Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 October 1943 — Page 2

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sides of India done up in a com-

point of great importance, one of several bases for the coming allied offensive in south~ eastern Asia, . But {it is strange that this sprawl ing city should at the same time be a center of awful famine, It is stranger still that the two contrasting sides of the city’s life should have so little apparent effect on each other. “The gap between the way of life lot the Englishmen, Americans ‘and well-to-do Indians here and the destitute, hungry "masses of the population is appallingly wide, If you have money, you tan go

order a drink of Irish whisky (at $1.50 a glass) and follow it up with an eight-course dinner replete with rich soup, fish, succulent steaks, In~ dian curry and creamy desserts,

of turbaned, obsequious servants will give you a sense of plenty and luxurious ease, - People Die of Hunger But step into the street and you, will be assailed immediately by a

famine victims. You will see people dving a slow death from hunger, almost at your doorstep. : I am an inmate of the Grand) hotel, which is reputed to be one of Calcutta’s best hotels and was prob-

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the River Hoogly you can see both |

The jazz orchestra and the throngs [|

swarm of half-clothed and starving ||

ably, in fact, something pretty pay abowt a: quatter of 8 comtuny

ago, { . Nowadays, getting a room to! yourself is virtually impossible, so| you put up with one, three or six other people, who don’t like it any better than you do. | My room looks down into a deep inner court, converted into an open | alr restaurant. At night, the weird,

and torch singing which rise from it give one a first class impression .of | the inferno, ~~ ewmAlTY At a matter of incidental intelli-| gence, it should be noted that the leader of the hotel orchestra is an American Negro who has taught his colleagues, who are Indians, to speak English with a southern accent,

. American ‘Indians’

gence, When Negro troops in India are asked by Indians what their

out their chests and reply: “We are Americans Indians.” It's all in fun, but it saves confusion. Before leaving the Grand hotel, I would like to mention the rats that |

goose that stalks the rats. This mongoose is blind in one eye but has grown fat and sleek on the abounding rodents and perhaps an occasional snake. Like the rats, it

During meal hours; it enjoys visiting the dining hall (called the Princess room) where it nonchalantly strolls out on the orchestra platform, curls up on a chair and falls asleep. : Popular Vacation Place

lights at the bottom of this dark j. hole and the holses of jazz music [J

And-here’s another bit of intelli ||

Calcutta is not only a strong base and an important port; it is a popu-

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