tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653188975343905818.post2045406876194504947..comments2024-03-23T15:12:26.734+05:30Comments on Reinventing memories: Kolkata callingSantanu Sinha Chaudhurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15062744470522359652noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653188975343905818.post-52486606389280804232009-12-23T14:40:43.909+05:302009-12-23T14:40:43.909+05:30dada, i missed this post but I do know why it was ...dada, i missed this post but I do know why it was written, it again proved that everything can not be deleted from.......<br />let me tell you something in bengali----<br /><br />"EI SAHOR JANE AAMAR PROTHOM SOBKICHU<br /> PALATE CHAI JATO?? SE AASHE AMAR PICHU PICHU".bmochanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01765781917372368592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653188975343905818.post-55641393179844748162009-08-14T11:38:49.817+05:302009-08-14T11:38:49.817+05:30I couldn't agree any less with you. Everything...I couldn't agree any less with you. Everything encompasses the good, the bad and the ugly within it. The only thing that makes us different is what we wish to see. What could be an eye-sore for one person might just be beauty for another, it has been so very well said, "beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder".Subhra Dashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00261265087729156392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653188975343905818.post-19325109116397712712009-08-11T16:06:50.272+05:302009-08-11T16:06:50.272+05:30Opinions on Kolkata are in Black or White. People...Opinions on Kolkata are in Black or White. People either love the place, or strongly dislike it. To me she is a City with a Large Heart. Someone once told me that to a Kolkatan, Working hours of 9 - 5 would mean he leaves home at 9 and gets back home at 5. Could be close to the truth, but I had mentioned to him that at 09:30 when the Kolkatan sees a person falling ill on the street, he would take him to a hospital, get him admitted, and then trek back to office. In the evening, he would leave a bit earlier than normal, and call on the stranger to enquire how he is. That is the spirit of Kolkata. Quite unlike some of the other cities where one would step over the man to rush for the "09:33 Fast". Joi Kolkata !Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02203983417803824319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653188975343905818.post-52137284211717954222009-08-11T02:09:58.488+05:302009-08-11T02:09:58.488+05:30Thank you all.Thank you all.Santanu Sinha Chaudhurihttp://santanusc.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653188975343905818.post-7746560533828393012009-08-10T09:13:30.468+05:302009-08-10T09:13:30.468+05:30It is not as if a person you like has no trait you...It is not as if a person you like has no trait you dislike. You like him/her because of several features of his/hers. As with people, so with cities.<br /><br />'What Jane tells sbout Jill tells more about Jane than about Jill,' I read somewhere. What Jayaram tells about Kolkata's poerverty tells more about Jayaram's poverty of imagination.<br /><br />Reminds me of someone who complained about one of the most beautiful ilstations: "What a strange place! The roads here go up and down!"wannabewodehousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13203391268297565393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653188975343905818.post-77379202991310395882009-08-08T23:34:17.207+05:302009-08-08T23:34:17.207+05:30I have always wanted to visit kolkata.the lousines...I have always wanted to visit kolkata.the lousiness and untidiness mentioned is a fact about our cities, and no place is removed from it. I have heard of Kolkata Slums and sonagachi, but which indian city doesnt have slums. <br /><br />When i went to chennai for the first time to study, the site that welcomed me when the train was approaching the CENTRAL station was heart wrenching. But gradually the city wooed me with its charm. I feel so is true with all cities. We hate them in the beginning, but once into the rhythm, its heartbreaking to depart. Nice post as usual.TCZBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02447730465256670305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653188975343905818.post-77189351526244948582009-08-08T14:10:25.027+05:302009-08-08T14:10:25.027+05:30Kolkata has always been like a lady who evokes str...Kolkata has always been like a lady who evokes strong responses, you either hat her or love, but can never be indifferent, Its a city I have grown to love am not avoiding the issues hygiene and poverty here..but am too partial and tend to overlook that aspect for the humane ness of this city and its sepia tinted grandeur.sujata senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13101153080266818022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653188975343905818.post-86601881041382388682009-08-08T11:58:42.030+05:302009-08-08T11:58:42.030+05:30I have never been to Kolkata but I have heard a lo...I have never been to Kolkata but I have heard a lot about its general untidiness. No doubt there are such accounts of Chennai as well :) As with every other metro in the country I suppose. But, you love your city, good bad and ugly and that is amazing. Only a true Kolkatan can. After all, after just twenty one years I love Chennai wholly, accepting all of its glaring flaws. Very enjoyable write up :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653188975343905818.post-82786993928402759792009-08-08T04:17:00.136+05:302009-08-08T04:17:00.136+05:30Santanuda,
I also thought Kolkata was dirty, but ...Santanuda,<br /><br />I also thought Kolkata was dirty, but I find Mumbai, esp in the suburbs, even dirtier. The only difference is that probably, in Mumbai, an attempt is made to remove the dirt before the huge pressure of the ever-increasing population piles it all on again, whereas in Kolkata we are content to let sleeping rubbish lie.Sucharita Sarkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802171314546508539noreply@blogger.com