This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. In 1996, as a young reporter, I was in Howrah, Kolkata’s sister ...
As the Ganges River's journey nears an end, it flows through a giant delta toward the Bay of Bengal. One of its branches carves a path through the heart of Calcutta, one of India's great cities.