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Calcutta or Kolkata as seen in the 1990s as busy as ever. Sights from different areas of the city. The ever-busy and bustling Howrah Bridge with residents dipping in the Hooghly. Fishermen in canoes, ferries crossing the river to Kolkata from Howrah. The commercial areas of Kolkata with hand pulled carts and passengers and shops owned by Chinese migrants. Philips ad sits on a tall building along with a sign for a tire company. City of Joy as dubbed by Dominic Lapierre Calcutta was the capital city of the British empire in India until it shifted to New Delhi. Kolkata as it is called today is a slow-moving city with remnants of its past glory still evident in the buildings and the many monuments. This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the
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