City in a mouth hugli. Contrasts kalkutty

you are: the City in a mouth hugli

Contrasts of Calcutta should not be surprised. Within almost three centuries English colonizers created a city as an advanced post at first for a gain, and then and a country robbery, as colony capital. They built for themselves magnificent private residences, palaces, clubs, stadiums, a hippodrome, laid wide streets, broke parks and squares. Destiny of the Indian quarters there was a dirt, poverty, illnesses. But this Indian part too was necessary to colonizers as a source of a gratuitous labour, a servants. Relay race from Englishmen was accepted by large Indian bourgeoisie, which does everything to fix developed state of affairs.

But times have changed. With an independence gain in the country progressive forces steadily get stronger, and it creates a new sociopolitical climate which is not so favorable for the large capital. In Calcutta influence of the left and democratic circles leaning against semimillion industrial proletariat more and more increases. In Western Bengale which centre is Calcutta, the power in third time has a government of the left front led by the parallel Communist Party which has won on elections in Legislative Assembly in 1967, 1977 and 1982. Communists, trade unions combat for improvement of position of workers, for development of the industry, municipal economy, environment improvement.