My tryst with 2010 in Kolkata...
Kolkata....as described byDominique Lapierre in his book City of Joy.. sleepy metropolitan with its everytime fresh enthusiastic countrymen...
The slow change in Tram(times they say are changing... yes new wagons are visible on the streets).. but the air has that same sweetness which I first sensed when I visited this city 10years ago...
The hustle bustle of the city buses(they are too changing)...the gup shup at tea shop... the hand pull rickshaw still exists... Autorickshaw with CNG was a news to me...(the city has atlast some thoughts for the climate change)
The migrant youths bathing on the footpath with the same overflowing water 10years back...The kids were already covered till toe with wollens in a temperature of 12 C...
Pretty bongs as usual voluptous... Aunties busy in eating and shopping whereas uncles busy in as usual checking thier vocal chords.. shouting at the loudest at everyone on that part of Earth...
Overall 5 long days and chill nights were wonderful and memorable...
The best part was the same unchanged culture of Bengal.... the mixu culture.... be it diwali... be it Xmas... be it Eid.... everyone would smile at everyone and continue eating at their gol gappes....
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I never been to this place but lots of my friends are from there & i can feel their love for the place.They talk a lot about their culture,people,places,food,customs...not to mention"golgappe".I been to Hawda Bridge during my journey from Banglore to Bihar via Hawda in 2003 i guess,we had very little time to explore it..
But now need to visit the "city of joy" because i want to know why...people are so crazy about it.Well explained...
Waiting for more to come...
one of my favorite cities of our country....a lot of childhood memories.....a lot of relatives who would spoil me like no body's business coz i would visit them after one whole year......my childhood fren from here...oh i love the city of joy!!!!!
dear long time u hv nt posted n e thng....take out smtime
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