You only visited Old Kolkata. That's why you felt everything was old. But, you did not visit new Kolkata. Places like Newtown, Salt lake, Rajarhat, etc. are part of new Kolkata. If you had visited new part of Kolkata, you would have felt like you are in a new country. The contrasts are huge.
Calcutta owes its existence to the British east india company. The city was itself founded by a British offficial named Job Charnock. Without the British connection Calcutta is just another city without any historical significance. The Bengal renaissance and the extended Indian renaissance which had also transformed hindu religion quite a bit, also owes its history to the City as the Capital of British India and through it the influence of european renaissance Without the Britiish presence Bengali would have been just another language among the thousand others. They introduced the vernacular system and made that official. Before that the official language of the region was Persian and before that Sanskrit or Prakrit none of which are in use these days. Without the British Bengal was just a side prick to the Mighty Mughal empire and before that just a region of another great empire centered around Patna So that should explain why the link to the British is very important for the city and for the Bengalis. ** I know many bengalis of these days do not think very highly of the British anymore and I can understand that happening with any subject breed where an empire has fallen, besides there has been regular, opportunistic, anti colonial feed through narratives, propagandas and schooling of young minds after the British had left which has shaped the psyche of many post independence generations. But older people would still recollect the loss of british or rather colonial values which has almost but disappeared from the city culture and I believe from many other places of the world. It may sound like nostalgia but well thats a fact too.
XD Ancient Bengal was the site of several major Janapadas (kingdoms), while the earliest cities date back to the Vedic period. A thalassocracy and an entrepôt of the historic Silk Road,[1] ancient Bengal had strong trade links with Persia, Arabia and the Mediterranean that focused on its lucrative cotton muslin textiles.[2] The region was a part of several ancient pan-Indian empires, including the Mauryans and Guptas. It was also a bastion of regional kingdoms. The citadel of Gauda served as capital of the Gauda Kingdom, the Buddhist Pala Empire (eighth to 11th century), the Hindu Sena Empire (11th-12th century) and the Hindu Deva Empire (12th-13th century). This era saw the development of Bengali language, script, literature, music, art and architecture.
We are happy and proud of the past. But it is proved that we are unable to do better than the foreign ruler (i .e.the British). Thanks for the video. Sorry. I failed to see the whole.
read good sir that state u are in was ruled by communist govt for 40 years who clearly wanted socialist reforms which center govt cant allow so the industries died because unions were too powerful for them to operate then enters the current cheif minister a lady dint married a proud citizen single handedly dethroned their regime. and gradually city and the state began developing in last 20 years with rest of india.
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Awesome video! love the flower market. watched while having my dinner :)
Thoroughly enjoyed our trip to Kolkata with you Paul! 👍
Glad you enjoyed it. I'm going to post a Kolkata by night one too.
Kali ghat area was clean and nice.
Indian museum has gone down with every passing year since the British left
Visited Kolkatta a few years ago and really enjoyed it, only saw the old parts . I haven’t rushed back but would like to visit again
Hey pal welcome to kolkata ( my city) hope you like the places and if you need anything or info i would be happy to help.
Great vlog !
My heart broke for that poor man...😢
I saw in the Boardealk of
Atlantic city very old man pushing the cart same way carring people
Yes and how could you perch up on it😢that too two of you...couldn't you have been kind without riding on his rickshaw😒
Your vlogs are so unique
Its very similar to bangladesh,the folk look the same😊
bangladesh lost its open mindedness.
12:55 I knew there was a reason I liked you lmao
Its so bloody interesting 😂😂
You only visited Old Kolkata. That's why you felt everything was old. But, you did not visit new Kolkata. Places like Newtown, Salt lake, Rajarhat, etc. are part of new Kolkata. If you had visited new part of Kolkata, you would have felt like you are in a new country. The contrasts are huge.
That's interesting. Thanks for the information.
@@OldSchoolTravel Yes, you can google "Newtown Kolkata" and check the images. You will understand the difference.
@@OldSchoolTravelplease visit punjab Pakistan 😊
Calcutta owes its existence to the British east india company. The city was itself founded by a British offficial named Job Charnock.
Without the British connection Calcutta is just another city without any historical significance.
The Bengal renaissance and the extended Indian renaissance which had also transformed hindu religion quite a bit, also owes its history to the City as the Capital of British India and through it the influence of european renaissance
Without the Britiish presence Bengali would have been just another language among the thousand others. They introduced the vernacular system and made that official. Before that the official language of the region was Persian and before that Sanskrit or Prakrit none of which are in use these days.
Without the British Bengal was just a side prick to the Mighty Mughal empire and before that just a region of another great empire centered around Patna
So that should explain why the link to the British is very important for the city and for the Bengalis.
**
I know many bengalis of these days do not think very highly of the British anymore and I can understand that happening with any subject breed where an empire has fallen, besides there has been regular, opportunistic, anti colonial feed through narratives, propagandas and schooling of young minds after the British had left which has shaped the psyche of many post independence generations.
But older people would still recollect the loss of british or rather colonial values which has almost but disappeared from the city culture and I believe from many other places of the world.
It may sound like nostalgia but well thats a fact too.
Thank you for your extensive comment. Very interesting.
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Ancient Bengal was the site of several major Janapadas (kingdoms), while the earliest cities date back to the Vedic period. A thalassocracy and an entrepôt of the historic Silk Road,[1] ancient Bengal had strong trade links with Persia, Arabia and the Mediterranean that focused on its lucrative cotton muslin textiles.[2] The region was a part of several ancient pan-Indian empires, including the Mauryans and Guptas. It was also a bastion of regional kingdoms. The citadel of Gauda served as capital of the Gauda Kingdom, the Buddhist Pala Empire (eighth to 11th century), the Hindu Sena Empire (11th-12th century) and the Hindu Deva Empire (12th-13th century). This era saw the development of Bengali language, script, literature, music, art and architecture.
We are happy and proud of the past. But it is proved that we are unable to do better than the foreign ruler (i .e.the British). Thanks for the video. Sorry. I failed to see the whole.
read good sir
that state u are in was ruled by communist govt for 40 years
who clearly wanted socialist reforms
which center govt cant allow so the industries died because unions were too powerful for them to operate
then enters the current cheif minister
a lady dint married a proud citizen single handedly dethroned their regime. and gradually city and the state began developing in last 20 years with rest of india.
Hand pulled rickshaws were banned some years ago. I do not know in which part those are still in use. Those should be thoroughly banned.