Comments on: Calcutta in 1960s: Political Mayhems, Mass Agitation, Labor Strikes, Rise of Middle-class Intellectuals

By: Abdul MATIN

Abdul MATIN — Sat, 15 May 2021 09:58:34 +0000

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By: Katherine Roy

Katherine Roy — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 21:54:31 +0000

In reply to S Dudeja. Sir I am writing a piece on Kolkata and I was wandering if you could provide me with some information. I want to know what type of jobs middle class people would do in that time of the late 1960’s in Calcutta, what were some jobs that people did that would require for them to travel outside the country, like to England for example. Thank you if you can provide some information. Have a good day :)

By: S Dudeja

S Dudeja — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 10:12:23 +0000

I am looking for the name of a Guest House in Harrington Street, Calcutta, in 1963 onwards.

By: Susanta Kumar Sarkar.

Susanta Kumar Sarkar. — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 14:57:25 +0000

I was attending Jadavpur University during 1960-64. I mostly lived in Ballygunj and Jadavpur University residence on Anwar shah Road. As an eye witness, I can see the difference between then and now. I have been living in Toronto for the last 51 years. When I travel now it appears the whole city is transformed into an ultra-modern one. Although could not afford to visit any swanky night club in those days I was curious to look around Metro, Lighthouse and many cinema halls where English movies were shown. I remember to walk around Firfos, Blue Fox, Moulin Rouge and Trinkaus. I used to frequent, Ambar, Amina and Nizams- cheap restaurants in those days. They are now posh high class restaurants. The biggest things happened in those areas were Jodhpur park. It was thriving and flourishing. I remember seeing movie stars are coming and going from our residence.