Kolkata Street

Black Feet, Black Nails, Black Snot.

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January 25th 2007
Our first port of call, Kolkata, is not a gentle entry point for the tender western tourist! A comparison to anything I've experienced in western culture is impossible; this country is an assault on the senses but its people are as beautiful as their lives are fascinating. The city holds over 13 million people, and after a day it feels almost as if you've seen every one. Garbage lies in huge piles ... 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