Communities and Bazaars of Kolkata Walk
Communities and Bazaars
This is one of our original and most popular walks. Starting from outside the Broadway Hotel, located opposite the northwest entry/exit of the Chadni Chowk metro station we plunge into this poor inner city area heading north toward Barrabazaar. Along the way we take in numerous communities; Anglo-Indians living in old army barracks, Muslims (especially around the largest mosque in Eastern India), the old China town with three still operational temples, Hindu and Jain temples and the remnants of a more cosmopolitan Kolkata with its Portugese Cathedral and Jewish Synagogues.
We pass through congested streets and laneways bursting with economic activity, from bustling markets selling all manner of foodstuffs to recyclers working on the footpaths and roads to those living in long term sidewalk squats , tinsmith and woodworking communities, established zones for the sale of tobacco and cotton, streets selling fine garments, all highlighting how these Kolkatans live and work side by side.
This is one of our original and most popular walks. Starting from outside the Broadway Hotel, located opposite the northwest entry/exit of the Chadni Chowk metro station we plunge into this poor inner city area heading north toward Barrabazaar. Along the way we take in numerous communities; Anglo-Indians living in old army barracks, Muslims (especially around the largest mosque in Eastern India), the old China town with three still operational temples, Hindu and Jain temples and the remnants of a more cosmopolitan Kolkata with its Portugese Cathedral and Jewish Synagogues.
We pass through congested streets and laneways bursting with economic activity, from bustling markets selling all manner of foodstuffs to recyclers working on the footpaths and roads to those living in long term sidewalk squats , tinsmith and woodworking communities, established zones for the sale of tobacco and cotton, streets selling fine garments, all highlighting how these Kolkatans live and work side by side.
