01345nam a2200169Ia 450000500170000000800410001702000180005808200200007610000200009624500710011626000440018730000180023152008290024965000120107865000490109065000360113920260930153536.0260603s9999||||xx |||||||||||||| ||und||  a9789382277286  223a915.414 HAZ  aHazra, Indrajit 0aGrand delusionsb : a short biography of Kolkatac/ Indrajit Hazra  aNew Delhib: Aleph Book Companyc, 2013  a145p.c;21cm.  aIndrajit Hazra’s exploration of Kolkata—once Calcutta, headquarters of the Raj—goes far beyond the expected stories about a metropolis that has been mined for its clichés by a long line of writers, artists, grumblers and tellers of tall tales. He takes us to the eccentric paras (neighbourhoods) and clubs of the north and the south; past buildings crumbling silently into spectacular ruins; deep inside Park Street’s iconic restaurants and watering holes; through roads choked by political rallies; to rundown cinema halls haunted by lonely men; and into the lairs of soothsayers and tantric love gurus.

Part personal essay, part documentary, part cultural history, Grand Delusions is utterly distinctive and full of surprises. Both intimate and provocative, it shines new light on a great and fascinating city.
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