Writer Dominique Lapierre called Kolkata the City of Joy-the name stuck but the clichés about West Bengal's capital are passé. Kolkata was wary of accepting change but now things have changed and the city's people are taking change in their strides. From Little China to College Street, the old city has changed. CNN-IBN Correspondent Nilanjana Bose meets the people of Kolkata to find the old city and the new.
They have migrated but are proud to be an intrinsic part of the city.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/kolkatas-own-chinese-and-angloindians/74661-3.html
In Malaysia, Sikhs have been mistakenly referred to as Bengalis for decades.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/called-bengalis-malaysian-sikhs-walk-out-of-function/63268-2.html
The high prices of hilsa this season has left fish lovers' mouths watering in vain.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/hilsa-prices-hit-the-roof-bengalis-left-salivating/45472-3.html
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