Tag: Hawkers
London Dreams, Kolkata Nightmares: Why the City Deserves Better, Not Bigger Promises
Kolkata doesn’t need London’s grandeur but urgent fixes to everyday decay. Encroached sidewalks, broken roads, garbage piles, vanishing parks, and hospitals where patients sleep on cardboard define the city. Small reforms — clean water, storage for the poor, night cleanups, and restored public spaces — could restore dignity and livability.
Evictions Without Alternatives: Are Kolkata Hawkers Being Left to Starve?
Most of us are okay with the hawker eviction drive because they will give good pictures of Kolkata, free pavements and good business to...