Walking in Kolkata ( India)
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- Опубліковано 25 жов 2014
- Kolkata known historically in English as Calcutta is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly river, it is the principal commercial, cultural, and educational centre of East India, while the Port of Kolkata is India's oldest operating port as well as its sole major riverine port. As of 2011, the city had 4.5 million residents; the urban agglomeration, which comprises the city and its suburbs, was home to approximately 14.1 million, making it the third-most populous metropolitan area in India.
Kees starts filming in front of Chandrani Pearls on Sudder Street.
He then turns left towards Mirza Ghalib Street. Turns left at Mirza Ghalib Street and starts walking towards New Market. The Mirza Ghalib Street continues into Hospital Street. Turns left at Ghanesh Chandra Ave. Crosses street at Chandni Chowk Street, but keeps walking in the same direction on Ghanesh Chandra Ave. Turns right into Central Ave. Turns left at Mahim Chandra Das Sarani. Follows the bent in the road to the left after passing Meghdutam Travel agency and turns right at the first intersection. Follows the road towards BB Ganguly Street. Crosses BB Ganguly Street and heads into an alley. Turns right at the hindu statue, turns left, turns left again, turns around and retraces his steps back to the hindu statue.
This time, Kees goes straight. At Phears Lane, Kees turns right towards the Johar building. Turns right to stay on Phears lane. Turns right at Maulana Saukat Ali Street, turns left at Kanai Seal Street. Turns right at Ratu Sarkar Lane. Turns right at Central Ave. Crosses the street, turns left and right into Murlidhar Sen lane. Turns left at Behari Sen Street and right again into Pyari Sarkar street. Crosses College Street and turns left. Turns right at the first right (by the National Bookstore). Turns left into Shyama Charan Dey street. Turns left at College Row and turns right at Bidhan Sarani. Turns around and backtracks to Mahatma Gandhi Road. Turns right. Turns left and heads into Bhawani Dutta lane. Turns back and left into Nilmadhab Sen lane. Turns left onto Mil Madaha lane. Turns right after passing the Muhammad Ali Park, towards Chittaranjan Ave.
Chats with a beggar, crosses Chittaranjan Ave and heads into Zakaria Street. Turns right at Amratala Street. Turns left into unnamed alley, turns left again. Turns right at Kadri Belt Centre into Amratala lane. Turns right into Amratala Street, that continues into Mallick Street. Turns left into Jamuna Lal Bajaj Street. Turns right into Basantalal Muraka Road. Crosses Mahatma Danghi road and continues on Basantalal Muraka Road. Turns left into Utkalmoni Gopabandhu Sarani, turns right into Nalini Seth road. Turns left when he reaches Sovaram Basak Street, into Nawab lane. Crosses Strand Road into Jagannath Ghat Road. Keeps on walking towards the banks of the Hooghly river. Turns right after crossing the traintracks, onto Strand Bank road. Walks along under the Howrah Bridge to the Mulick Ghat Flower Market. Stops filming.
Thank you again Kees for another wonderful video! It was great to ‘walk along’ with you in one of my favourite cities in India, which I’ve been fortunate to have visited twice (2008 & 2013). Keep up the good work!
Tnx Jasper
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I was wondering if you could make a kite flying video
What about fish tanks do people in India keep pet fish saltwater or freshwater and tanks in the house
Two friends of mine lived in Kolkata for a number of years. This is what they told me: "Everyone in Kolkata aspires to own some kind of vehicle; a bike, a tricycle, a cart, a pedicab, a car...whatever. Once they secure a vehicle, their next purchase is a horn, a bell or a klaxon...any kind of noise maker they can stick on their ride...because that's the ultimate goal of Kokatans...to sit in traffic and make noise."
Lol
To some extent you are right but I cannot completely agree with you coz the Calcutta which has emerged in this few years is a completely new one....also Calcutta is known for it's charm, it's vibes and it's livelihood.So a little bit of noise (especially in traffic)is not uncommon here
Im not sure if you are not kidding but yeah inte bet they ate that rude and stupid
😂 LOL
it is Berry impotent to have aspiration.. .V
I am from the neighboring country China, I was there back last year, Kolkata is a very lively city with a lot of old beautiful architectures, the only concern is the hygiene. hopefully which will get improved in the near future.
