Alimuddin Street

last day in Kolkata for awhile

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July 9th 2008
Alright, so it looks like I'm leaving tomorrow for the countryside. Looking forward to the over night train ride. I may be out of touch for a week or so, but I think I might have access to the internet out in Raiganj. Really am not sure. Today I walked back on Park Street and AJC Bose to the place where I am staying. There was a bit of a rainstorm that kicked in about 5 minutes in to the 30 minute ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more