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On the move ... Howrah Bridge and the Hooghly River.

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A motorcycle diary

Ben Stubbs braves the smog and crowds of Kolkata on the back of a Royal Enfield bike.

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24 hours in Kolkata

Chaotic and confronting, the city on the Hooghly can justly claim to be the country's cultural capital, writes Leisa Tyler.

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Where the shopping comes to you

Lee Atkinson NOTHING to read, no crosswords to solve, no iPod to play with and I've got six hours on a train ahead of me with nothing to do, or eat. As far as journeys go, this is shaping up to be a long ride.

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Larger than life

Anthony Dennis learns to expect the unexpected in the complex, confounding city of Kolkata.

Map of Kolkata

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