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Requiem for Calcutta
One man’s search for belonging compels him to explore people and their cultures in Calcutta.
Will their lives give us a glimpse into the city’s soul or leave it an enigma?
Abhra Mozoomder, the Marxist Bengali, brings to life an era that was a significant blip in Calcutta’s history.
Can Cyra Anklesaria, a Parsi, leave a mark on the city by educating street kids?
Kiran Mausi, a Bihari eunuch, while combating her demons, redefines Calcutta’s hijra community.
Helping us understand that the Anglo-Indian community is an intrinsic part of Calcutta should be Colleen Rachael Houghtin. But…
Ekampreet Singh Dindral, the Sikh policeman who marries a Muslim girl, relives the trauma of Partition during the city’s 1984 anti-Sikhs riots.
How would Calcutta be without it’s Chinese inhabitants? Will Lim Fang Shung Zhangzhao Kan Phin Wun succumb to economic changes in the city?
Lastly, who portrays that quintessential Calcutta trait of self-giving? Raqesh Dalpat Prahladka, a Marwari doctor, or Mother Teresa?
Will their lives give us a glimpse into the city’s soul or leave it an enigma?
Abhra Mozoomder, the Marxist Bengali, brings to life an era that was a significant blip in Calcutta’s history.
Can Cyra Anklesaria, a Parsi, leave a mark on the city by educating street kids?
Kiran Mausi, a Bihari eunuch, while combating her demons, redefines Calcutta’s hijra community.
Helping us understand that the Anglo-Indian community is an intrinsic part of Calcutta should be Colleen Rachael Houghtin. But…
Ekampreet Singh Dindral, the Sikh policeman who marries a Muslim girl, relives the trauma of Partition during the city’s 1984 anti-Sikhs riots.
How would Calcutta be without it’s Chinese inhabitants? Will Lim Fang Shung Zhangzhao Kan Phin Wun succumb to economic changes in the city?
Lastly, who portrays that quintessential Calcutta trait of self-giving? Raqesh Dalpat Prahladka, a Marwari doctor, or Mother Teresa?
241 pages, Paperback
First published November 7, 2020
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