Calcutta has emerged a lot in these few years and with the passage of time it's infrastructure and hygiene has also improved.You should again pay a visit to see a whole new developed and modernized calcuty
My dear, China looked very similar 30 years ago 😀
@@jozefnovak2645 and changed a lot in this century
@@jozefnovak2645 but that fact China made their streets clean and india couldn't
@@chetorritik8615 china is another world now, they don't waste money on cleaning, maintanace rather than they built new cities।
And Kolkata like 100 cities are in backup haunted।।
This was the Calcutta I knew in 1970, I lived in Beniapukur Road & worked in Dharamtala St. by the Salvation Army. and this video walked through many of the places i knew. the unrelenting crowds of people, the smells, yet did you notice curiosity, interest, but almost no hostility.... it definitely hasn't Changed. when i Got home to the UK after nearly three years in india at village level i knocked on my mums front door. She didn't recognise me! I looked like an Anglo-Indian...and sounded like one too. I still drop into it sometimes even now, especially when talking with indian friends. Mostly good memories.
My grandmother actually was born during British india at that time there were millions of British here there are still like old British homes etc
Forget everything else, this honking would drive me insane if I lived in this crazy place.
Lmao you have to find inner peace to live in chaotic environments
@@yokoelf1293 just shifted from a house like the one in the video and I don't really notice much of a difference. I guess its just all about getting used to it
Yeah definitely but after living like a week u get used to it and also if you live in india then you can live anywhere else in the whole fuckin world
My Doctor told me to take a 1 to 2 hour walk everyday, these videos of yours sure make it a lot easier.
🤔😄🤔😂
+Tom K I really came here for these kind of comments...ROFLMAO!!!!
+Tom K HA HA
+Dingbat Dingo Laughing? Your life is so banal that you take time to come here and mock a stranger? Or do I miss your point?
hahaha..!
Ohhhh, this life, this is just real, real life, mannnn. You, the cameraman gave the vision to the viewer. You made the viewer of the video think he's the one walking along and being there. The noises, sights are awesome. I'm walking right in the street, the roadway. People overtaking the cameraman make this film so dynamic and attractive and interesting to watch. Everyone is going about their business, and what things we see them doing. Everything is here, mannn. Like a feature film.
😂😂😂
I agree. I love it, too.
Loved it. I miss India 💜
Indeed, About the only sensory perception missing is smell.
Old Delhi
Thank You so much. I am a citizen of Kolkata, but I live in the Southern part of the city. Central Kolkata has always been a recluse for the eateries, parks, book stores, museums, etc. As we are in lockdown, the usual humdrum of our city has been subdued to an extent. It is also pejorative to not care for anyone else in this pandemic. So, this video is definitely a calming element after these four months of being self-locked inside a flat. Thank you once again.
Nice insider view..thanks from maddening Mumbai
I bet Calcutta could be 1 trillion dollar economy. Thank you for showing the historic Calcutta, we live in Punjab Pakistan thousands miles away enjoying the hussle bussle of this very busy city
Your welcome
I am from jhelum
@@kamranchuahan8025 hi, Mumbai here
Yes but every government ruined us ;-; first british and now own countrymen
And thanks for ur kind words
I just discovered these "walking in" videos, they are fantastic.
Great video, I will never feel lonely living in Kolkata.
Agreed
This is better than a travel guide book... Thanks Kees!
1:18:33 Amazing moment.
CENTRA STUDIOS so quick to help.
CENTRA STUDIOS Bro thanks for that
Yes Thik Ba
Kdrama in real life 😱
Really enjoyed my 'visit' to Kolkata... I've never been there but felt I was actually a part of it. City of Joy! I can see why. Thanks a tonne for bringing it to us.
I watched your video from beginning to end. Thank you for your work. I feel as if I were walking with you. Great job, Kees!
