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Calcutta Stories: 1: City of Jyoti

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In the first of three programmes Simon Parkes looks behind the images of poverty and squalor most often associated with Calcutta, where he has lived for the last year.
He discovers a city with a surprising past and present. For more than 20 years, Calcutta has been the capital of a communist state - West Bengal. Parkes explores the relationship between the city and communism today.

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Presenter:
Simon Parkes
Producer:
Tony Phillips
Source: Radio Times

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