The Howrah Station on the west bank of the river, just a couple of minutes walk from the Howrah Bridge, is Kolkata's main railway station. The volume of people on foot and the sheer volume of traffic is manic. But that's nothing when compared to the smell – think the worst public ...
“They (the police) treat us respectfully now. They do not threaten us anymore, they understand we mean no harm to them. We are all members of the same community, we live and work side by side in the same neighborhood. If we look after each other’s interest we all survive and ...