I have never seen a place with so much life ! The noise, the chaos..... wow!! I like this video the best , of all the places you have shot footage. I would give anything to travel the world, and experience the different cities. You are very lucky to be able to do this. Please keep the most excellent life footage available for the rest of the world to see, that are not able to !!
Ken Fritz In other words you like POVERTY PORN
Tbh, I kinda hate how white people see the outside world as a fetish.
@@bldomain what is poverty porn
@@bldomain it's just bc it's different
I did notice a lot of hate in the comments. To be noted - the area of the city where Kees has been roaming around is the archaic old and unplanned part of the town. Kolkata had three districts back during the British raj -
a) The White Town - The erstwhile British bastion - Included the Maidan, Chowringhee, Esplanade and the so called adjoining areas. Still green and pretty clean.
b) The old black town - Mostly the outskirts of the white town. Grew chaotically as Kolkata grew in prominence. This is the majority of the region where the walk has been centered around. The is is the true Kolkata - hot humid and filthy. Yet economically, the most robust. Most small scale businesses are still situated here. The city took in millions of refugees from Bangladesh after the 1971 Bangladeshi war, the Noakhali riots and neighboring states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa. Most people were as poor as anyone could think of - Kolkata opened her arms for the ailing !
c) The Zamindari North Kolkata : The rich and highly born noble Indians lived in their magnificent bunglows here. Now in a present state of dismay and dilapidation. Yet, culturally the strongest hub of Kolkata with areas like College Street !
Later parts of Kolkata included areas beyond Bhawanipore - mostly in the 1950s. Today's South Kolkata - most people here are rich and educated and is a cleaner and a developed area. But, what fun is it to roam around a city that has only residential areas ? Why would I as a traveller from a different culture go to experience residential buildings ??
The Newer Kolkata - North eastern fringes - Probably the best part of Kolkata. Clean, wide roads, fancy tall skyscrapers - Salt Lake is a posh neighborhood with elegant villas and rich people. New Town is a swanky place with multi-story buildings and expressways.
In all - Kolkata has it all. Kees as a traveller, showed you the parts she/he (sorry, I do not know your gender !) found the most fascinating. If people want to see better and unsurreal places where the common average Kolkattan lives - go for videos like Kolkata Skyline and stuff if you want to see the developed side of India.
And many people are talking about women not on streets. The part of Kolkata showed by Kees, is again a part that hosts raw businesses, small scale business, hard labor and the manufacturing and wholesale dens of Kolkata. Kolkata, in fact is one of the safest cities in India. If you were short dresses in Delhi - you might be ogled at lecherously - In kolkata people are way more cool with stuff. You might definitely get a stare, yet no one will lecherously stare at you or give you judgemental looks !
For a city with a population of 15 million including its suburbs - Kolkata has to offer a lot !
"The Newer Kolkata - North eastern fringes - Probably the best part of Kolkata. Clean, wide roads, fancy tall skyscrapers." I don't want to fly halfway around the planet to see fancy skyscrapers; we have those here in America. I'll be in Calcutta for Christmas and New Year's.
Why bother and why care to explain. Everyone has preconceived idea
I love Asian cities! Always so full of life....so much stimulus...so many things going on. Thanks for filming the parts of cities, that so few people forget to record.
do not categorize everything into Asia.
You ignore the diverse in Asia.
@@unka2007 안녕하세요 한국에서
ah i am asian but i was very surprised to see the density of indians
01:18:33 Get this man to the top office in India.
nasip kismet id take him in the top office of my country
Dude that's almost like a superhero moment man hahahaha that was awesome
three women, maybe six... but we know when she comes because their beautifull dress... the ligth of the streets are these women
I love the casual way a passerby prevents an accident with a cyclist and an old man crossing the street, he embraces him and then lets go in one flowing movement, at t=1h18m30s
(ik blijf lekker thuis voor je videos Kees! ik vind het knap gedaan dat je zo weinig opgemerkt wordt, mooi naturel zo)
I watched it over and over. I almost wished the camera kept following him. I could keep watching that kind man all day.
Giga Gerard we need more people in the world like him
Giga Gerard, I noticed it too and watched several time. It was the best shot of the whole filming.
