Dhaka v/s Kolkata

[Anubis]

Even in US, there was a Snowden!!

you want to be a Snowden...the rope around your neck just got tighter!

 

[Aka123]

you want to be a Snowden...the rope around your neck just got tighter!

My tickets to Moscow are booked. Won't reveal dates though.

 

[third eye]

To me the best things to do in Cal are

1. A leisurely boat ride on the Hoogly in the eve with a hip flask and Jal- Muri.

2. A trip on the Tram from anywhere to anywhere.

3. A ride around the maidan on the horse carriage ( Victoria ?).

The most mind boggling thing is a trip on the yellow Ambassador cabs that go at break neck speed at a distance of 4-5 mtrs from the one ahead ! No power steering yet the control of the cabbies is phenomenal.

Compared with New Delhi the cabs in Cal are inexpensive too.

 

[doppelganger]

Bow bazaar, Victoria Memorial, China Town breakfast, Flury's puffs and pastries, Ganguram mishti doi, and hard boiled cane candy.

 

[IamBengali]

Is hand rickshaw banned in Kolkata? Dhaka's rickshaws are all cycle rickshaws.

 

[Aka123]

Is hand rickshaw banned in Kolkata? Dhaka's rickshaws are all cycle rickshaws.

No. Kolkata still has hand pulled rickshaws.

 

[Bombaywalla]

Calcutta has K.C Das. How I wish we had one in Bombay too.

No. Kolkata still has hand pulled rickshaws.

All over the city, or only in certain areas?

 

[LaBong]

Calcutta has K.C Das. How I wish we had one in Bombay too.



All over the city, or only in certain areas?

Last remaining hand pulled rickshaws are only found in few bylanes. They will slowly die as no new license is issued anymore.

 

[Bang Galore]

Calcutta has K.C Das. How I wish we had one in Bombay too.

That's actually odd that there isn't one in Mumbai, Bangalore has plenty of outlets. Going by the website, more than in Kolkata.

K.C. Das

 

[Bombaywalla]

That's actually odd that there isn't one in Mumbai, Bangalore has plenty of outlets. Going by the website, more than in Kolkata.

K.C. Das

Super odd. I'd go every other day if there were one in my city. I used to love going to the K.C Das opposite Koshy's/Mandovi motors. I miss those times.

 

[LaBong]

That's actually odd that there isn't one in Mumbai, Bangalore has plenty of outlets. Going by the website, more than in Kolkata.

K.C. Das

Soon there will be more Bengalis in bangalore than kolkata, we will rename it bongolore!!

 

[Fireurimagination]

Both cities have come a long way and still have a long way to go

 

[IamBengali]

Do you know Akshay Kumar worked in a hotel in Dhaka before joining to film? He said it on stage in a Dhaka concert. The hotel is called Hotel.Purbani.

 

[Bang Galore]

Soon there will be more Bengalis in bangalore than kolkata, we will rename it bongolore!!

I think that they already call it that There is a very substantial Bengali population & growing rapidly, the popularity of KC Das though is not limited by linguistic barriers. I think most people in Bangalore are suckers for Bengali sweets & KC Das probably makes more money here than they do in Kolkata. It's like a major Bangalore institution now.

 

[Dillinger]

I think that they already call it that There is a very substantial Bengali population & growing rapidly, the popularity of KC Das though is not limited by linguistic barriers. I think most people in Bangalore are suckers for Bengali sweets & KC Das probably makes more money here than they do in Kolkata. It's like a major Bangalore institution now.

Yuck, Bengali sweets. Doi maach, kosha mangsho is all cool but mishti doi and the sweets- NO NO NO! Although my grand-mum still prays that someday I will take a liking to a Bangla mei and thus my diet will change.