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Fading old-world charm!

Fading old-world charm!

Houses in the north side of Kolkata, India, with red-oxide floors and sleepy green-shuttered windows, are either being abandoned or destroyed at an incredible p...
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Houses in the north side of Kolkata, India, with red-oxide floors and sleepy green-shuttered windows, are either being abandoned or destroyed at an incredible pace. They are making way for high-rises, thus robbing the city off its old-world charm.
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