@indodesi You're comment is too good for UA-cam. People are so mean in UA-cam comment sections
Thanks again you are showing real picture of India. We don't need to go to Moon before clean our cities. its our duty not govt. to keep India Clean.
You walked by my school at 29.58 that is Ling Liang High School.. I left India some 30 yrs now and it is so amazing to see my school still the same. It brings tears to my eyes. I am at awe. So amazing. Thanks.
Calcuta una gran ciudad india pobreza y riqueza.
Saludos desde Lima Perú .
I genuinely hope you enjoyed making this video as much as I enjoyed watching it.
An absolute delight from start to finish.
Thank you from Canada North
Thank you for enjoying it, I love walking through cities
Well done videography. Moving though this kind of crowd is so difficult but you did it.
Thank you for the tour.
I can smell it.
I spent the first 16 years of my life in Kolkata. Right now I am sittng in Deutschland and missing everybit of this walk. No matter how improvished or dirty this city might be, no matter how much people from other upcoming cities of India quote it to be backward and poor, this city will always welcome me with open arms and I will always go on to call it my mystical home. I was born in Kolkata and yes the streets, the alleys, the humid weather, the ever jolly people and the lovely cuisine will always keep Kolkata on the top spot.
I wish, I can go back to Kolkata, make a difference there and celebrating its charm manage to bring a change in the city. A city which is pricelessly floating in time but being insidously chewed up by political goons.
Thanks kees for the video. I was in Holland last week. My experience at Amsterdam and Rotterdam was more than enjoyable. I loved the free spirit and the attitude that people carry there !! Kudos :)
I will definitely subscribe to your channel :)
Welcome to Deutschland, just came back from 5 months in Kolkata and now back in Homeland Deutschland :)
+Henryk5161 haha I am now in the US !
what are you doing to allow yourself so much travel? :)
+Henryk5161 working!
Srijit Mukherjee go back then.
BeeP beep BEEBB PEEPPP BeeP Pep Pep Pep BEp BEP
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Right!!!!!.....
hoodlum1955 kkkkkkkkkkkkk my head is killing me now!
Every new car sold in India must be with NO horn !!!
I'm Frome Bangladesh,, Kolkata is seam seam My Lenguege & Cultural State Love you all Begali peple❤️🇧🇩❤️🇧🇩❤️
1:18:31 that old man was saved by that guy.
I'm out of breath and exhausted from watching this exciting video. And I thought United States shopping malls were crowded. Wow!
Our population is 1350 million. & Growing.
India also look like this which media never show you.
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What about your Times Square NYC?
No sidewalks, dirty roads, no drainage system. Smelly dirty city.
Good insight. Very reminiscent of parts of Bangkok.....only on speed.
Most endearing.
I plan to visit later this year.
Thanks for taking us to the journey in the part of India and it was really good experience to watch from start to end at one sitting.
I hope to watch other your videos and you have done an excellent job and hopefully to watch more in the future.
Unlike most places every frame of this video tells a story. Thanks for the upload and the hard work. Kolkata is a place to visit and to the western eyes it might be overwhelming and yet if you go there it will grow on you.
faisalch yeah it will
+faisalch It is not the westerners , people live in Chennai or Bangalore have the same opinion. the most dirtiest city on earth. I would rather take shower with bleach everyday.
Kota ini merupakan kota hiruk pikuk penuh kebisingan .klakson kendaraan.tapi pasti roda ekonomi nya pasti lancar.ok terimah kasih dari Indonesia.
This is so cool; Total chaos but full of life and character!
Strange also, there is very much a 70's feel to this all, it feels like being back 5 decades before!
The noise pollution though and the constant honking is insane, had to mute it after 10 mins and put some nice cool music instead to continue...
