Marigolds - Kolkata - Feb. 13

So Long Kolkata (Calcutta), Monday, February 13.

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February 13th 2006
We began our last day in Kolkata with a quick stop at the Royal Calcutta Golf Course; it was closed, Monday, so a quick photo had to suffice. On to the Police Station in our district of Kaligat, to give our regards to the District Superintendent and get the name and address of the Commissioner for some follow-up activity on the Force’s 150th anniversary, 2006; done. Then it was on to the Vi ... 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