Crumbling Empire
{Explored #10}
An old ghat along the Hooghly river. The banks of the Hooghly River in Kolkata tell the tale of an old, forgotten empire. Kolkata, once the seat of British power in India, and the capital under the British Raj until 1911, Kolkata saw stagnation after India's independence, and everywhere shows the scars of former struggle and imperial rule. It was this river that made it possible for the British to build their economic hub here and that made Kolkata into one of the largest urban areas in the world.
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Crumbling Empire
{Explored #10}
An old ghat along the Hooghly river. The banks of the Hooghly River in Kolkata tell the tale of an old, forgotten empire. Kolkata, once the seat of British power in India, and the capital under the British Raj until 1911, Kolkata saw stagnation after India's independence, and everywhere shows the scars of former struggle and imperial rule. It was this river that made it possible for the British to build their economic hub here and that made Kolkata into one of the largest urban areas in the world.
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