وَأَنِيبُوا إِلَى رَبِّكُمْ وَأَسْلِمُوا لَهُ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَكُمُ الْعَذَابُ ثُمَّ لَا تُنصَرُونَ
"Turn ye to our Lord (in repentance) and bow to His (Will), before the Penalty comes on you: after that ye shall not be helped
وَاتَّبِعُوا أَحْسَنَ مَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُم مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَكُمُ العَذَابُ بَغْتَةً وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَشْعُرُونَ
"And follow the best of (the courses) revealed to you from your Lord, before the Penalty comes on you - of a sudden while ye perceive not
أَن تَقُولَ نَفْسٌ يَا حَسْرَتَى علَى مَا فَرَّطتُ فِي جَنبِ اللَّهِ وَإِن كُنتُ لَمِنَ السَّاخِرِينَ
"Lest the soul should (then) say: 'Ah! Woe is me!- In that I neglected (my duty) towards Allah, and was but among those who mocked
أَوْ تَقُولَ لَوْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ هَدَانِي لَكُنتُ مِنَ الْمُتَّقِينَ
"Or (lest) it should say: 'If only Allah had guided me, I should certainly have been among the righteous
Quran .islam--@****
Love this, most interesting, style of adventure. Fascinating! Produce more.....please.
I just came upon your videos about a year ago and now i am watching one that's almost two hours long. I never could imagine having that much staying power but I am into this video for twenty minutes and I'll keep going as I am enjoying it so much.
Enjoy walking through these Kolkata bylanes in these quarantine times sitting in my chair...l love to see the simple folks who have no egos or 💰 bags to show off like in many big cities n Bollywood.. thanks for your lovely video 😘❤️
very passionate about this film, despite the noise on the streets, the lack of organization in traffic, even so, I have the great dream of visiting India fascinates me the culture of this place, I live in Brazil and I love Indian culture
Congratulations to you who recorded the video. Thanks
I live in same video place
Yes mam welcome
Amazing footage of Calcutta, my birthplace. It's the next best thing to actually being there. This video means so much to me as I left Cal over 40 years ago. However, the fond memories still linger in my heart and mind. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. On another note, I was quite impressed by the clarity and excellent image stabilization of your camera. If you don't mind, would you please name the make and model of the video equipment used. Thanks again for doing such a fine job.
i used a Canon legria
Thanks for the info. Keep up the excellent work. Take care.
By the way, since Canon has several models, what's the model number? Thanks.
Adam - Do you ask questions before you make expensive purchases or are you just stupid? Besides, I don't see how this is any of your business. Do something useful in your life instead of wasting it by asking stupid questions like a dumb-ass.
great footage.Im planning trip to India but from this footage I also have questions how safe it is for the tourists? Would I be ripped off for instance if I use taxi
I look forward to bad weather so I can watch your videos while working out...your videos are like human battery, I can go on and on with my workout...with endless energy. Visions like yours are what makes UA-cam so special for people like me.
Al ver éste video, me senti realmente caminando en Calcuta. Felicitaciones por el video, por fin conoci Calcuta.
Tanks.
Keez starts to walk on the side of a street, then goes into a side street, then turns and goes into a tinier side street of a side street which becomes darker and narrows even further. Then the tiny walkway seamlessly merges into people's homes until Keez realised he has entered someone's living room and hurriedly walks back. 😁
From Dhaka, we went to kolkata in train . I was in Kolkata for 3 days as a 7 yr old in 1960. I saw Mughl e Azam and barsat ki raat movies and we took the train to peshawar pakistan , through wagah border ... cant forget that journey.
hats off to you dear walker.
you made me walk along.
thanks, regards.
India is one of few places in the world, where you have human traffic jams.
Thank you for the efforts made here, whoever has made this clip put a great effort, thank you and keep up with this kind of efforts....
Great video Ben. Please take care and stay safe when you are over there. Love your work my friend. 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️😎😎😎
Do drivers in India have to work the horn manually or does it sound automatically while the vehicle is moving?
Mostly in slums
@@zeliang5101 Most of India is slums lol
@@ieatlemons288 ok
@@ieatlemons288 Wake up
@@ieatlemons288 i would only say one thing "WAKE UPTO REALITY"
chaos chaos but in harmony, every thing is working well, people walking, selling, eating, cars moving, animals crossing, all go around each other in a normal smooth way .amazing .
