Just another day in paradise - one day in the life of Calcutta - The City of Joy

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by Rupak Sinha

Uploaded 14 Dec 2006

© Rupak Sinha

I took this snap when I was in a taxi, stuck in a traffic signal. I saw this boy peeking out from the back of the van driven by most probably his father, looking at the congestion in front. These two represent the thousands of people living below the poverty line, fighting to earn a livelihood each day. While the city goes on its own pace with the glitz, glamour and pomp, these people try to just survive.

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