Ganges Feature / Calcutta

Photo by Heathcliff Omalley..Calcutta, West Bengal, India 23 March 2007..Street scenes in the West Bengal capital of Calcutta, located in Eastern India on the bank of the River Hooghly, it has a population of 6 Million, making it the fourth largest city in India.. Formerly the Capital of the British Raj until it was moved to Dehli in 1911, Calcutta has been ruled by the Marxist CPI(M) party for the past three decades, making it the longest running democratically elected Communist government in the world.

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Photo by Heathcliff Omalley..Calcutta, West Bengal, India 23 March 2007..Street scenes in the West Bengal capital of Calcutta, located in Eastern India on the bank of the River Hooghly, it has a population of 6 Million, making it the fourth largest city in India.. Formerly the Capital of the British Raj until it was moved to Dehli in 1911, Calcutta has been ruled by the Marxist CPI(M) party for the past three decades, making it the longest running democratically elected Communist government in the world.