😂😂😂😂😂
Somr---2019
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Harmony.... Hahaha
Hello, I love your virtual walk videos. I did not know such a thing could exist for your earliest videos that go back 10 years. This is the metropolitan area that I grew up in. Interestingly, looking at it through this video gives me whole new perspectives. Keep walking in local-heavy neighborhoods !!
very nice idea~! I love those walks! You can actually visit places directly from your PC. Amazing! Please keep on doing vids like this!
Thank you for sparing me from travelling India.
Amazing... Of all the streets you could've started your walk on, it passes the hotel I stayed at (Ho(s)tel Diplomat) 1:12 , a bargain for about $5/night. Great video and much easier to sit and watch here in comfort; what a crazy city - In just 2 days I managed to get lost more times then I have anywhere else, oppressive heat, noise and giardia everywhere. But it's a city that stays in your memory that's for sure.
excellent video , i chromecast it and felt i was there. thankyou
Discover just now your walking video. Its fabulous. Love it.
The honking of cars!! I have to stop watching the video -driving me crazy and I’m not even there.
Clever peoples watch with MUTE,,,,,, Ye video Baharon ke liye hai
Seems the horn for them is a toy!..
A super virtual tour, had this feeling as I was right there.
I could almost smell the ambience. www.unric.org/en/latest-un-buzz/29183-use-the-loo-says-mr-poo
The places from where u started and end exactly same place I go out with my frnd for evening walk and come back also from the same places where u had been. Thank u for showing my lovely city and places and my area also.
Fantastic raw footage!
Gracias X estos reportajes, muy interesantes, saludos desde México.
12:40 nice manners!
i'm 68,,this the best video ive ever seen. it's perfect. great work
tnx Ka
Fascinating to walk around the streets of Kolkata sitting in Mumbai... thanks 😘❤️ for your lovely video
Another great video. I am really enjoying the experience of visiting all of these countries which I will never be able to do in real time. To sit back in my lounge chair, and watching my 65-inch HD TV is almost like being there myself. Fantastic.
tnx , enjoy
So much bustling vibrance and colour to a highly professional video. Fantastic!
I'm thinking you'd love the stylish, winding streets of Georgetown in old Penang with its distinctive character. Do go sometime if you can! Malaysian currency is just a quarter of the euro!
Susan Abraham if i have some money left i wil be there next month
but i think there's nothing as interesting as india to visit--its videos alone give me this much interest--i was shocked..surprised..amazed..awestrucked..of what i discovered of it..and still wanting to know more!!! thanks to all ur walkin thru out india..sooo love them!!!
Hey! I must say thank you for this work! Very interesting! Thanks again! I can't do less than that for this enriching video. =D
Fantastic concept. The unbelievable chaos could not be presented any better. Thank you.
Thanks for lovely video. It enables us to see common man and daily life in historical city of Kolkata .we Pakistani still say it Calcutta
Bengali pronounciation put more emphasis on 'oo', so the name changed. Hindi/Urdu/English is pronounced with 'aa'.
Dear Sir:
I do not have to describe your perfect video documentary and you had took me into your journey.
thanks for such a real travel of the world with no loss of detail and feeling ONLY second to "personally there".
Your video setting is perfect!
+Meng Niuhk tnx Meng
thanks for such a good service to us!
It is a value service to the world!.
I noticed that you actually have been to many places. Thanks again and I shall visit the world with your help!
thanks sir
very nice
Meng Niuhk
I keep coming back to this video feels like I'm back there,how I wish I was unfortunately time is running out
THANK YOU,this video was truly interesting to view as it provided an insight concerning the way of life and it's people in India.
nobody appears to smoke cigarettes in any of the indian videos...interesting
+Patrick Storey I saw one guy, but I was surprised by that also
+Patrick Storey Indians usually smoke sitting or standing rather than walking. I see more cigarette smokers down south in Hyderabad.
That's because smoking in public places is banned in India.
Aniket Rudraksha are you kidding?!,,everyone smokes outside here in hyderabad
+Hoohoopot Ahrebus He's right, according to wiki, there's been a nationwide public smoking ban in India since 2008. You will be fined, but only 200 rupees lol
I enjoyed the walk, thank you. The street names would have been helpful.
