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Where to Shop in Kolkata

1) Charnock City Charnock City in Kolkata's satellite township of Salt Lake is an air-conditioned...

India Nabanita Dutt

Shrine to Bon Bibi

Kingdom of Tides

The muffled thrum of the boat is the only sound in the mist coated forests of one of the world's ...

India Dianne Sharma-Winter

Kolkata's Rickshaws

KOLKATA, India, Aug 19, 2005 - India's communist West Bengal state says its plan to ban hand-pull...

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Mother Teresa order began in India's humble Creek Lane

There is little about the three-storey house in Creek Lane in the east Indian city of Calcutta to...

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'Gandhi chic' luring Indian fashionistas

India's West Bengal is a region famous for its traditional weaves, once championed by it's indepe...

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