Walking Calcutta
Published on 11. July 2011
260 pages
978-1-908447-29-6 (ISBN)
Description
This wandering odyssey through the city's pullulating backstreets 0and serpentine byways reveals a Calcutta rarely glimpsed by western travellers.
Arranged as a series of journeys on foot through the older quarters of the city seldom trod by outsiders, the narrative chronicles the topography, social and historical background and the vibrant street life and characters which give Calcutta its uniqueness.
Complete with detailed directions and street maps for the areas explored, the book provides a storehouse of indispensable information for the intrepid traveller.
Arranged as a series of journeys on foot through the older quarters of the city seldom trod by outsiders, the narrative chronicles the topography, social and historical background and the vibrant street life and characters which give Calcutta its uniqueness.
Complete with detailed directions and street maps for the areas explored, the book provides a storehouse of indispensable information for the intrepid traveller.
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Walking Calcutta
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07/2009
Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd
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Content
- Intro
- Title
- Walking Calcutta
- About the Author
- Contents
- Street Maps
- (Author's note)
- Introduction
- Foreword
- Prologue - Calcutta Daybreak
- Calcutta On Foot
- Chapter 1 Around Dalhousie Square to Old China Bazar Street
- Chapter 2 Jorasanko (South) and Bow Bazar
- Chapter 3 Around Burra Bazar and the Howrah Bridge
- Chapter 4 Bagbazar, Shyambazar and Sovabazar
- Chapter 5 Jorasanko (North) and Chor Bagan
- Chapter 6 Amherst Street (South) to Sealdah and Muchipara (North)
- Chapter 7 Girish Park and Jorabagan (South)
- Chapter 8 Amherst Street (North/Central) and Burtolla (South)
- Chapter 9 Burtolla (North) and Jorabagan (North)
- Chapter 10 Taltala and Muchipara (South)
- Chapter 11 Howrah Railway Station
- Chapter 12 South Park Street Cemetery
- Epilogue - Calcutta Night
- Annexe 1 Historical Notes
- Annexe 2 Glossary
- Annexe 3 Old and New Street Names
- Annexe 4 Index
- Copyright
- Footnotes
