Seems the author is not aware of the facts. The Bangladeshi communists successfully destroyed the work culture there in the last 27 years, demolished its economy by bringing Bangladeshis/ISI agents/HUJI Militants/Pakistanis etc for votes, performed state sponsored terrorism to remain in power. Kolkata has a bleak future as far as industrialization or commercialization is concerned except the only Tata-CPI(M) car venture at Singur, WB. WB Comrades as far as I have read, don't believe in modern management, their force comes from guns and goons only.
RE:Kolkata at 2nd place - joke or unaware?
by MGR Fan on Dec 11, 2007 10:55 PM Permalink
Most educated bengalis have left the city of Kolkatta and they live in other states.
Even the intellectual types have left Kolkatta and settle in Mumbai.
A state that is ruled by China backed Goons cant make much progress in 21st century. WBengal needs a government that works for its people and not a govt that works for some strange and sick ideology outside the country.
RE:Kolkata at 2nd place - joke or unaware?
by jay b on Dec 11, 2007 09:49 PM Permalink
it is necessary to develop other cities apart from mumbai, bangalore ,...... for decentralisation, affordable property rates,prevent saturation of big cities and overall development. Infrastrucutre(roads,efficient public transport) is the key to all this. China is doing the same currently
RE:Kolkata at 2nd place - joke or unaware?
by partha dev on Dec 11, 2007 11:11 PM Permalink
Yasawant and guys who supported him!! Pls read the article carefully provided you have more vocabulary than preconceived notions and poor knowledge.. This is about cities that are in the direction of development not the developed. Yes infrastructure in kolkata is better than mumbai, bangalore, hyd and most cities. Militancy is everywhere from north to south, east to west. About the companies...there are 500 IT companies, numberous mfg plnts opening up, shipbuilding, ports, and wat not. CPIM rule is a fact but not an excuse to argue when you lack basic general knowledge. Are you a bihari?
RE:Kolkata at 2nd place - joke or unaware?
by rajiv dutt on Dec 12, 2007 12:11 AM Permalink
don't worry, most of these people are unprofessionals with political motive. calcutta is great! it makes negative people jellous!
RE:Kolkata at 2nd place - joke or unaware?
by MGR Fan on Dec 12, 2007 12:18 PM Permalink
Great for what? Avoiding hard work, drinking, smoking, endlessly arguing on why Bin Laden is great and why Bush is evil?
The intellectual CPM types have destroyed Kolkatta and there is no hope to your city unless CPM is ousted from power.
RE:Kolkata at 2nd place - joke or unaware?
by rajiv dutt on Dec 15, 2007 09:42 PM Permalink
no one is interested in quotes of sc st cheerleaders. people are bothered about progress and not uncolicited muslinging
RE:Kolkata at 2nd place - joke or unaware?
by Yasawant on Dec 12, 2007 06:33 AM Permalink
Sorry for the wrong reading of the message. I am never against Kolkata, I wish the city and the state grow well and far well, the average people of Kolkata is more humane. I feel bad about the sorry state due to the misrule. The cheapest city does not give always a good impression. Don't you have the bandh culture where the ruling party also calls for a shutdown? Where else do you see a Nandigram? But is the industry not happening in MS or Gujarat? Why the difference? Where do you see jealousy? It's a simple fact. People who say like this must visit Ahmedabad/Bhubneshwar/Pune (forget the level of Mumbai or Delhi) before that.
RE:RE:Kolkata at 2nd place - joke or unaware?
by Yasawant on Dec 11, 2007 11:42 PM Permalink
Do you mean by infrastructure, your Kolkata comes ahead of Mumbai? FYI, Mumbai is a grade-1 city in real terms. Mumbai is the financial capital of India. Yes, everybody notices - 'going to be hotspot' but where water is a problem, power is a problem, RelianceFresh can't do a business due to your middlemen .... and so on - do you consider that can be a hotspot? Where do you the progress of WB? Nandigram? Do you call it a rational way of industrialization? Militancy is there in many underdeveloped countries more or less but your Nandigram has been a class of genocide. The Ganges is drying in WB, the situation is not really very healthy. IT companies - they are primarily call center jobs. If your CITU union gets active, we'll see the fate - already a few companies moved out to Bangalore. We have seen 27 years of Left Front and saw how much progress Left Parties made compared to other major cities. BTW, how many international flights do you get in Kolkatta? Do you mind comparing with Mumbai - leave alone Delhi? I believe you'll agree more international flights mean more of business. Personally - I am an Indian and no chink agent.
RE:Kolkata at 2nd place - joke or unaware?
by pradeep sharma on Dec 12, 2007 10:50 AM Permalink
Mr Yasawant please come out of Mumbai and you will realise there are much better cities to live than your city of slums. And for your kind information please know your geography, Nandigram is not in Kolkatta. Please remember your history also, the city of Kolkatta fed the whole country before independence.
