Outside Victoria Memorial

Kolkata/Calcutta India 18th to 22nd Sep

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September 25th 2008
On 18th Sep I flew from Bangkok to Kolkata (changed name from Calcutta in 2001). I was picked up in the airport by a driver in uniform, which was arranged by my friend Paritosh from London Business School (LBS). My other LBS friend Biji came and greeted me in the airport, but had to leave as his son was in hospital. It took about 45 min to get to Paritosh’s apartment/palace. I spend the afternoo ... 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