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CHINATOWN ACTION PLAN Come, let’s revitalize Nanking! Good afternoon to everyone! It’s a great honour and I am privileged to be given the opportunity to speak in front of such distinguished guests and an august gathering of international scholars and intellectuals.

About five kilometres from the city centre, Tangra Chinatown, Kolkata lies towards the east zone of the City of Joy. Well-known for the tanneries established at this locality, Tangra at present gets these in surplus.However, there is a reason behind the name of this area as Chinatown. Since the local inhabitants of Tangra is dominated [...]

The customs associated with the Chinese New Year like painting the windows of the house red and distributing red envelopes are linked to ushering in good fortune and prosperity and chasing away bad luck. And as Kolkata’s Chinatown gets ready to welcome the Year of the Rat, its denizens are hoping that it will chase [...]

Learning a foreign language has always been a means of expanding one’s vistas. But unlike yesteryears when French and German ruled the roost, more and more youths are now lining up to learn Chinese to gain an edge in job opportunities.

The unveiling of yet another road sign is no spectacular event in this busy capital of West Bengal state and eastern India’s main metropolis. Yet it drew a crowd of curious passers by.