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.
 "Women's safety and other reasons to love Kolkata")
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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