I have spent quite a bit of time walking in cities around the world, what I really like about your films is that they give you the time to observe all the little things going on around you which would not be possible in real time. Thank you!
I think of an experiment with 360 view
Nice! always thanks! Beautiful walk!
To the contrary I think that India is a beautiful place and like any other city in the world has its nice and ugly places. I remember Calcuta 25 years ago , but definitely has change in a lot of ways, even though use to be one of the poorest cities in the world. I feel so happy and so proud of the people of India that are becoming prosperous little by little in many ways. I"m also proud of this people for the richness in their culture for so many centuries . I wish that i can go there one day and walk on those pretty streets. God Bless You people.
Still you find all such conditions in roads.
Govt hardly do anything.
1:18:34 Nice save guy!!
Love these, there is something nice about watching your videos it like going for a walk with a friend. I have a couple of videos on my channel where I just walk around India on my solo trip but nothing as good as these. Keep up the good work 🙏
I'm from Bombay and settled in the U.S. about a quarter century ago.
This New Year's eve I was in Bombay and we decided to take a trip to
Kolkata, which has been described as a filthy city, dying city and all
of that in our media. But as far as my history knowledge goes, Cal was
the political, cultural, spiritual and scientific capital of India. All
of our literary and scientific giants were from Bengal (East and West).
Our trip to Cal was a shocking experience because reality was quite the
opposite from what we had imagined.
Kolkata is beautiful, clean, beautiful promenades and vast open grounds
for the public. Traffic was much smoother with no traffic jams compared
to Bombay. Very little garbage strewn on the street, no building debris,
Lots of cleanliness that we in Bombay are not used to. Bombay is a big
garbage dump so readers please don't believe anybody that tells you that
it's a lie. Other than around Park Street where we stayed at the Oberoi
Grand Hotel, we took cab rides to Howrah, Hoogly, Alipore, Salt Lake.
All these neighborhoods were so well maintained, inhabited by decent
neighbors. I'm thinking of relocating to Kolkata because BOMBAY is the
most filthy and unlivable city in India. Even the people of Kolkata were
so helpful and courteous and disciplined. Bombay is the dead city...or
rather the fastest dying city in India.
Jackson, Mississippi.
perikaveera . you are right. my recent experience was the city is much better than mumbai. especially the roads. while tge flyivers in mumbai are an eyesore, in incomplete cindition, roads and flyoivers that i saw were well lighted and maintained. peoole of course are a friendlier lot.
Mumbai and Kolkata almost gives the same vibe. Both cities created by British by incorporating local villages around port
OMG , hectic , inexplicable , like a dream , but really fascinating , and the people seemed very nice , I have seen scenes like this , but never this nonstop of all things mixed ..., would love to go there to experience it once in a life time !
Religion is the opium of the people, and their oppressor keeps them in misery, dirty and ignorance.
If Indian cities didn't have the car horns, they'd be far more amazing. I like the chaos, but the horns really detract from everything. Plus, noise pollution is proven to have disastrous effects on mental health.
+JaiSriLaxmi it is pointless anyway if everybody use them all the time
kees Colijn
They don't have to use them, though. People just have the habit, and habits change.
+kees Colijn Indian cities aren't the only ones. Cairo is (or was) horrible when I was there. Athens is very bad, etc. etc.
Polution is the worst.
I think just "gross" would've been adequate.
Thank you I walked Kolkata with you coverage
Loved the walk around the city...amazing...thanks.
I’m watching this with tears running down my face. MY Calcutta, the place I love. Wish with all my heart I can see you again.
l've love this video in lndia walk.
Kolkata, a great city to wander. I just returned from a visit. An underrated city filled with historical buildings and culture. Free of tourist hassles too.
Thank you, Keezi Walks, for showing us all the nooks and crannies of Kolkata's typical daily life, which would often be missed by passing visitors on limited budgets and tight schedules.
first time i looks your videos is very boring becauce your are walking for one hour but know your videos is very interest for me . We can see really condition and activity people in a country/city with your videos... well done
Fascinating, but also very depressing.
