Calcutta city archival footage from 1980's, in Kolkata

From the archive record

Decrepit trams run on the streets of Calcutta (yes, it was still Calcutta and not Kolkata in the 1980's!), a dead body is taken for cremation on a bier, by a crowd of people. A policeman directs traffic while a visibly older city goes about its task of living. The Howrah bridge can be seen in the backdrop! To see THIS SAME view over 25 years later, view these videos as before and after shots to show how development has hit Kolkata: Isn't this the SAME square / chauraha / crossing /intersection? www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLvpizANp7g and www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7MOI1lerRE from our archive This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality b