Thanks for the report Kalyan, the first Kolkata Photowalk was a resounding success from
what I gather. What is the Commons Category under which your uploading these pictures?
Would love to see them.
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:01:47 +0530
From: kalyan.sarkar(a)gmail.com
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Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikimedia-in-WB] Kolkata Photo Walk (Esplanade &
Dalhousie)
We met at the foot of Shahid Minar at 7AM in the morning. It was a bit foggy and chilly.
We are enjoying an early winter chill and record low temperatures in Kolkata this year.
After enjoying a steaming cup of tea at the CSTC Canteen and began our walk.
ROUTEWe crossed the J.L.Nehru Road and Lenin Sarani crossing and took Bentinck Street.
Then we took left along the Waterloo Street, reaching the Great Eastern Hotel, we took
right along the Hemanta Basu Sarani to B.B.D.Bagh Square. Then we proceeded along
B.B.D.Bagh Sarani and took left turn to Red Cross Place to reach the entrance of Raj
Bhawan. From there we proceeded along the Government Place to St John's Church and
took right along Council House Street and Netaji Subhash Road and ended at the Writers
Buildings.
MONUMENTSWe covered the following monuments.1. Shahid Minar2. Metropolitan Building3. Tipu
Sultan Mosque4. Victoria House5. Statesman House
6. Aaykar Bhawan7. Great Eastern Hotel8. Central Telegraph Office9. National Assurance
Building10. Junior Staff Quarters of the Governor11. Raj Bhawan
12. St. John's Church13. General Post Office14. Kolkata Collectorate15. Writers'
Building16. St. Andrews Chapel
STATUES1. Lenin
2. Asutosh Mookerjee3. Prafulla Chaki4. Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy5. Binay Badal Dinesh
Please correct me if I missed out something.
Thanks and regards,
Kalyan Sarkar
On Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 5:24 PM, Jayanta Nath <jayantanth(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Congratulation to all for our first step of success. Please anyone tell
what we cover
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With Warm Regards,
*Jayanta Nath*
Calcutta,West Bengal
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