Kaberi Dutta ChatterjeeDirector, KAA Media · Narrative Architect | Director, KAA Media Inc.

Kolkata vlog 2017-18: Kolkata Taxi ride

24 Nov 2017 · 3 min

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In this 2017‑18 YouTube vlog, the creator records a taxi ride through Kolkata, offering a spontaneous, first‑person commentary. She notes the mixed traffic—including Uber, bikes, and other vehicles—while describing the city’s surprisingly moderate 27 °C weather and the distinctive, familiar smell of Kolkata air that she cherishes as a native. She points out the city’s skyline as she crosses a bridge, remarks on the uniquely aged and worn‑out appearance of Kolkata’s taxis, and repeatedly invites viewers to subscribe, like, and share the channel. The video serves both as a sensory snapshot of everyday Kolkata life and a personal promotion of her channel.

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Hi, I'm in Calcutta right now and I'm posting videos from Calcutta. I'm in a cab, sitting in a cab, and this is— I'm going to see my own house. And you can see, I'll just turn around the video. Well, you cannot turn around the video, but I'll just check it. Okay, that's it, my friends. The traffic jams and look at the transports. There's Uber, there's bike, there's all kinds of transports. It's not, it's not moving as slowly as you think. It's moving pretty— at a pretty normal pace where you can cross the road at leisure. You can talk and walk. I suppose it's supposed to be cold, but it's beautiful weather, like around 27 degrees temperature, and it's not cold at all. It's pretty nice temperature. The air smells very fresh, like Calcutta has a particular smell of air which only I know of. I'm born here and brought up here, and I love this smell. Okay, so if you guys want to watch my trip through Calcutta in 3 months, you really want to press here. It's the bridge we're crossing over. It's pretty amazing, right? Look at the skyline. Awesome. This skyline, I would say, is great. Calcutta sky is great because it's— if you look from the I don't smell much. I do, but I can ignore it. It's just Calcutta. So you can ignore it. They say that there's that world and then there's Calcutta. See? So I'm enjoying my ride, and this is a typical taxi where it's, it's this age taxi. You can see it's pretty bad, pretty, uh, and this kind of taxi is only offered in Calcutta and nowhere else in the world. So I'll keep posting videos of Calcutta, and if you guys were interested, please subscribe to my channel, share and like, and give a big thumbs up. Okay, subscribe, subscribe right now. Bye-bye.