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Book - Calcutta 

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Three centuries ago it was a peaceful fishing village nestling on the eastern bank of the Hoogly River. Today Calcutta is a thriving metropolis, a shining star of the Indian economy and a vibrant cultural melting pot which has produced literary giants like the Nobel Prize winner Rabindranath Tagore, spiritual leaders like Sri Aurobindo and film luminaries like Satyajit Ray.
In CALCUTTA, Raghu Rai, India's most talented photographer, lends his creative genius to capturing the multiplicity of this city of paradoxes. From its shantytown slums to scenes of... 

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INDIA. Kolkata. 1987. A cow and deities on the banks of the Hooghly... 

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INDIA. Calcutta. A Marwari takes a rickshaw to work. 

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INDIA. Calcutta. Directing traffic in Central Avenue.

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INDIA. Calcutta. Trams, relics of the British Raj. 1989. 

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INDIA. Calcutta. Thousands cross Howrah Bridge each day. 

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INDIA. Calcutta. An everyday crowd scene, Chowringhee Square.... 

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INDIA. Calcutta. A father and son in the middle of it all. 

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Being wheeled, across Shyam Bazaar 

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INDIA. Calcutta. A child commuting between the boogies of a tram.... 

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INDIA. Calcutta. Taxis waiting near the Grand Hotel. 

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INDIA. Calcutta. Carrying a wooden beam into a sawmill. 

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INDIA. Calcutta. Tollygunge. Workers at an underground site. 

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INDIA. Calcutta. Transporting potatoes to the vegetable market.... 

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INDIA. Calcutta. A house near Howrah Bridge. 

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INDIA. Calcutta. A street bazaar in the evening. 

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INDIA. Calcutta. On summer nights people sleep in the open. 

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INDIA. Calcutta. Monsoon rains flood the streets. 

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INDIA. Calcutta. A pole marks a manhole during heavy rains. 

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INDIA. Calcutta. Bengal State is ruled by Marxists. 

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INDIA. Calcutta. Controlling the traffic in the old City. 1986.... 

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INDIA. Calcutta. A roadside barber in the early hours of the... 

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Morning mood along Burra Bazaar 

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INDIA. Calcutta. On the bypass to the airport. 

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INDIA. Calcutta. A woman pushing a handcart on the highway. 1998.... 

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INDIA. Calcutta. Exercise on a winter morning. 1999. 

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INDIA. Calcutta. Yoga and fitness. 

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INDIA. Calcutta. Gita discourses for morning worshippers. 

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INDIA. Calcutta. The Maidan is also a centre for political activity.... 

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INDIA. Calcutta. A quack selling medicines for quick relief. 

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INDIA. Calcutta. On Sundays acrobats do anything to grab attention.... 

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INDIA. Calcutta. Acrobats swing and fling children, tied by rope.... 

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INDIA. Calcutta. Kumar Toli. Festive figures made with straw... 

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INDIA. Calcutta. Goddess Saraswati being hand-pulled. 

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INDIA. Calcutta. At "puja" time idols abound. 

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INDIA. Calcutta. Along the river, goddess Kali and a couple. 

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INDIA. Calcutta. Involved in rituals on the last day of "puja".... 

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INDIA. Calcutta. Finally, Durga is brought to the Ganges for... 

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INDIA. Calcutta. On the lawns of Victoria Memorial. 

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INDIA. Calcutta. At the Oberoi Grand Hotel. 

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INDIA. Calcutta. Portraits of musicians at a music lover's house.... 

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INDIA. Calcutta. Garden of a jain Temple. 

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INDIA. Calcutta. A couple atop a house in Burra Bazaar. 

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INDIA. Calcutta. Manhole cleaner. 

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INDIA. Calcutta. Morning scene near Sealdah railway station. 

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INDIA. Calcutta.

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INDIA. Calcutta. Labourers in a truck. 

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INDIA. Calcutta. A child labourer takes a nap. 1989. 

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INDIA. Calcutta. The Ganges. 

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INDIA. Calcutta. Worshippers taking a holy dip in the Ganges.... 

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INDIA. Calcutta. Morning rituals on the banks of the Hoogly.... 

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INDIA. Calcutta. Along the river. 

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INDIA. Calcutta. Bodybuilders and wrestlers on the ghats. 

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INDIA. Calcutta. Dockyards of Hoogly built during the British... 
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