Kolkata has opened arms to millions of refugees coming in from backgrounds way more improvished than in this video. Kolkata is overpopulated because it sheltered millions of refugees from Bangladesh and also immigrants from neighboring states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa. There are many parts of the city that open up the front of the new developing India. Sadly, with 90% India's money being held only in the hands of the 10% of the population - it is indeed depressing.
@srijit ,absoultelt true ,it is not Calcuttans who are poor , it is immigrants free flow from Bihar ,Bangladesh AND oRIISA.bUT CM has to something to stop this
Dont be depressed, this people are maybe happier than you or me.
Yes depressing for most of Western people or people living in developed countries but for most of the people living on earth it's still enjoyable
Muchísimas gracias por estos vídeos reportajes que usted hace. Nos encanta los reportajes de la India, se mete usted por sitios interesantísimos, lo hace usted muy bien, muy bien. Ahora solo nos gustan sus reportajes, donde se mete, los sitios “ peligrosos” que parecen peligrosos pero que con usted son súper interesantes. Muchísimas gracias. Poco a poco veremos TODOS los reportajes de sus viajes. Gracias, muchísimas gracias por descubrirnos como viven en los países que usted filma. En hora buena. Un saludo desde Madrid, España 🇪🇸 love for ever❤️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
These videos are so great. They make you feel like your there!
I think India should fix their public infrastructures first before venturing into space programs.
India doesn't care what you think, It has the 7th biggest economy in the world and can venture into anything it likes. The matter is that the people who run India don't give a fuck about its own individuals.
To think that this country has a nuclear weapons program.
Just like North Korea where people starve while they build nukes.
My dad used to say something like there's never money for butter but always money for guns.
India's space program earns money, used for extreme weather predictions etc. Nuclear program wasfir defence and eliminated India Pakistan wars, which were regular before nuclear weapons.
Your sir is a simplistic comment, you should learn more about the world.
WHY FIX ANYTHING WHEN YOU HAVE THE SMARTS TO MOVE YOUR. ENTIRE CIVILIZATION TO ANOTHER GALAXY !!!!!......
@@davidb8777 INDIA IS THE PANTRY OF THE --- [ MODERN WORLD ] .
What an amazing walk! Most of us would never get the chance to do this....I feel like I have been walking with you. There is so much to see and take in! Thank you!
I walk this daily
I live in same video place
kudos to the Videographer........so real , so natural, so active and so natural, so vibrant , so lively with similiraties in some parts of Manila...esp with traffik chaos? people and cars, all sorts...plss more on these type of video live footages in diff sectors of the city..
No traffic control no accident… great amazing to watch. Love from Chicago.
Kolkata don't have traffic much....
The city is dirty , lots of poverty and malnourished people, highly populated . But at the end of the day it's my city. My Kolkata. My home
That's really funny because i hear that a lot but in the video, i honestly don't see much garbage anywhere. Maybe some walls blackened by the pollution but nothing too alarming. Same thing for the "malnourished" i didn't see anybody who seemed to be starving like if you were in an african village. And for poverty, well i can't really see it on the video (most were wearing clean clothes) but i guess it's not that easy to detect.
If I go their as a turist and I'm 18 Years old and cute wit lots of money and as nice as I am ?? Do u think I could find a cute boyfriend my age and bring him back to America and marry him and he'd be my husband . ?? I know lots of guys be holding hands walking down the street and people don't seem to mind it . I'd treat him good and help him Thu school or college and if he wants to be wit a girl to have kids I'm OK wit it as long as he still my husband ??
@@williambakerjr839 wait?? wtf???
it is so much worst than China
I've been to Kolkata five times, starting in 1980. last time about 2008. I just love it! I always stayed a sudder- or lindsey street (where the film starts) - new market area. low budget: salvation army red shield house (sudder street - now demolished; 1980); high end: Oberoi (1986). never met better educated and more friendly people in India - especially in college street. I still correspond with a dear friend from the 'city of joy' (Malay Kumar of Sunderbans). the walk takes me back many years ...
I Love this too. Beauty people. Dear India🇧🇷🧡💛.
thanks for your excellent video..!!!!