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During a visit to Kolkata in December, I decided to drop by a bar with a few old friends. A group of young men — probably collegians, busy making merry with beer — nearly spoiled our nostalgia trip in Job Charnock’s city.
We were disturbed, but it didn’t take me much time to strike a conversation with the group. The gentlemen visit the bar, where drinks are moderately priced, twice a month. None of them is working. They have been looking for jobs.
How do they get the money to come there so often? Well, it’s not difficult. They borrow from a
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