- 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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bhikku, thesylvia, the_nannish_one, Vanlal., and 1224 other people added this photo to their favorites.
the_nannish_one (103 months ago | reply)
Good grief! It must be very difficult to browse. Does the shop owner know his inventory, I wonder?
BoazImages (100 months ago | reply)
GREAT! go find something here....
osuzu & izumi (100 months ago | reply)
Wow!!
mlanghans (99 months ago | reply)
thats it - good book stores have to look like this
Vanlal. (98 months ago | reply)
This is either on College St. or Free School St.
hkvam (95 months ago | reply)
I would love to browse those shelves...From the outside. It doesnt look safe to crawl in there.
nacho.jimenez (86 months ago | reply)
¿Could you send me this photo in big resolution?
It'd be perfect for my library's wall
lemon hound (73 months ago | reply)
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Vintage Pleasure (65 months ago | reply)
Wow this is amazing, but you'd never get it in the UK, it rains to much!! The books would get wet all the time.
Fufulula (65 months ago | reply)
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Deep Blues (64 months ago | reply)
College street I guess. Its awesome how much knowledge these book store vendors know about different titles
maria217 (64 months ago | reply)
Excellent photo!
my gallery
viman57 - (64 months ago | reply)
wow!!!!
srinivasa krishna (64 months ago | reply)
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Colors of My Dreams (64 months ago | reply)
I would love to visit this bookstore one day :)
gerdalicious (64 months ago | reply)
!ncredible India
samatkins78 (63 months ago | reply)
Got any Dan Brown?
Paradise Blue (61 months ago | reply)
Wow!! I can almost smell the musty smell of all the old books
jonty8bernou (61 months ago | reply)
I particularly like that black hole in the middle.
manu luvs Nikon (60 months ago | reply)
thrz a similar place in old delhi (INDIA).. Nayi Sadak (New Road), its famous particularly for technical books.. the shop owners and workers have no idea what is quantum physics or physical chemistry etc but they know books by color ,name and author by heart.. and where to find it in thrie huge inventory.. amazing to remember all that for people who've never read them..
harimenon4u (59 months ago | reply)
wat a photo...lovely...excellent
thati.. (58 months ago | reply)
The old man is framed perfectly...i wonder how would it look if all books were aligned in same direction :)..
fill circle line (58 months ago | reply)
nice capture
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tara.majumdar (57 months ago | reply)
hello,
am a cross cultural trainer, can i use this pic in a presentation of mine
Thanks
tara
KucingGemuk (57 months ago | reply)
It's amazing....How do they hold up to the weight??
Golden Striker (56 months ago | reply)
Is there anything in India that isn't cramped?
coquetboy (56 months ago | reply)
been to one of those bookshops in india...amazing how they can find a book there..nice pic
breakfast on pluto (55 months ago | reply)
great place.
romajoy41 (54 months ago | reply)
wow. love this.
sealbi. (54 months ago | reply)
wow....
JeremyLandreth (52 months ago | reply)
I have been to a book store just like that in Jaipur.
tripod gone (52 months ago | reply)
College street has always been my favourite haunt in Kolkata. This foto explains the reason!
raj_cmu (52 months ago | reply)
awesome !!!
fararat (52 months ago | reply)
really liked it!! i'd buy a book there....
jamesjones83 (52 months ago | reply)
'where's your biography section please?'
Chellykins (51 months ago | reply)
really nice
anadeluz (51 months ago | reply)
super shot, fantastic
hjfklein (51 months ago | reply)
superbe document of a photo traveller. Great viewed and taken
jaimeteaa (51 months ago | reply)
i love it :D
Einat Ezuz (50 months ago | reply)
wow!!! that's funny
Sony80 (48 months ago | reply)
wow if i had so many books to read...
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catabases (47 months ago | reply)
Wow!
ChrisAdSim (46 months ago | reply)
Brilliant!
AirgunJack (45 months ago | reply)
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net_efekt (45 months ago | reply)
LOL!
Did something like this for fun, on a much smaller scale. ;-)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTC6OkifwXQ
bluenotpink (45 months ago | reply)
Would love to buy a book to this man :-)
Brilliant photo !
sajpics (44 months ago | reply)
love it ...
Universo em Movimento (43 months ago | reply)
fantastic !
!!! Monika !!! (42 months ago | reply)
fantastic, indeed!
greetings!
PAOLO BALBONI (41 months ago | reply)
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Bellissima!!!!!!!!!!!