Preface Kolkata Life has come to a standstill on return to Kolkata, my hometown. People,city still cherishing for the golden days of the past and unable to switch gear to fast paced present world. The laid back life of people, 70s looking automobiles crawling on the road, old damped buildings, dirty polluted humid air and heat was enough to put me to sleep like Rip Van Winkle. Lack of good cosmopliton culture and growth is still the primary cause behind drawing good investors to the city and hence the quality of life didnot improve much yet. Yet the city is surviving with its mamoth slow paced population inspite of all the drawbacks. Still, I cannot help but be nostalgic. Still remember the times I used to drop the paper boats as the city gets flooded during
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