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Destructive Downpour

The shot highlights a waterlogged street in Kolkata due to incessant rains from a deep depression in Bay of Bengal, during Kali Puja. As the city battles out th...
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The shot highlights a waterlogged street in Kolkata due to incessant rains from a deep depression in Bay of Bengal, during Kali Puja. As the city battles out the rain and water logging, these hand pulled rickshaws go about their daily routine of transporting passengers from one place to the other. The rickshaw pullers fight the adversities of weather to earn their daily living. While the city modernizes on one side, yet clings on to its traditional mode of transport, these rickshaws. Very few cities in the world still has these manual modes of transport. Such is the soul of our beautiful city Kolkata.
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