• Calcutta long been considered the intellectual capital of India, known for its writers, poets, painters, film makers, radical politicans, social movements, anarchists, and plethora of bookstores.

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Amazingly cramped bookstore in Calcutta, India

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  1. spellerito 27 months ago | reply

    this is incredible. i love it.

  2. rupanwita_2006 26 months ago | reply

    this is incredible. i like it. proud to be calcuttian.

  3. A Pretty Book 26 months ago | reply

    Thanks for sharing your photos. I love the patterns made by the books. I used it in my blog today.

  4. Abi_Giphari 26 months ago | reply

    great content! great picture quality!! I like this one.

  5. janetfo747 25 months ago | reply

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  6. saritabose 25 months ago | reply

    is that college street in kolkata?

  7. Andeep_ 23 months ago | reply

    I love this

  8. orocoshots 23 months ago | reply

    Great shot!

  9. Vin Cin [deleted] 22 months ago | reply

    incredible capture.

  10. apeindiana 21 months ago | reply

    special!

  11. Ameer Hamza 20 months ago | reply

    this is a great shot. It reminds me that I too can have these shots in Karachi. But this is way too crammed.

  12. Didimendum1 19 months ago | reply

    Extraordinary ~ he doesn't look too comfortable in his cubby hole.....

  13. biancazar 14 months ago | reply

    This photo is great! Please add it to the group Allaboutwriting. In this group we would like to feature images of independent bookstores, book art, interesting words and signage that reflect creativity and inspiration related to writing and reading: www.flickr.com/groups/allaboutwriting/

  14. BlueisCoool 13 months ago | reply

    Very nice capture - congrats!

  15. walsh.d 13 months ago | reply

    Wonderful image, well taken.

  16. robertsastro 9 months ago | reply

    ya ... one day they all come crashing down

  17. Jorge & Lina's Photos 6 months ago | reply

    Love this. Thank you for sharing.

  18. Laura Saffioti 6 months ago | reply

    Great

  19. rodmain 2 months ago | reply

    Great shot

  20. a.b.h.i... 2 weeks ago | reply

    awesome!

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