Recently, an article published in Mint called Kolkata an old-age home for the middle-class. Every other day, there is one editorial or other in national newspapers lamenting how Kolkata, despite being a metropolis, has little in the way of opportunities and growth. However, there are hundreds of reasons to still love the city and Aakar Patel lists five here. Advertisement
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Recently, an article published in Mint called Kolkata an old-age home for the middle-class. Every other day, there is one editorial or other in national newspapers lamenting how Kolkata, despite being a metropolis, has little in the way of opportunities and growth. However, there are hundreds of reasons to still love the city and Aakar Patel lists five here.
Aakar Patel is a writer and columnist. He is a former newspaper editor, having worked with the Bhaskar Group and Mid Day Multimedia Ltd. see more
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