Epic City: the Street World of Kolkata
by (u. S.) Kushanava Chowdhury
About This Novel
Calcutta, the capital of British India, was once the "Gateway to the Empire" and the largest city in Asia. It was the center of India's industrial and cultural development and gave birth to Rabindranath Tagore, Vivekananda, Satyajit Ray... As a trading port established by the British on the Ganges, this city was originally composed of immigrants from all over the world. People came here from across the ocean, formed communities, and settled down on this land. But in the 21st century, Calcutta's status is no longer what it used to be, and young people have to leave their hometowns and go to more developed European and American countries in order to make a living. It was at this time that Kushanava Chowdhury, who had emigrated many times, came back - he graduated from Princeton University and received a doctorate from Yale University. He gave up his job in the United States and returned to the city abandoned by his immigrant parents to re-examine this "child of yesterday" who grew up between rivers and swamps...
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