An old picture of Howrah Bridge Courtesy : পুরানো কলকাতার চালচিত্র - Old Calcutta City of Joy ,Kolkata was established with three villages Gobindpur Sutanuti & Kolkata more than 300 years ago ; but Howrah City was more than 500 years old,was established with Shibpur Salkia Batore Ichapur Villages. The Howrah city called "Sheffield of India". Howrah is the second largest city after Kolkata. It has thousands of years of rich heritage in the form of the great Bengali kingdom of Bhurshut. Factories : First manufacturing plant of India was established in 1820 at Howrah Bauria. Keshab Chandra Majhi founded the primary welding factory at Howrah in 1857. Roads : The first paved road was built in 1779 at Howrah Bally from Salkia along the Ganges. Courtesy : পুরানো কলকাতার চালচিত্র - Old Calcutta Sports : The sports of Howrah city is incredibly ancient. In 1877 the primary contact sport was started in Howrah. The first c...