http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/West-Bengal/Kolkata/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , India , West Bengal , Kolkata en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:54:10 +0000 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:54:10 +0000 Marriage Anniversary held at Habra 24 pgs of my inlaws http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/West-Bengal/Kolkata/Dum-Dum/blog-790916.html Kolkata was our last stop in India before we moved on to Nepal. Wed heard and read that this was going to be an intense end to our time in India. However Kolkata is remarkably unobtrusive I think that I was hassled by one taxi driver over our two nights there no tuktuk drivers yay. In fact if I had to live in India and this is a really really big if like a milliondollaray http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/West-Bengal/Kolkata/blog-789598.html The train to Kolkata was two hours late so we had to cool our heels at the station longer than originally thought. I39m surprised anyone gets on the right train here. Bishal said it is hard enough for him to find out when the train is due and what platform it will be on let alone a foreigner. There is no arrivalsdeparture board so you have to rely on announcements for updates if you can hea http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/West-Bengal/Kolkata/blog-785489.html Nous avons quitte les petits tats du Nordest qui sont tellement diffrents du reste de l39Inde en nourriture moins pice en typologie tibtains npalais birmanais en religion la plupart bouddhistes Nagaland chrtien et seulement Manipur hindou en coutumes c39est beaucoup plus propre les gens jettent moins de dtritus dans les rues il y a beaucoup de poubelles et le http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/West-Bengal/Kolkata/Kalighat-/blog-782911.html Okay so I39m not quite as buggered as the title suggests. Still I should be enjoying my second night in Dhaka Bangladesh at the moment instead my afternoon biriyani is oozing out of the pores of my skin in a stiflingly humid Kolkata internet cafe. It would be fair to say that here on April 8th 2013 my lucky travel streak has petered out to nothing.I completed the long train journey from H http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/West-Bengal/Kolkata/Kalighat-/blog-780158.html Kolkata the original British era capital of India is of the most interesting cities to travel. It has an eclectic blend of history architecture culture food and people. Kolkata is one of the popular tourist destination due to its old heritage and culture. However there are plenty of destinations situated close to Kolkata which can be accessed for a weekend away from the hustle and bustl http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/West-Bengal/Kolkata/blog-777410.html Maintenant on dirai Oh Kolkata mais le sentiment est le mme. On aime bien cette ancienne capitale. C39est un mlange de grande mtropole occidentale avec une trs forte touche indienne. Et par endroits c39est un village indien Il y a des grands boulevards des statues des splendides btisses coloniales des superbes maisons en ruines. C39est assez propre et les rabatteurs sont http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/West-Bengal/Kolkata/Dum-Dum/blog-775753.html So its off on the travelling trail again after our 3 weeks what seems like a holiday period with Satish his family. He even refused to take any contribution from us for the Ajanta Ellora trip just as well we had made some contribution to the petrol and food. He says it was a gift from Kaka anyway to both of them and his family a heartfelt thanks for a fun experience.We say goodbye http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/West-Bengal/Kolkata/blog-775083.html Reactions toward Born Into BrothelsBy watching this movie the first thought came in my mind was that even though I was born in India why did not I hear about reddistrict in joyful city like Kolkata From the movie I sympathized with the life of children in brothels but also was impressed by their way of thinking and smiling even though they were born in brothels. Write any questions that may http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/West-Bengal/Kolkata/blog-772862.html Packing for our trip.If all goes as scheduled we should land in Kolkata India at 1025 pm on Sunday Kolkata time. India is 11.5 hours ahead of EDT. On Monday we will visit Mother Theresa39s Missionaries of Charity as well as other sites in Kolkata. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/West-Bengal/Kolkata/blog-770159.html After watching Born in the Brothels my eyes had been opened to a whole new world which I had never truly experienced before. I never though that people could live on two dollars a day or even one dollar a day in some cases. I have seen things in this documentary that make me thankful for the simple things we take advantage of every day. My first thoughts after watching this film and vi http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/West-Bengal/Kolkata/blog-770007.html According to India at a Crossroads by Patricia Smith the willpower of the large younger generation has helped the economy grow recently. Experts claim that By 2020 India will have 12 percent of the world39s college graduates. That will be more than the United States with 11 percent and second only to China which will have a staggering 29 percent20. Because of this economists point http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/West-Bengal/Kolkata/Kalighat-/blog-769920.html There are many parts of India that are extremely poor and are developing very slowly compared to other cities. In Kolkata especially there are many people who subject themselves to being forced into prostitution and expect their children to follow in their footsteps. Not many of these children get a sufficient education and therefore end up dropping out of school. It is very difficult to get them http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/West-Bengal/Kolkata/Kalighat-/blog-769919.html g my class took a peek into the lives of children born into brothels in Kolkata. After seeing the film Born Into Brothels I felt as if I was transported into a totally new world and my eyes were opened to see so much horrer and tragedy. The film made me feel sad angry annoyed frustrated and a bit depressed at how horrible the lives of these poor kids were. At the s http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/West-Bengal/Kolkata/blog-769486.html When entering the West Bengals of India there is a city names Kolkata or Calcutta. The climate is hot and humid where it is between 70 and 85 degrees year round. You see all the kids working cleaning and taking care of their parents and their siblings. The kids state of mind is different from the kids in the United States of America. In the United States a seven year old kid might only have http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/West-Bengal/Kolkata/blog-768997.html Visiting Kolkata India was a complete shock to me because I39ve never seen a situation where children are forced into a life of prostitution if they do not get out of the brothels. They live a horrible life and have no other ways of earning money besides following in the footsteps of their caretakers in prostitution.It is difficult for these children to get an education as well. Getting an educ http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/West-Bengal/Kolkata/Kalighat-/blog-768993.html Hi ReadersWhen watching Born in Brothels I thought the daily lives of the children were very saddening. I think the children should be given some money in order to help them get out of their situation and maybe buy the children away from their parents so they can go to the boarding schools. I was really suprised that many of the children didn39t get out of the Brothels even with all the h http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/West-Bengal/Kolkata/blog-768992.html When we visited Kolkata India I was very disgusted with the way the children were treated in the brothels. They were treated as slaves and some of the mothers did not seem very caring at all. What bothered me most was that the boarding schools would not accept the children because their parents were criminals. If they can39t get accepted into a school and recieve a decent education they w http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/West-Bengal/Kolkata/blog-768991.html Mumbai the investment of the Native Indian condition Maharashtra is located on the financial institutions of Ulhas Stream. Mumbai town was the dowry given by the Colonial to Charles II of Britain when he wedded Catherine. The former name of the town was Bombay. Mumbai encounters different lifestyle and custom. Mumbai is often known as the City of Dreams and the citizens are known as Mumbai http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/West-Bengal/Kolkata/blog-766251.html Mumbai the vibrant city is situated on the banks of Ulhas River. Mumbai capital of the Indian state Maharashtra was the dowry given by the Portuguese to Charles II of England when he married Catherine. The former name of the city was Bombay. Mumbai is often called the City of Dreams and the residents are called Mumbaikars. Mumbai is rated as the most populous city of the country. Mumbai http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/West-Bengal/Kolkata/blog-763367.html