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It is time…

Posted on October 16, 2015 by preetiroychoudhury

The Goddess is arriving. She chooses her month, her mode of transport, her weather and her moment. These are the variables she toys around with. But her city is chosen. Continue reading →

Posted in city, event, personal, social | Tagged #calcutta, #calcuttachutzpah, #calcuttalovin, #confluence of cultures, #durgapuja, #goddess, #kolkata, #kumartuli | Leave a comment

WALK ME A STORY CALCUTTA…

Posted on January 19, 2015 by preetiroychoudhury

Today was a day when Calcutta walked me one large chapter in her story. I walked for over four hours under a cooperative winter sun, to seek and find what I never knew. I had often wondered why would these … Continue reading →

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Amidst Gods and Men…

Posted on April 28, 2014 by preetiroychoudhury

Calcutta or Kolkata, whichever name one prefers for this over 350 year old lady full of contradictions and oxymorons, is a settlement that is random, predictable, boring, exciting, serene, stormy, picturesque, ugly. She is at once everywhere and nowhere- there … Continue reading →

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