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Musing about being a Calcuttan

July 20th, 2007 · 6 Comments · Four pillars

A quote from Simon and Rupert Winchester’s Calcutta: A Brief History
The burgeoning wealth and importance of Calcutta during the nineteenth century meant that gradually it began to move beyond its colonial roots for the first time, and started to become a city that blended the influences of both East and West. The Bengal Renaissance, as [...]

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