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Ratha Yatra (Chariot Festival)

Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata

Jul 29, 20266:00Government & Organizations

Last week was Rath Yatra, the chariot festival in India. Sandip hops aboard and takes us on a trip to revive a once thriving system of tansit in Kolkata.

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