, the importance of Dum Dum in military declined by the late 1920s when Dum Dum Cantonment was closed down and became a separate municipality.
Where to Stay in Dum Dum
- 🏨Airport City
- 🏨Ethnotel
- 🏨Holiday Inn Express
- 🏨Hotel Airways
- 🏨Hotel Gateway Continental
- 🏨Sher-e-Punjab
Dum Dum Travel Guide Sections
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