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India - Kolkata (Calcutta) (PDF Chapter)
India’s second-biggest city is a festival of human existence, simultaneously noble and squalid, cultured and desperate. By its old spelling, Calcutta conjures up images of human suffering to most Westerners. But locally, Kolkata is regarded as India’s intellectual and cultural capital.
Coverage includes: Sights, Activities, Tours, Sleeping, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment and Shopping.
India - Kolkata (Calcutta) (PDF Chapter)
India’s second-biggest city is a festival of human existence, simultaneously noble and squalid, cultured and desperate. By its old spelling, Calcutta conjures up images of human suffering to most Westerners. But locally, Kolkata is regarded as India’s intellectual and cultural capital.
Coverage includes: Sights, Activities, Tours, Sleeping, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment and Shopping.
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