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In pictures: A lookback at historic moments of Kolkata airport in Dum Dum on its 100th birthday

From Pandit Ravi Shankar to Jyoti Basu and Netaji’s daughter Anita Bose Pfaff, hundreds of dignitaries have used the operations of the City of Joy’s historic terminal

My Kolkata Web Desk Kolkata Published 21.12.24, 07:58 PM
The longest serving chief minister of West Bengal, Jyoti Basu, and his entourage was among the high-profile users of Kolkata airport, then popularly called Dum Dum airport
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The longest serving chief minister of West Bengal, Jyoti Basu, and his entourage was among the high-profile users of Kolkata airport, then popularly called Dum Dum airport

All file photographs by Amit Datta
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Sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar is caught in a candid photograph interacting with other fliers at Dum Dum airport sometime in the 1980s
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Sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar is caught in a candid photograph interacting with other fliers at Dum Dum airport sometime in the 1980s

Payloaders at work during one of the several expansion projects of the Kolkata airport
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Payloaders at work during one of the several expansion projects of the Kolkata airport

Film director, screenwriter and actress Aparna Sen with her husband Kalyan Ray snapped at the airport several years ago
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Film director, screenwriter and actress Aparna Sen with her husband Kalyan Ray snapped at the airport several years ago

Professor, writer and former Member of Parliament Krishna Bose is flanked by her younger son, Sumatra Bose, and her niece, Anita Bose Pfaff, the daughter of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, at the inauguration of the new integrated terminal of NSCBI Airport in 2013
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Professor, writer and former Member of Parliament Krishna Bose is flanked by her younger son, Sumatra Bose, and her niece, Anita Bose Pfaff, the daughter of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, at the inauguration of the new integrated terminal of NSCBI Airport in 2013

President Pranab Mukherjee and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee were among dignitaries at the inauguration of the new integrated terminal of NSCBI Airport in 2013
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President Pranab Mukherjee and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee were among dignitaries at the inauguration of the new integrated terminal of NSCBI Airport in 2013

The integrated terminal of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport became a reality in 2013. The interiors showcased the diversity of West Bengal — from tribals to ethnic groups, from the hills of Darjeeling to the world’s largest river delta, the Sunderbans
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The integrated terminal of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport became a reality in 2013. The interiors showcased the diversity of West Bengal — from tribals to ethnic groups, from the hills of Darjeeling to the world’s largest river delta, the Sunderbans

The ceiling of the new terminal of NSCBI Airport had images of the Bengali alphabets in black, lending a unique look to the vibrant interiors of the airport
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The ceiling of the new terminal of NSCBI Airport had images of the Bengali alphabets in black, lending a unique look to the vibrant interiors of the airport

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Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport Pandit Ravi Shankar Aparna Sen Krishna Bose Jyoti Basu Anita Bose Pfaff Renovation Calcutta Dum Dum Airport Civil Aviation Ministry Mamata Banerjee Pranab Mukherjee
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