The Adversary (Siddharta and the City) (Pratidwandi)

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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: Bengali ( Mono ), English ( Mono ), English ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: The Adversary stars Dhritiman Chatterjee as an Indian universit... [Read More]

The Adversary (Orig: Pratidwandi / Aka: Siddharta and the City)

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A young man, newly graduated from college, is unable to find meaningful employment. He lives in a crowded apartment with his widowed mother, a revolutionary brother and a younger, well employed sister. Family frictions and his continuing unsuccessful quest for a job place an unbearable strain on him causing him to hallucinate. The pressure, magnifi... [Read More]

City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi

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Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found

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A native of Bombay, Suketu Mehta gives us an insider’s view of this stunning metropolis. He approaches the city from unexpected angles, taking us into the criminal underworld of rival Muslim and Hindu gangs; following the life of a bar dancer raised amid poverty and abuse; opening the door into the inner sanctums of Bollywood; and delving into th... [Read More]

City Requiem, Calcutta: Gender and the Politics of Poverty (Globalization and Community)

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Housing developments emerge amid the paddy fields on the fringes of Calcutta; overflowing trains carry peasant women to informal urban labor markets in a daily commute against hunger; land is settled and claimed in a complex choreography of squatting and evictions: such, Ananya Roy contends, are the distinctive spaces of a communism for the new mil... [Read More]

Calcutta Poor: Elegies on a City Above Pretense

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This work shows how the poor survive in Calcutta where over half the population live in slums. It argues that since the major cities in India are half slum already, policies should accept that the poor are a part of the urban population and help them in finding the solution to improve their lives.

Insight Guide Calcutta (Insight City Guides-Foreign)

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Agri Horticulture Garden – Calcutta (Kolkata): City Guide

Posted by DhumKetu in Calcutta/Kolkata May 10th, 2008 | 4 Comments

Agri Horticulture Garden – Calcutta (Kolkata): City Guide
(The Agri – Horticulture Society of India)

Annual Flower Show 2 - Agri Horticulture Society, Calcutta

Picture: Flower at Agri Horticulture Garden, Calcutta (Kolkata)

Address: 1 Alipore Road, Calcutta, 700 027, West Bengal, India
Phone Number: 91-33-2479-1713/0834
Fax: 91-33-2479-3580
Email: ashi@vsnl.com
Website: http://www.agrihorticultureindia.com/
Area of Garden: 21 Acres

Hours of operation: 7 am to 11 am and 1:30 pm to 5 pm. Closed on Wednesday upto 11 am, on Thursday only open from 9 am to 1:30 pm
Bus Route: No 31, 35

Annual Flower Show 3 - Agri Horticulture Society, Calcutta

Picture: Flower at Agri Horticulture Garden, Calcutta (Kolkata)The Agri Horticultural Society of India was founded in 1820 by William Carey on the Alipore Road, Kolkata. The objective was to develop and promote agriculture and horticulture in India. In course of time, the Agri Horticulture Society has already made numerous unique achievements such as introduction of various new kinds of cereals, cash crops, fruits, vegetables, flowers and more. The society also received “Royal” award by King George V in 1935. The agri-horticulture society is oldest of it’s kind in Calcutta. Membership is available to all irrespective of sex, language, race and nationality. Sri BK Nahata is the current president of Agri-Horticulture Society and you may find other council members here.

The Society offers various kinds of activities such as “Cactus and Students show”, “Foliage Plants Show”, “Home Growing Competition”, “Annual Flower Show” and more. In addition to these various shows, they also have various seminars and exhibitions. They also offers diploma via 1 year educational training course which includes “home gardening”, “bonsai production”, “mushroom culture” and more.

They also have various products and services to meet your needs starting at the basic gardening level. They offer genuine plants, plant protection chemicals, manures and fertilizers, pots, flower vase, books and many more.

They have nice parks and fields with eye soothing flowers and trees. It would be great to visit Agri-Horticulture garden with children and family. Specially during the flowers show visitors from various parts of the world come to visit the society. You should visit their official website for more information. Their official website is very well organized with loads of information.