Abstract
The author shares his impressions of the trip to India for a conference on the study of folklore which was held at the University of Visva Bharati in Santiniketan, near Calcutta. The author describes the main attractions of Calcutta (Victoria Memorial, Indian Museum, St. Paul’s Cathedral, the Temple of the Goddess Kali «Kalighat», Howrah Railway Station, Calcutta metro) and the daily life of the city. Article also contains live sketches of the train journey from Calcutta to Santiniketan and the student’s life at the University founded by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.
Keywords
India, Kolkata, Santiniketan, the university «Visva Bharati», Rabindranath Tagore
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