Five years ago he had opened the first Bombay Backpackers in Mumbai and thereafter in Goa, Pune and Varanasi. “First time in India, first time in Asia, first time in Calcutta,” says Daniel who is a volunteer at Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity. He has already done his share of sightseeing from Dakshineswar to Belur Math, had his fill of phuchkas and a heavy Mughlai meal that upset his stomach. Sean says he chose to stop at Calcutta because of the city’s colonial past and the fact that it has a connect with Mother Teresa. This place is relaxing.” No, he doesn’t have any selfies in the city, but he has taken photographs aplenty.

Source: The Telegraph April 20, 2019 18:45 UTC