Calcutta oops!

Another piece on Kolkata, this one from Shwetha (apparently from Bangalore, now Bengaluru).

She doesn’t differ from what others feel when they set feet in Kolkata. If I’m to choose from her narration what she takes with her about this great city, this must be it:

The most surprising thing I noticed in Kolkatta was that there are still Ambassador cars plying on its road!

To Shwetha then, here is what Lonely Planet has to say about Kolkata:

Called Calcutta in British times, Kolkata still conjures up images of squalor, poverty and urban disaster. Don’t believe the hype. India’s third-largest city is defined not by its poverty but by the energy, imagination and zest for life of its people.

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